Hue Nam Palace Festival receives the title of National Intangible Cultural Heritage

At the reception ceremony, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Hue City Phan Thanh Hai summarized the general and special features of the Hue Nam Palace Festival. Accordingly, the Hue Nam Palace Festival has gone through a long process of formation and development. The first stage only took place within the Hue Nam Palace, then later with the participation of Hai Cat villagers (Long Ho ward, Hue city) and gradually became widely popular among the people.

Nowadays, the traditional festival of Hue Nam temple has the characteristics of the Holy disciples worshiping Mother Goddess in Vietnam, it has also become a typical cultural product of Hue land.

Although it has gone through many different stages, the Hue Nam Temple Festival still takes place regularly twice a year in the third and seventh lunar months, with important forms such as: the ceremony to welcome the Holy Mother and the deities at the 352 Chi Lang Temple through the procession by road and water; the Cao Nieu ceremony; the Chanh Te ceremony at Hue Nam Temple and Hai Cat communal house; religious activities, performing the Hau Dong ritual on the altars.

The Hue Nam Temple Festival is a form of cultural and folk belief activity, aiming to satisfy spiritual and cultural needs and contribute to enriching the local cultural life. This is also a festival to express people's faith in the spiritual space, to express the morality of "remembering the source of drinking water", and to pay homage to the gods through specific gratitude activities.

Previously, on December 10, 2024, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Decision No. 3981/QD-BVHTTDL to include the traditional festival "Hue Nam Palace Festival" in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage. This is a common heritage of the community, held by the community and jointly protected and promoted for sustainable value.

Hue Nam Temple Festival is a form of cultural and folk belief activity, aiming to satisfy spiritual and cultural needs.

The festival was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage, an important step in preserving and promoting the value of the Hue Nam Temple Festival. Hue people are proud to contribute to preserving, honoring and promoting Vietnamese traditional culture to international friends.

After receiving the certificate of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the city's cultural sector will propose and advise the City People's Committee to issue projects and plans to protect and promote the heritage value of Hue Nam Palace Traditional Festival in the context of contemporary society.

After the welcoming ceremony, the procession, people and tourists from all over boarded boats to move from Nghinh Luong Dinh to Hue Nam Palace, officially opening the festival in March.

Today and tomorrow, at Hue Nam temple, there will be ceremonies such as the main sacrifice, praying for national peace and prosperity; pilgrimage; welcoming the Holy Mother and the Four Palaces Council to Hai Cat communal house.

Quynh Nga

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