Opening of Gam Temple - Pagoda Festival, receiving UNESCO Patronage Certificate
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 30, Xuan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district solemnly held the opening ceremony of Gam temple - pagoda festival 2018 and received the UNESCO Patronage Certificate. Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Department of Culture - Sports, leaders of Yen Thanh district, along with a large number of monks, nuns, Buddhists and tourists from all over.
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| Gam Temple - Pagoda on the opening day |
Gam Temple - Pagoda is an ancient, sacred complex with beautiful, unique architecture, with sophisticated carvings, demonstrating the ingenuity, sophistication, aspiration and respect of the ancients for the merits of the gods, Buddha and ancestors.
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| A large number of tourists come to the festival. |
Gam Temple was built during the Tran Dynasty to worship the gods who had contributed to protecting the country and the people such as Cao Son, Cao Cac, Sat Hai Dai Vuong Hoang Ta Thon, Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang, Tu Vi Thanh Nuong and Ly Thien Cuong. Gam Pagoda is a religious architectural work, built by the people to worship Buddha Shakyamuni and Bodhisattvas.
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| Representative of the Vietnam Union of Unesco Associations awarded the Unesco Certificate of Patronage to the abbot of Gam Temple - Pagoda. |
With its great historical and cultural values, the Gam temple and pagoda relic complex was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a Provincial Historical and Cultural Relic in 2007.
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| Delegates offer incense at Gam Pagoda |
This year's Gam Temple - Pagoda Festival takes place for 3 days, from March 29 to March 31 (ie February 13 to 15, Mau Tuat year) with many unique festival activities: opening ceremony, proclamation ceremony, god procession, great sacrifice ceremony, folk games (stick pushing, pot smashing, human chess...), sports competitions, performances of Tuong, Cheo... The god procession from Gam Temple - Pagoda to Ru Gam Temple and back with the participation of thousands of tourists is an important highlight of the festival.
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| Attractive wrestling performances at the festival |
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| Volleyball competition attracts thousands of spectators |
The Gam Temple - Pagoda Festival is held annually to preserve, conserve and promote various forms of national culture. It is an opportunity to express people's faith and respect for the merits of gods, Buddha and ancestors, and at the same time introduce the image of Yen Thanh rice land.
