NDO – Coming to Tay Ninh on the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival this year, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the Dieu Tri Palace Festival, marking the 100th anniversary of Cao Dai religion and countless exciting activities at the top of Ba Den mountain.
Enjoy the art program on Ba Den mountain
Held at 7:00 p.m. on September 15, 2024 on the top of Ba Den Mountain, the music program "Moonlight Night on Van Son Peak" by singer Cam Ly promises to bring a lyrical and profound Mid-Autumn Festival night. Enjoy the art program with Khmer flower offering dances and folk dances, creating a warm reunion season on the highest mountain in the South.
Right after the music night, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the candle offering night with Buddhist music and send wishes for peace and happiness in the reunion season. The program promises to bring a warm and unforgettable Mid-Autumn night for visitors to Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh.
Attending the Dieu Tri Palace Banquet to celebrate 100 years of Cao Dai religion
Originally the birthplace of Cao Dai, Tay Ninh has long been a holy land, attracting tens of thousands of followers from all over the country to attend the Yao Chi Palace Festival - the most important festival of Cao Dai religion, taking place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month every year. This great festival originated from an ancient story of Emperor Wu of Han welcoming the Mother Buddha on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was later accepted by Cao Dai and elevated to an important part of its teachings and rituals.
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival is a particularly important one as the Yao Chi Palace Festival is held to mark the 100th anniversary of the Cao Dai religion. Cao Dai followers solemnly perform traditional rituals to pray for a just and benevolent world, pray for favorable weather, and sing and dance joyfully to the beautiful dragon and incense dances, unicorn and turtle dances.
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This year's Dieu Tri Palace Banquet will mark the 100th anniversary of the Cao Dai religion. Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain |
The festival is also a place for artisans to show off their talents with elaborate and splendid stalls. Fruit trays are shaped like the four sacred animals: dragon, unicorn, turtle, and phoenix, displayed very vividly during this festival. This will be a place for people and tourists to admire sophisticated items that cannot be found anywhere else in Tay Ninh.
Join the Mid-Autumn Festival on the "roof of the South"
At 986m above sea level, Ba Den Mountain is the highest mountain in the South and is the destination of many unique festivals. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mountain top is immersed in the brilliant colors of hundreds of star lanterns, giant lanterns and moon models that light up the mountain top and at night.
On this occasion, on the legendary Ba Den mountain, the quintessence of Southern culture is recreated with skillful Chhay dam drum dances, graceful Khmer dances, or melodious pentatonic music performances...
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Offering lanterns on top of Ba Den Mountain. Photo: Nguyen Minh Tu |
The Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Offering Night will be held on the evening of September 14, 2024, as a place for visitors to send their wishes for peace and dreams of happiness in the reunion season. The lantern offering ceremony has long been a unique and sacred ritual on the top of Ba Mountain, held every Saturday evening, creating an emotional experience for visitors.
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Ba Den Mountain peak under the moonlight on the Mid-Autumn Festival night. Photo: Nguyen Minh Thien |
Coming to Ba Den Mountain during the Mid-Autumn Festival, visitors should not miss many unique cultural and spiritual experiences such as worshiping the tallest Buddha statue in Asia located on the top of the mountain, the largest sandstone Maitreya statue in the world, or watching the Buddhist-themed water music show using Vietnam's leading technology.
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival will be a great opportunity for visitors to explore spiritual and cultural experiences that are unlike anywhere else at the highest mountain in the South.
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