TPO - The Tranh Temple Festival in the spring of At Ty year 2025 in Ninh Giang district (Hai Duong) was held on the largest scale ever for 3 days with many activities including ceremonies and festivals attracting thousands of people to attend.
TPO - The Tranh Temple Festival in the spring of At Ty year 2025 in Ninh Giang district (Hai Duong) was held on the largest scale ever for 3 days with many activities including ceremonies and festivals attracting thousands of people to attend.
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On March 9 (February 10 of the lunar calendar), the People's Committee of Ninh Giang district organized the Tranh Temple Festival 2025 at Tranh Temple area, Tranh Xuyen residential area, Ninh Giang town, Ninh Giang district, Hai Duong province. |
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Attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Pham Tat Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, and representatives of the Department of Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. |
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Mr. Pham Van Khanh, Secretary of Ninh Giang district, beat the drum to open the festival. |
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Sharing with Tien Phong newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Van, Vice Chairman of Ninh Giang District People's Committee, said that this year's Tranh Temple Festival was organized methodically, elaborately and colorfully. This year is also the year the festival is organized on the largest scale ever. |
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Martial arts performance by clubs from Ninh Giang district. |
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The festival commemorates the merits of Quan Lon Tuan Tranh - a high-ranking official in the Four Palaces system of the Mother Goddess religion. This is a festival with a long history, and was ranked as a National Historical and Cultural Relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2009. |
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The traditional festival of Tranh Temple was included in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2022. In 2023, the People's Committee of Hai Duong province recognized the National Architectural and Artistic Relic of Tranh Temple as a tourist destination. |
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The highlight is the drum performance staged by the District People's Committee. This is the first time at the Tranh Temple Festival that there is a drum performance imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity. |
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Dragon and lion dance performance from Lang Son lion and dragon dance club. |
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A large number of people and tourists attended the festival. According to the organizers' estimates, because the festival takes place on the weekend and has many activities, it is expected to attract thousands of people to attend. |
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Earlier in the morning, the festival organizers organized a procession from Tranh Temple to the river junction to hold a water procession ceremony. |
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The procession is divided into many parts including the dragon and unicorn team, the flag and umbrella team, the eight precious stones team and the palanquin procession team... |
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People and organizations display offerings including pigs, sticky rice, fruits... as the procession passes by. |
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The water intake area is located at the Luoc River junction, a large stream of the Red River flowing from Hung Yen to Hai Duong, around Tranh Xuyen village. Tranh Xuyen people call this river Chanh River. |
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Then, the water was brought to Tranh temple and placed inside the palace. |
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Tranh Temple Festival is held for 3 days from March 7-9 with many rituals. Folk games are held continuously during the festival days such as smashing clay pots, catching loach in jars, blindfolded goat catching, traditional wrestling, crossing bridges on land, air volleyball, volleyball, clay firecrackers, pushing sticks, etc. |
Source: https://tienphong.vn/hang-nghin-nguoi-dan-tham-du-le-hoi-den-tranh-2025-post1723533.tpo
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