Opening of the Mai King Temple Festival in 2025
On the morning of February 11 (January 14, At Ty year), at the special national relic of King Mai Hac De's tomb, Nam Dan town, the Party Committee and government of Nam Dan district solemnly held an incense offering ceremony to commemorate and open the King Mai Temple Festival in 2025, associated with the 1,312th anniversary of the Hoan Chau uprising.
Attending the opening ceremony were comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council. Also attending were comrades of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa - Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports; Kha Van Tam - Chairman of the Provincial Labor Federation; representatives of Nam Dan district and neighboring districts, and a large number of people from all walks of life.
FestivalKing Mai TempleThe festival is held by Nam Dan district from January 13 to 15 every year to commemorate the merits of Emperor Mai Thuc Loan and his generals and soldiers, and to review the heroic spirit and indomitable spirit of the Hoan Chau uprising, defeating the Tang invaders and building the independent Van An country for 10 years (713 - 722).
The Mai King Temple Festival is a traditional festival, aiming to educate the spirit of patriotism for all classes of people, especially the young generation. This is also an occasion to organize cultural activities to enrich the spiritual life of the people; at the same time, creating opportunities for tourists from all over to learn and enjoy the traditional cultural values, good customs and practices of Nghe An countryside.
Besides, the festival also contributes to promoting the Mai Hac De historical and cultural relic - a special national relic, as well as the tourism potential of Nam Dan district.
Before the opening ceremony, the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Fatherland Front Committee of Nam Dan district and people from all walks of life held a grand ceremony according to traditional rituals at the King Mai temple, located in Mai Hac De block, Nam Dan town.
During the opening ceremony, delegates and people enjoyed the Van An drum concert, dragon and lion dances performed by actors from the Nam Dan District Culture, Sports and Communications Center; followed by the ritual of chanting the eulogy, beating the drum to open the festival and offering incense to commemorate King Mai.
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During the festival, many unique cultural and sports activities are organized such as: youth camp, men's volleyball, wrestling, stick pushing, chess, cockfighting... contributing to creating attraction, attracting a large number of tourists from all over the country to attend the festival.
Some pictures at the 2025 Mai King Festival:
