Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Thanh Oai District People's Committee Nguyen Khanh Binh said that in 2024, Binh Da Festival will be organized at the district level.
The Opening Ceremony of Binh Da Festival 2024 and the Announcement of the Hanoi-Thanh Oai-Ung Hoa-My Duc Central Tourist Route were held on the evening of April 12, with a unique and impressive opening art performance...
Preserving and promoting the value of the national relic Noi Binh Da Temple worshiping the National Ancestor Lac Long Quan
During the three days of the festival, there are many cultural and sports activities such as: Drum performance festival; Thanh Oai district expanded lion dance festival; calligraphy performance, fireworks display, quan ho singing on Thuy Dinh lake, district youth football tournament; bonsai exhibition; fair to display and introduce, demonstrate craft village products; Thanh Oai cultural beauty photo exhibition; and unique folk games...
In addition to the rituals of sacrifice and procession, the clans and villages organize offerings at the Inner and Outer Communal Houses; visit the martyrs' cemetery; the ceremony to worship the Heavenly Official; the procession and dropping of the Holy Bread into the Jade Well...
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Drum performance at Binh Da Festival 2023. (Photo: Anh Ngoc) |
Within the framework of the festival, there is also a discussion on "Promoting the value of relics associated with traditional craft villages to promote tourism development in Thanh Oai district and neighboring districts".
The contents of the Binh Da festival, from rituals to offerings, all show respect towards the National Ancestor and reflect the content of the legend related to the story of him and his 100 sons.
Although experiencing many ups and downs, sometimes interrupted by war, until now, the traditional Binh Da festival is still preserved and passed down through many generations with full solemn rituals according to ancient customary laws.
Over time, the festival has spread and developed, attracting a large number of tourists from all over the world.
In particular, the relief (statue stand) kept in the Imperial Citadel, embossed with the image of the National Ancestor Lac Long Quan along with the Lac generals and Lac Hau, vividly recreating the daily life of the Hung King era, was recognized as a National Treasure in 2015.
Binh Da Festival is one of the major festivals in the region. With historical, cultural, religious values, the festival is associated with the unique value of Dinh Noi relic, in 2014, Binh Da Festival was recognized as the first national intangible cultural heritage of Hanoi city. This is a festival imbued with the cultural identity of the Vietnamese people to recall the memories of the early days of birth and founding the land, to commemorate the merits of the National Ancestor Lac Long Quan, who had the merit of building the country, opening rivers, reclaiming the sea to expand the territory, and building a career.
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