Highlights of the traditional festival of Phuc Luc Ngoat at Yen Luong temple in the coastal town of Cua Lo

Delegates, local people and tourists from all over the country attended the traditional festival of Phuc Luc Ngoat at Yen Luong temple. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Yen Luong Temple is located in the ward.Nghi Thuy(Cua Lo town), is the place to worship the Four Holy Ladies originating from Con temple in Quynh Phuong ward (Hoang Mai town). Along with worshiping the Four Holy Ladies, Yen Luong temple also worships the following deities: Tam The Phat, Cao Son Cao Cac, Ca Ong, Duc Thanh Son Than Lan Chau island.

For generations, Yen Luong Temple has been a place for spiritual and cultural activities, a place to express the beliefs and aspirations of the people of Nghi Thuy fishing village. In recent years, the temple has been invested in by the government to be restored and embellished, becoming one of the spiritual tourist destinations in Cua Lo town, attracting more and more tourists to visit and worship.

Art performance to welcome the Festival. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Every year, Yen Luong temple has two important festivals: Ky Yen Festival on the 15th day of the 2nd lunar month andPhuc Luc Ngoaton the 15th day of the 6th lunar month. During these holidays, local people organize many activities to express their beliefs and cultural identity.inletsuch as: procession to welcome the gods, sacrifice to the gods and other ritual activities.

Comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of Cua Lo Town Party Committee beat the drum to open the festival. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Festival drum performance. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In particular, the Phuc Luc Ngoat Festival has become a traditional festival of the people of Yen Luong village, taking place in the middle of the sixth lunar month. This is an occasion for people to commemorate the merits of the Gods and Buddhas who have blessed, sheltered, protected a peaceful life and expressed their aspirations.go offshore,clinging to the sea, calm sky and sea, peaceful life; also an opportunity to promote the spirit of community solidarity, contributing to preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the sea.

This year's Phuc Luc Ngoat Festival at Yen Luong Temple takes place with traditional rituals: Opening Ceremony, Announcement Ceremony, Vong Thinh Ceremony, Procession Ceremony, Great Ceremony, Thanksgiving Ceremony and sports activities, cultural and artistic exchanges, folk games...

Great Sacrifice Ceremony. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Taking place from July 12 to July 14 with many rich activities including folk games, football tournaments, cultural exchanges...festivalattracting a large number of people and tourists to attend. This is one of the important festivals in the series of activities of Cua Lo coastal town this July./.