Excited to go to Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival 2018

Ho Phuong• DNUM_BCZADZCABI 11:26

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 12, the Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival in Huu Kiem Commune, Ky Son District (Nghe An) officially opened. The festival takes place from March 11 to 12, which is the 24th and 25th of the lunar calendar.

Đông đảo người dân địa phương và du khách tham dự lễ hội đền Pu Nhạ Thầu 2018. Ảnh: Hồ Phương

A large number of locals and tourists attended the Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival 2018. Photo: Ho Phuong

Pu Nha Thau Temple is a sacred temple and a spiritual and religious support for ethnic people in Ky Son district.

Temple of the Holy Mother of the Upper Realm and General Doan Nhu Hai of the Tran Dynasty, who had great merit in protecting the country's mountains and rivers, the southwestern coast.

Lễ rước trâu trong Lễ hội đền Pu Nhạ Thầu 2018. Ảnh: Hồ Phương

Buffalo procession in Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival 2018. Photo: Ho Phuong

With its outstanding historical values, Pu Nha Thau Temple was ranked as a historical and cultural relic by the People's Committee of Nghe An province in 2009. On the opening day of the festival, the following rituals took place: the opening ceremony, the procession, the buffalo sacrifice, the proclamation ceremony, the great sacrifice and the thanksgiving ceremony. The festival was held with exciting folk games such as crossbow shooting, tug of war, to mac le, and performing arts...

Tiết mục văn nghệ tại buổi khai mạc lễ hội đền. Ảnh: Hồ Phương

Art performance at the opening ceremony of the temple festival. Photo: Ho Phuong

It is known that after the Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival 2018 ends, the People's Committee of Ky Son district will implement the project of restoring, embellishing, and expanding the landscape of the relic, creating a cultural and spiritual highlight of Pu Nha Thau Temple.

Some pictures of the opening ceremony of Pu Nha Thau Temple Festival 2018:

Attending the ceremony were delegates, leaders of the District Party Committee, People's Committee, People's Council of Ky Son district and leaders of Noong Het district of Laos.Photo: Ho Phuong