Hung Nguyen organizes Thanh Liet temple festival

(Baonghean.vn) - On March 25, in Hung Lam commune, Hung Nguyen district, Thanh Liet temple festival was held. Attending the festival were representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Provincial Center for Conservation of Monuments and Landscapes, district leaders, along with a large number of people of Hung Lam commune and tourists from all over.

Thanh Liet Temple Festival in Hung Lam Commune - Hung Nguyen District. Photo: Thanh Tam

For generations, the residents of Thanh Liet village, Hung Lam commune, have lived by catching shrimp, fish, and clams on the Lam River. Thanh Liet Temple was built by the villagers during the Later Le Dynasty to worship Nguyen Bieu, Princess Lieu Hanh - one of the four immortals and the gods of the river. In 1990, the temple was recognized as a national historical relic.

Despite the rain, this year's Thanh Liet Temple Festival still attracted a large number of people from all over to come and enjoy the festival. The main ceremony of Thanh Liet Temple Festival includes: incense offering, flower offering, worshiping the gods, announcing ceremony... praying for favorable weather, good fishing season for people working on the river, good luck, and a peaceful and happy life.

A large number of people came to attend the festival.

Sacrificial ceremony

Offerings to the shrines in the Temple

Thanh Liet Temple Festival is held on the 6th day of the 2nd lunar month every year to pray for favorable weather and wind. The festival is imbued with the cultural identity of the Lam River Delta. The ceremony includes a mussel procession on the river and a worship ceremony held at the temple. The festival includes boat racing, folk games, volleyball competitions...

Thanh Tam -Dinh Nguyet - Thanh Quynh