Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival

(Baonghean.vn) –On March 5-6 (January 24-25), in Huu Kiem commune, Ky Son district, Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival took place.

Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Management Board of Monuments and Landscapes of Nghe An province, representatives of Noong Het district (Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR), leaders of Ky Son district and many people and tourists from all over.

Comrade Vi Hai Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Ky Son District Party Committee beat the drum to open the festival.

Procession

Pu Nha Thau Temple was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a Historical and Cultural Relic, worshiping the Mother of the Upper Realm, General Doan Nhu Hai (Tran Dynasty), who died in the war against the Ai Lao invaders at the river junction and his old mother who raised his troops. The place where the Temple is located used to be the place where General Doan Nhu Hai gathered military provisions. Therefore, Pu Nha Thau Temple is also called Tran Temple.

Buffalo sacrifice ceremony

.Tug of war

This year's Pu Nha Thau Festival takes place with the following rituals: opening ceremony, announcement ceremony, procession ceremony, great sacrifice ceremony and thanksgiving ceremony. The festival takes place in a lively atmosphere with activities: cultural exchange, national costume contest and folk games imbued with national cultural identity (tug of war, stick pushing, con throwing, crossbow shooting...).

National costume contest

Drinking wine and dancing Lam Vong

Crowds of people and tourists from all over the world come to the festival.

Awarding souvenir flags to units participating in the festival

This is an opportunity for ethnic people in Ky Son district to express their spirituality, have fun and entertain themselves to start a new production season, and also an opportunity to preserve and promote national cultural identity.

Cong Kien