New features in the space of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival

After the recent renovation project, the space of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple has changed a lot. Along with the renovation and reconstruction of the road leading to the temple, especially the road from the main gate to the front gate of the temple, the festival yard was built right on the right side of the temple, the narrow, bumpy rows of stalls located along this road were moved to the service area on the other side of the main gate, returning a beautiful, open space to Ong Hoang Muoi Temple. Photo: Huy Thu

Looking from the main gate, the service area, sales area, writing area, parking area... are located outside the festival yard. Previously, during the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival, when there were many visitors, moving through the intersection in front of the main gate to enter the temple was quite difficult, but now it has become easy. Photo: Huy Thu

The three-entrance gate of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple has been rebuilt on a massive and majestic scale. The main gate has 3 floors, a curved roof with 2 side doors designed in the traditional arched style, the pillars are decorated with majestic lion statues. Photo: Huy Thu

The space in front of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple has been renovated and decorated. The road in front of the temple has been widened to curve towards Con Moc River, with a boat landing in the middle. Both sides of the river have been paved with stones and railings have been erected... The ancient temple is shaded by green trees, combined with the festival yard and the boat landing, creating a beautiful and harmonious space. Photo: Huy Thu

During the 2022 Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival, the royal edict procession from the Nguyen family temple to the temple was solemnly held with the participation of two water-land formations: One procession moving on land and one procession moving by boat on the river, this is one of the new features of the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival. Photo: Kieu Hoa - Nguyen Hanh

The festival space is spacious, clean, the landscape is beautiful and charming, making the people and tourists attending the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival this year quite satisfied. Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet from Nam Dinh province said: This time attending the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival, I feel that there are many new features, the relic landscape is more beautiful, the space and festival activities are richer. Photo: Huy Thu

It is known that on November 2 and 3 (ie October 9 and 10 of the lunar calendar), thousands of tourists from all over the country came to attend the Ong Temple Festival.Hoang Muoi. After a long period of complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, this festival, Ong Hoang Muoi Temple welcomed a large number of visitors. Photo: Huy Thu

During this festival, the services of selling goods, preparing offerings, parking vehicles, and transporting passengers by electric car are quite busy. Transporting tourists and offerings by electric car with a cost of 10,000 VND/trip is a new activity at Ong Hoang Muoi Temple. Photo: Huy Thu

Thanks to the good work of organizing, arranging, welcoming, performing ceremonies, maintaining security and order... the space of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival this year was held solemnly, respectfully and safely. Some superstitious, heretical and offensive phenomena almost no longer exist in the festival space. Photo: Huy Thu

Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival preserves and maintainstraditional customs, beliefs and rituals, demonstrating the nation's morality of "remembering the source of water when drinking". In 2019, the Festival was recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. The construction and embellishment of the Ong Temple festival spaceHoang Muoi not only beautifies the landscape and enriches festival activities, but also contributes to enhancing the heritage of the homeland. In the photo: Hau Dong is an indispensable activity at the Hoang Muoi Temple Festival. Photo: Hau Dong is an indispensable activity at the Hoang Muoi Temple Festival.Huy Thu