(CLO) On February 7 (January 10), at the Yen Tu National Special Historical Relic Site (Quang Ninh), the opening ceremony of the Yen Tu Spring Festival 2025 took place. This is an annual cultural activity of local people at the beginning of the new spring.
The Yen Tu Spring Festival in 2025 basically has strong traditional features, but the organization form is more complete, including a very important factor that affirms that the festival belongs to the people, serves the people and is the people's perception, so it has promoted the voluntary participation, cooperation and contribution of all classes of people.
People offer special local products to Buddha.
The historical relic and scenic spot of Yen Tu is associated with the name of Buddhist Emperor Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), the king who led the army and people of the Tran Dynasty to defeat the Yuan-Mongol army twice.
Through the annual festival, people bring special local products to Buddha, King Tran Nhan Tong and national heroes to express their respect and wish to be blessed with a prosperous and comfortable life.
The festival is also an opportunity to promote and spread the special values of Yen Tu to visitors from all over the world, attracting more and more visitors to worship, visit, study and participate in cultural, tourism and sports activities, contributing to the socio-economic development of the locality.
Some pictures of the opening ceremony of Yen Tu Spring Festival:
The performance reenacts the scene where King Tran Nhan Tong passed the throne to his son Tran Thuyen. After that, Tran Nhan Tong became a monk and became the founder of the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect, a Zen sect that left a special mark in the history of Vietnamese thought.
Offering rituals at Yen Tu Spring Festival
An art performance at the Yen Tu Spring Festival.
Incense offering ceremony of senior monks at Yen Tu National Historical Relic Site during the opening ceremony of Yen Tu Spring Festival.
Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet stamps the Seal for people at Yen Tu Spring Festival.
Thousands of people and Buddhists from all over the country attended the Yen Tu Spring Festival.
Many unique local performances were performed at the Yen Tu Spring Festival 2025.
A Lion Dance performance at the Yen Tu Spring Festival 2025.
Delegates, monks, guests, people and Buddhists solemnly salute the flag at the opening ceremony of Yen Tu Spring Festival 2025.
Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet rings the bell to open the Yen Tu Spring Festival 2025.
Secretary of Uong Bi City Party Committee, Mai Vu Tuan, beats the drum to open the Yen Tu Spring Festival 2025.
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/quang-ninh-khai-mac-le-hoi-xuan-yen-tu-post333447.html
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