Experience river culture at Thanh Liet Temple Festival
On the afternoon of March 5, Thanh Liet Temple Festival (Xuan Lam commune, Hung Nguyen district) officially opened with ancient traditional rituals, imbued with national identity and culture of the river people of Hung Nguyen district in particular.
Attending the event were representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, leaders and many officials and people of Hung Nguyen district.
Thanh Liet Temple Festival was formed when the temple was built in the late Later Le Dynasty and continues to this day. The festival is held in early spring, on the first days of the second lunar month, with many solemn, sacred, and unique rituals. In 2018, this festival was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The Thanh Liet Temple Festival in 2025 will be held for 2 days (March 4 and 5), (ie February 5 and 6, At Ty). Before the opening ceremony and the grand ceremony, on March 4, the festival organizing committee and people held traditional rituals, including bathing ceremony, announcement ceremony, boating ceremony and dragon boat palanquin display at Thanh Liet Temple.
In particular, the mussel procession was held on the morning of March 5 with the activities of carrying the royal palanquin, dragon boats and sacrificial objects from Thanh Liet Temple onto boats and moving on Lam River, anchoring at the river junction - the confluence of Lam River (Nghe An) and La River (Ha Tinh) to perform a ceremony to worship the gods, praying for favorable weather, favorable wind and water resources, and favorable fishing for fishermen.
On the afternoon of March 5, the Thanh Liet Temple Festival officially opened with a grand ceremony according to traditional rituals and a flower and incense offering ceremony to the gods who had contributed to fighting the enemy to save the country and protect and help people live in peace and prosperity on the river, such as Sat Hai Dai Vuong Hoang Ta Thon, Nguyen Bieu and the gods of fortune such as Mau Lieu Hanh, Long Vuong, Ha Ba, Thuy Tinh Phu Nhan, Ngu Vi Hoang Vuong, Dao Hoa princess, Son Lieu Doc Cuoc, Ban Tho Tich Phuc Thuy Huu...
After the grand ceremony, flower offering, incense offering and festival opening, late this afternoon, the Organizing Committee also held a thanksgiving and closing ceremony; awarded prizes for men's volleyball, women's volleyball and tug of war.
The organization of Thanh Liet Temple Festival aims to consolidate, preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of the nation; at the same time, propagate and educate patriotism, love of homeland, national pride, and the tradition of "Drinking water, remember its source" among all classes of people.
Through the activities at the festival, we aim to create a healthy and useful cultural space, create opportunities for people to connect, expand relationships, cooperate, learn, strengthen the spirit of solidarity and attachment among all classes of people, towards the common goal of building a developed homeland and country, with every family being prosperous and happy.
The festival is also an opportunity to promote the beautiful image of the land and people of Hung Nguyen, rich in cultural and revolutionary traditions and many relics and scenic spots, promoting investment attraction and developing local tourism.
