Opening of the second Open Sea Festival in 2025

February 12 , at Thanh Lan commune , Co To district , has​​​ The second M Festival at the estuary was held on the basis of traditional beliefs .​​​​​​​​​​​​ people 's man​​​​​

Opening sea ceremony.

The Sea Opening Festival begins with the opening activities, the whale worshiping ceremony, the Sea God worshiping ceremony and the incense offering ceremony to express gratitude to the sea, heaven and earth and the gods. After the sea opening ceremony, the worshiping ceremony to the sacred water gods, the fleet of boats sets sail with a competitive spirit hoping for a big win in the new sea season. The Sea Opening Festival is organized based on the fishermen worshiping belief of the people from coastal areas living in Thanh Lan island commune.

Water god worship ceremony.

The sea opening ceremony is held with the wish for a year of peace, calm seas, and blessings from heaven, bringing warmth and prosperity to every home. Following the success of the first Sea Opening Festival in 2024, this is the second year the Festival has been held and will continue to be maintained in the coming years to create a working atmosphere for fishermen on the island right from the first days of the new year. This is also an activity that shows pride in the beauty of traditional culture, a strong bond connecting the spiritual life of the community more closely and cohesively.

The fleet set sail to begin a new sea season.

The organization of the Sea Opening Festival is a unique cultural milestone depicting the rich spiritual life of coastal fishermen, contributing to promoting the tourism image of Thanh Lan closer to tourists. At the same time, it is also an opportunity for Thanh Lan commune to continue to bring good experiences and images and build a brand as a prestigious and attractive tourist destination for tourists, contributing to improving the spiritual life of the people, arousing the spirit of solidarity, creating motivation and enthusiasm for a new year of enthusiastic work and production.

Hoang Phuong (Co To District Cultural and Information Center)

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