On the morning of April 4 (February 26 of the lunar calendar), at Song Son Temple in Bac Son Ward, the People's Committee of Bim Son Town solemnly held the Song Son - Ba Doi Festival 2024.
Comrade Dau Thanh Tung, Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and delegates attended the festival.
Leaders of Bim Son town and delegates attending the festival.
Attending the festival were Comrade Dau Thanh Tung, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of a number of provincial departments, branches, Bim Son town and neighboring districts; local associations, along with a large number of people and tourists from all over.
Bim Son town leaders beat the drum to open the festival.
Song Son - Ba Doi Festival has existed for a long time, reflecting the cultural and spiritual needs of the people in Bim Son town. At the same time, it shows the national cultural identity, paying tribute to Holy Mother Lieu Hanh - one of the four immortal saints of the Vietnamese people.
The meetings are held.
The festival is also an opportunity for all classes of people to commemorate the great contributions of the hero Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue, who 235 years ago stopped at Ba Doi Pass to recruit soldiers, gather military provisions, train patriots, and discuss strategies before marching to liberate Thang Long. That feat has been engraved in the history of fighting foreign invaders and reclaiming the country of our people.
Delegates and a large number of people and tourists from all over the country attended the festival.
Song Son Temple, which is associated with the Song Son Festival, formerly known as Sung Tran Temple, was built under the reign of King Le Hien Tong (1740-1786) in Co Dam village, Phu Duong, Ha Trung district (now Bac Son ward, Bim Son town). Song Son Temple has a sacred space, charming scenery, harmonious architecture and decoration imbued with traditional Vietnamese culture and is famous for the folk song "Song Temple is the most sacred in Thanh land". This place worships Mother Lieu Hanh, one of the most important deities of Vietnamese Mother Religion. In 1993, Song Son - Ba Doi Temple was recognized as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information. On January 14, 2019, Song Son Temple was recognized as a provincial tourist destination by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
Comrade Dau Thanh Tung, Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, commemorated the merits of Holy Mother Lieu Hanh.
Ritual of sacrifice (reading of blessing) at the festival.
At the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dau Thanh Tung and delegates offered incense to commemorate the merits of Holy Mother Lieu Hanh. After the opening drumbeat of the Bim Son town leaders, the sacrificial ceremony (reading of wishes) was held respectfully and solemnly to convey the wishes and aspirations of the people for a prosperous, happy and peaceful life.
Art program "Legend of the fairies of Ba Doi Pass".
Next is the art program “The Legend of the Fairy of Ba Doi Pass” which attracts the attention of many people and tourists from all over the world. Here, Holy Mother Lieu Hanh performs magic to help pedestrians cross Ba Doi Pass; teaches local people how to dig wells to get water, plant mulberry trees, raise silkworms, weave cloth; “save the suffering, eliminate disasters”, “encourage good, eliminate evil”, love all living beings infinitely, teach people to “cultivate themselves and their character” according to the spirit of Buddhism.
The procession of the Holy Mother Lieu Hanh.
Procession of Emperor Quang Trung's palanquin
After the art program is the procession of the Holy Mother Lieu Hanh's ball, the procession of Emperor Quang Trung's palanquin from Ba Doi stele house to Chin Gieng temple and his coronation.
Also within the framework of the festival, from April 2 to 3, 2024, Bim Son town organized many unique folk cultural activities such as tug of war, rice cooking competition, chess, and Hau Van Thanh festival.
Through the organization of Song Son - Ba Doi Festival, in order to meet the religious needs of the people and preserve and promote traditional cultural values, educate the spirit of patriotism, love for the people, and solidarity in building the homeland and the country. At the same time, enhance the sense of responsibility of the Party committees, authorities and people of all levels in Bim Son town in preserving and promoting the value of existing historical relics, landscapes and landscapes. From there, continue to pay attention to investing and exploiting the spiritual cultural tourism potential of Bim Son town more and more effectively.
Tran Thanh
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