Dramatization of the Nguyen Dynasty's grand imperial ceremony

The program opened with a theatrical representation of the Nguyen Dynasty's grand court ceremony. The court ceremony was a court ritual of the Nguyen Dynasty, held on the first day of the Lunar New Year with the grand court ceremony at Thai Hoa Palace and the regular court ceremony at Can Chanh Palace (inside the Hue Imperial City).

Artists reenact the grand Nguyen Dynasty ceremony

First were the grand court ceremonies in the courtyard and inside the Thai Hoa Palace. The King left the Can Chanh Palace to go to the Great Palace Gate and went up to the Thai Hoa Palace to personally witness the ceremony...

During the ceremony, the mandarins will present a congratulatory letter to the king for a prosperous new year. The king will issue a royal decree to reward the mandarins with money and a banquet at the beginning of the new year. Two cannons placed outside the Thai Hoa Palace will be fired to welcome the new year.

This is an activity to celebrate the New Year 2025 and the National Tourism Year hosted by Hue.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center said that after the Thai Hoa Palace completes major renovations in 2024, the center is expected to regularly reenact this ceremony on special occasions throughout the year to serve visitors.

The National Tourism Year and Hue Festival 2025 will be organized with continuous activities throughout the year, following a 4-season orientation, focusing on 4 program groups with over 150 national and provincial events, including over 70 main events.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and central agencies organized 8 programs and events; Hue City hosted 63 programs and events.

Each festival season associated with the National Tourism Year has its own theme, expressing the diversity and richness of cultural colors, demonstrating the rise of an ancient capital - a centrally-governed city today blending into new opportunities.

National Tourism Year and Hue Festival 2025 will take place with many attractive activities

Accordingly, the spring festival - "Spring of the ancient capital": with a series of royal festivals, traditional festivals, unique Tet cultural spaces and spring entertainment activities bearing the imprint of the ancient capital of Hue. Highlights are the first ancient capital martial arts festival, the art program to open the national tourism year and the event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hue's liberation...

Summer Festival - "Shining Imperial City": held from April to June with highlights being the Ao Dai art program and the Community Ao Dai Week.

Autumn Festival - "Hue in Autumn": held from July to September, with the highlight being the Mid-Autumn Festival program, including activities: Hue International Lantern Festival 2025; Lion - Unicorn - Dragon Festival, Hue Lion Dance Performance and Mid-Autumn Street Lantern Procession Festival.

Winter Festival - "Winter of Hue": held from October to December, including new programs to create a more vibrant and warmer winter atmosphere in Hue, while also creating forms of entertainment for visitors to enjoy during their stay in the ancient capital of Hue. Highlights include the closing ceremony of the National Tourism Year and the International Music Festival; the Countdown art program - Welcoming the New Year 2026.

Hue City leaders take photos with the first tourists visiting Hue monuments on the first day of the new year.

The National Tourism Year is not only a typical socio-economic, cultural and tourism event, but also associated with the 50th anniversary of Hue's liberation, affirming the role and position of a city directly under the Central Government. This is also an opportunity for Hue's cultural heritages to be focused on promoting and spreading strongly to the community, with the core being the world heritages in the ancient capital.

On this occasion, Hue City leaders also organized a flower presentation for the first tourists to "enter" Hue Imperial City on the first day of the new year.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/san-khau-hoa-le-thiet-dai-trieu-nguyen-dan-duoi-trieu-nguyen-185250101121843679.htm