Opening Ceremony of Gam Temple Festival 2016
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 23, at the Gam Temple - Pagoda relic complex, Xuan Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district,officially openedGam Temple Festival 2016.
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| The procession to Ru Gam before the opening day of the festival. |
Gam Pagoda was built during the Tran Dynasty to worship the gods who had contributed to protecting the country and people, bringing favorable weather and wind such as Cao Son, Cao Cac, Sat Hai Dai Vuong Hoang Ta Thon, 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 Sakyamuni and Bodhisattvas.
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| Leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Yen Thanh district and the abbot of Gam Pagoda offered incense on the opening day of the Festival. |
Gam Pagoda Temple is also an ancient, sacred complex with beautiful, unique architecture, with sophisticated carvings and patterns, using many materials, expressing the intelligent ideas, skillful hands, aspirations and respect of the people for the merits of the gods, Buddha and ancestors.
This year, the Gam Temple Festival will take place over 3 days, from March 20 to March 23, 2016 (ie from February 13 to 15, Binh Than year). This is the 5th time the festival has been held to contribute to honoring, preserving and promoting various forms of national culture; at the same time, it is an opportunity to express the people's faith and respect for the merits of the gods, Buddha and ancestors, and to introduce the image of Yen Thanh rice land.
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| Bell ringing ceremony at Gam Pagoda. |
Along with the ceremony organized according to traditional rituals, at the historical and cultural relic of Gam Temple - Pagoda, there were exciting activities of the festival such as: art performance program; ancient cheo opera. Along with folk games imbued with culture and sports such as: human chess, volleyball, drum competition...
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| People cheered enthusiastically at the volleyball matches at the Festival. |
Currently, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has approved and the Provincial People's Council has included in the Resolution on the construction of the Gam Temple and Pagoda Spiritual Ecotourism Area. In 2015, the District People's Committee coordinated with the Pagoda to organize the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of Truc Lam Yen Thanh Zen Monastery, starting the construction of the An Quoc Great Buddha Statue and building the One Pillar Pagoda, which are important steps in the construction of the Gam Temple and Pagoda Spiritual Ecotourism Area. |
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