People eagerly participate in the Spring Writing Festival
(Baonghean.vn) - The Spring Writing Festival took place on the morning of February 20 at Dai Tue Pagoda (Nam Anh Commune), attracting thousands of people to participate.
Attending the ceremony were comrade Le Xuan Dai - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Most Venerable Thich Thanh Dam - Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha; Most Venerable Thich Tho Lac - Deputy Head of the Central Cultural Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province.
Also attending were representatives of local agencies and thousands of monks, nuns and Buddhists from all over the country.
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| Many Buddhists and tourists from all over the country attended the Spring Writing Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Comrade Le Xuan Dai - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee beat the drum to open the festival. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
As an annual activity of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province, the Spring Writing Ceremony was held at Dai Tue Pagoda, expressing respect for traditional cultural values, expanding intelligence as well as educating children about the tradition of studiousness and respect for teachers.
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| Asking for calligraphy at the beginning of the year is a long-standing cultural custom. The words sent by calligraphers express people's wishes for a peaceful and happy new year. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Monks and delegates opened banh chung and distributed fortune to visitors from all over the country attending the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Present at the Spring Writing Festival, comrade Le Xuan Dai affirmed: The festival is an activity to honor talents, encourage learning, thereby promoting the tradition of studiousness of Nghe An people; contributing to arousing the spirit of emulation in learning and demonstrating profound humanistic meaning, in line with the movement to build a learning society.
The 2018 Spring Calligraphy Festival also includes activities such as: Peach Blossom Festival; exhibition of lapis lazuli Buddha statues; calligraphy gifts... which will bring visitors from all over the world a unique festival atmosphere on the occasion of the beginning of the New Year.
