(Baonghean.vn) - Bach Ma Temple Festival (Vo Liet Commune - Thanh Chuong) is held from the 9th to the 10th of the second lunar month every year. Currently, preparations for the opening of Bach Ma Temple Festival 2017 are ready.
Bach Ma Temple has just been restored and embellished, so many important items have been completed such as: Central Palace; Upper Palace; Waiting House; Gold Burning Pavilion and newly purchased sacrificial objects...
Mr. Trinh Van Nha - Vice Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee, Head of the festival organizing committee said: "With the attention and investment support of all levels and sectors and the careful preparation of the local government, functional units and people, Bach Ma Temple Festival 2017 is ready to open, welcoming people and tourists from all over the world to the temple to celebrate".
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| As one of the four sacred temples of Nghe An, Bach Ma Temple was built in the 15th century, worshiping General Phan Da - who had great merit in driving out the Ming invaders to liberate the country. The temple was recognized by the State as a Historical, Cultural and Architectural Relic in 1994. The annual Bach Ma Temple Festival is a big festival with many ritual activities, sports competitions, folk games, art performances, poetry festivals, beauty contests... attracting a large number of people and tourists from all over the world to attend. |
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| Staff of Thanh Chuong District Cultural Center are urgently completing the final preparations for the festival. |
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| In the campus, the Organizing Committee displayed many large-scale paintings and pictures to encourage and promote the traditional festival, as well as posted poems praising the homeland. |
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| The militia and self-defense force of Vo Liet commune is deploying work to ensure landscape, security and order for the festival. |
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| Final rehearsal of the program with traditional rituals such as: Burning incense; Offering wine; Reading wishes; Drinking blessings... |
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| The band of the ceremonial committee actively practiced the ceremonial music. |
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| Tourists take souvenir photos at the Bach Ma Temple festival site. |
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