(Baonghean.vn) - Morning21/2 (ie day 1)January 4, Binh Than year),Nam Dan district solemnly opened the 2016 King Mai Temple Festivalat King Mai's tomb in Dun Mountain, Van Dien commune.
Attending the event were comrade Nguyen The Ky - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Mr. Le Phuoc Vu - Chairman of Hoa Sen Group; leaders of the Central Institute of Economics.
On the provincial side, there were comrade Pham Tien Dung - People's Artist, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, representatives of provincial departments, branches and sectors. Nam Dan district had comrades Nguyen Lam Son - Permanent Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the District People's Council; Dinh Xuan Que - Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the District People's Committee and representatives of the leaders of the District Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; representatives of the leaders of communes and towns; representatives of the Mai family and a large number of people and tourists from all directions.
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| Delegates attending the opening ceremony. |
Before the official opening of the festival, delegates enjoyed the Van An drum concert and dragon and lion dance performances by actors from the Nam Dan District Cultural and Sports Center. The heroic drum performance demonstrated the indomitable spirit and strong will of King Mai Thuc Loan and his army.
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| Processions participating in the 2016 Mai King Festival. |
After the opening drumbeat of comrade Dinh Xuan Que, Deputy Secretary and Chairman of the District People's Committee, there was a funeral oration recreating the life, career and merits of King Mai, reviewing the heroic spirit and indomitable spirit of the Hoan Chau uprising against the Tang Dynasty's domination to gain independence for the nation for nearly 10 years, from 713 to 722; at the same time educating the people, especially the young generation, about the good traditions of building and defending the nation.
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| Students join the procession. |
Coming to the Mai King Festival, people and tourists from all over the world will be immersed in activities imbued with the identity of the land of "spiritual people" such as the water procession, the opening ceremony, the proclamation ceremony, the incense offering ceremony in memory of Mai King, the great sacrifice ceremony, the thanksgiving ceremony, the flower lantern releasing ceremony... or participate in folk games such as chess, cockfighting, swinging, tug of war, stick pushing, wrestling... and immerse themselves in the volleyball tournament, the "Elegant Youth" contest, folk songs, and plays praising the merits of Mai King; introducing typical products of the homeland such as soy sauce, tapioca flour, traditional cuisine with specialty dishes...
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| The lion dance combined with the heroic Van An festival drum ensemble recreates the spirit of the uprising of Mai Thuc Loan and his generals. |
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| Comrade Dinh Xuan Que - Standing Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the District People's Committee beat the drum to open the 2016 Vua Mai Temple Festival. |
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| The funeral oration recreated the life, career and merits of King Mai, reviewed the heroic spirit and indomitable spirit of the Hoan Chau uprising against the Tang Dynasty's domination to gain independence for the nation for nearly 10 years, from 713 to 722. At the same time, it educated the people, especially the young generation, about the nation's cause of building and defending the country. |
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| Delegation offered incense in memory of King Mai. |
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| Besides the sacred and solemn ceremony, the festival is rich with activities such as Youth Camp, introducing typical products of Nam Dan homeland... |
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| Carrot, potato, squash products... of the Nam Tan Commune Youth model at the Festival. |
This is also an opportunity for Nam Dan district to promote and introduce the relic cluster of King Mai to attract tourists and investors to learn and enjoy cultural values through the system of King Mai temples, mausoleums and shrines to promote traditional culture and good customs of the locality, thereby developing tourism in the district.
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| The 2016 Mai King Festival attracted a large number of people to participate. It is a big festival for the people of Nam Dan and tourists from all over. |
The 2016 King Mai Festival takes place from the 13th day of the first lunar month to the 15th day of the first lunar month at King Mai Temple, King Mai's tomb, and King Mai's mother's tomb./.
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Thanh Thuy - Lam Tung
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