Opening of Vu Lan festival of filial piety - Ngu Hanh Son in 2024

This is a folk cultural and religious festival about filial piety and traditional Buddhist spirituality of the Vietnamese people, a large community cultural activity, contributing to preserving, inheriting and promoting national cultural identity.

Vice Chairwoman of Da Nang City People's Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi attended and presented flowers at the festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Ta Tu Binh - Vice Chairman of Ngu Hanh Son District People's Committee said that, originating from the legend of Great Filial Piety Maudgalyayana Bodhisattva, thanks to the combined efforts of monks from all ten directions to save his mother from the realm of hungry ghosts, today, Vu Lan filial piety ceremony is not only a ritual confined to the Buddhist temple, but has become a common festival of all souls turning to the sacred and noble origin, the closest of which is the image of father and mother...

No matter where we are, every time Vu Lan festival comes, all emotions bring us back to the loving arms of our parents. Vu Lan festival is also the day when every Vietnamese person shows the beautiful tradition of remembering the source of the nation.

"This year's Ngu Hanh Son Vu Lan Festival takes place over three days, August 12, 13, 14 (July 9, 10 and 11, Giap Thin year) at the Ngu Hanh Son National Monument with two parts: ceremony and festival. The local cultural and historical values ​​are conveyed to the people and tourists through spiritual rituals and rich and attractive activities, which are the crystallization of the values ​​of Buddhist culture, the fine traditions of the nation and the Ngu Hanh Son heritage area, creating a festival that is both solemn and quiet but also full of vitality and joy," said Mr. Binh.

Art program to open Vu Lan festival of filial piety in Ngu Hanh Son 2024.

Vu Lan is a beautiful tradition of filial piety from thousands of years ago of the Vietnamese people. Over the years, that filial piety has permeated the hearts of humanity and created a precious culture, which is the morality of remembering the source of water.

Vu Lan Festival is a beautiful folk cultural custom and belief in filial piety to remember the merits of parents and express the traditional Buddhist spirituality of Vietnamese people.

Balloon release ceremony to pray for peace and prosperity at the festival.

Activities taking place at the festival include: Hung Tac - Thuong Phan chanting Buddha's name; Buddha opening ceremony; praying for the souls of soldiers in Am Phu cave; lamp transmission ceremony for national peace and prosperity, sermon on parents' merits; exhibition of photos, artistic stone statues; calligraphy; tea ceremony space; pinning roses of filial piety on locals and tourists...

Placing filial roses at the opening ceremony.

The Ngu Hanh Son Vu Lan Festival not only has a purely religious meaning but also becomes a cultural festival, a common spirit of the community, meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the people and tourists.

Calligraphy space for visitors at the festival.

Many tourists when visiting Ngu Hanh Son Scenic Relic Site also participate and learn about the festival...

Source: https://toquoc.vn/khai-mac-le-hoi-vu-lan-bao-hieu-ngu-hanh-son-nam-2024-20240813114648155.htm