Tens of thousands of people attend the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival in Nghe An

Attending the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival were comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Head of the Propaganda Department, Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

On the side of Hung Nguyen district, there were comrade Nguyen Thi Thom - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee and district leaders; representatives of communes and towns in the area along with a large number of people and tourists from all directions.

Delegates and a large number of people and tourists from all over the country attended the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival. Photo: Cong Kien

Ong Hoang Muoi TempleLocated in Xuan Am hamlet, Hung Thinh commune (Hung Nguyen), built in the post-Le dynasty (17th century), located on a crane-shaped land next to Moc river, so it is also called "Mo Hac linh tu", recognized as a provincial historical - cultural relic.

The temple is a place to worship the god Hoang Muoi, who has the merit of protecting the country and the people, protecting the community life, and is admired and respected by people from all over the country. The temple also worships the gods of fortune: Le Khoi, Duke Trinh Trung, Song Dong Ngoc Nu, Nguyen Duy Lac and the system of the Four Palaces of Mother Goddess religion, headed by Holy Mother Lieu Hanh.

Ong Hoang Muoi Temple is ranked as a provincial historical and cultural relic. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In 2019, Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism asIntangible cultural heritageNational body.

The Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival is held on the 9th and 10th of the 10th lunar month every year, aiming to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values ​​of the nation, to commemorate the merits of the gods. From there, it educates the love of homeland, country and the morality of "When drinking water, remember its source" for all classes of people and promotes the image of the festival as well asvalue of monuments.

The Proclamation Ceremony took place solemnly. Photo: Cong Kien

The Great Sacrifice Ceremony took place solemnly, expressing gratitude to the God Hoang Muoi and the gods of fortune. Photo: Cong Kien

At the same time, this is an opportunity for tourists from all over to make a pilgrimage to Hung Nguyen - a land with cultural traditions, where many talented people, scholars, and steadfast and heroic examples have been born and nurtured, whose lives and careers have brought glory to their homeland and country.

Provincial leaders, representatives of provincial departments, agencies, and sectors, leaders of Hung Nguyen district, and a large number of people and tourists from all over the country offered offerings and incense at the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival. Photo: Cong Kien

This year, the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival only organizes the ceremony with traditional rituals: opening ceremony, announcement ceremony, procession ceremony, grand ceremony, proclamation ceremony and thanksgiving ceremony. In particular, the Proclamation Ceremony has just been restored as an important ritual, to praise the merits of Ong Hoang Muoi, helping people feel the breath of history and the messages of their ancestors through the teachings.decree.

The Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival attracts tens of thousands of people and tourists. Photo: Cong Kien

The 2020 Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival took place solemnly and sacredly, attracting tens of thousands of people and tourists to offer incense and make offerings.