The Seal Opening Ceremony (at the hour of Ty on the night of January 14) is an important ritual in the traditional Tran Temple Seal Opening Festival, including the following activities: from 10:15 p.m. to 10:40 p.m., the incense offering ceremony is performed; from 10:40 p.m. to 11:10 p.m., the Seal Palanquin procession is held from Co Trach Temple to Thien Truong Temple; from 11:15 p.m., the Seal Opening Ceremony and the Offering of Congratulatory Messages are performed.
Party Central Committee members: Doan Hong Phong, Government Inspector General; Le Thanh Long, Minister of Justice; Pham Gia Tuc, Provincial Party Secretary; Tran Quoc Cuong, Dien Bien Provincial Party Secretary and delegates attending the incense offering ceremony at Tran Temple. Photo: ND Newspaper
In the sacred space of the Opening Seal Ceremony, in front of the Trung Thien Altar, Thien Truong Temple, the Central and provincial leaders respectfully offered incense to commemorate the ancestors of the Tran Dynasty, to express gratitude for the great contributions of the Tran Kings and Saint Tran - Duke, Commander-in-Chief Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan, deeply demonstrating the nation's traditional morality of "When drinking water, remember its source"; thereby encouraging cadres and people in the province to continue the good tradition of their ancestors, to strive to study, work, be creative, and contribute their talents, efforts, and intelligence to build the homeland and country to become increasingly rich, beautiful, and civilized.
Central and provincial leaders offered incense to commemorate the Tran Kings and Saint Tran - Duke, Commander-in-Chief Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. Photo: ND Newspaper
From 5am on January 15, the Organizing Committee will distribute seals to people and tourists at 4 locations: Giai Vu House at Thien Truong Palace, Co Trach Temple and Exhibition House at Trung Hoa Palace. On January 16 (February 25), a ceremony will be held, the Thuong Nguyen Festival will be held at Co Trach Temple and the Chuc Van Hoan Palace will be held.
The Tran Temple Seal Opening Ceremony in early Spring has a great humanistic meaning of praying for national peace and prosperity, for the world to be peaceful and prosperous, and for all families to enjoy the Tran Temple Seal - "Accumulating Blessings Without Boundaries", meaning the wish for all people, hundreds of families to preserve family traditions, discipline, morality, and accumulate enough blessings so that the blessings can last. This custom not only has deep humanistic values but also has historical educational significance, demonstrating the nation's morality of "When drinking water, remember its source".
The procession of the palanquin from Co Trach Temple to Thien Truong Temple. Photo: ND Newspaper
According to the Organizing Committee, the new feature of the Tran Xuan Temple Opening Festival in 2024 is to organize many exciting cultural, artistic and sports activities such as: Performing drums; playing chess; playing cards; lion - lion - dragon dance; flying kites; Cheo singing; Van singing; Xam singing; water puppetry; organizing the "Spring Martial Arts" program, martial arts performances, wrestling competitions; art programs of art troupes inside and outside the province; displaying and displaying ornamental plants, introducing Nam Dinh OCOP products; exhibition "Thien Truong Palace - Golden Imprint", exhibition "Beautiful photos of Nam Dinh tourism"...
Along with organizing a variety of cultural and artistic activities, to create a spacious space for the Tran Temple Seal Opening Festival this year, the city government has also moved all display, exhibition and service kiosks to Dong A Square in the central area of the Tran Festival. From there, it creates an open space for the Tran Temple grounds, ensuring solemnity, avoiding the situation of tourists having to jostle and push each other like every year.
According to estimates from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nam Dinh province, during the Tran Temple Spring Seal Opening Festival 2024, there will be about 170,000 visitors coming to visit and travel; the room capacity for long-term guests at accommodation establishments in Nam Dinh city is from 70-80%, some hotels are at 100%.
Security forces on duty on the night of the Opening Ceremony. Photo: ND Newspaper
To ensure security and safety for this year's Festival, Nam Dinh has mobilized more than 2,500 officers, soldiers, and employees of various forces to participate in ensuring security and order, divided into 5 rounds, including 4 rounds directly at Tran Temple area with nearly 40 security posts, to prevent jostling, pushing, and unsafety during the festival.
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