Attending the event were Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, leading officials of ministries and sectors, and crowds of Buddhist dignitaries and followers and locals.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh offers incense to commemorate monk Huyen Quang - the third progenitor of Truc Lam Zen Buddhism.

This year’s festival aims to mark the 685th death anniversary of monk Huyen Quang (1254-1334), the third progenitor of Truc Lam Zen Buddhism, and popularise the values of the relic site.

Covering a total area of eight hectares in Chi Linh district, the Con Son-Kiep Bac historical site is entwined with the life and cause of general Tran Hung Dao, the Supreme Commander of Vietnam during the Tran Dynasty, and it was where UNESCO’s Great Man of Culture of the World, Nguyen Trai (1380-1442), one of Vietnam’s most famous poets and writers, lived.

The site was a defence line built at the end of the 14th century to protect the Thang Long Imperial Citadel. It witnessed important battles between the Tran Dynasty army and the Yuan-Mongol invaders in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Con Son-Kiep Bac was recognized as a national heritage site in 1962 and a special national heritage site in 2012. The next year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism named the Spring Festival a national intangible cultural heritage.

Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival opens

(BGO) - On the morning of February 16 (the 12th day of the first lunar month), at the Tay Yen Tu (Western Yen Tu) spiritual-ecological tourist area in Dong Thong village, Tuan Mau commune (Son Dong district, Bac Giang province), the provincial People's Committee held a ceremony to kick off the Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival 2019 and the Culture-Tourism Week with the theme "Discovering the sacred land of Tay Yen Tu".

 

Sloonghao singing festival and upland spring kermis in Luc Ngan district

(BGO) – The Sloonghao singing festival, upland spring kermis 2019 and exchange of ethnic folk song singing are scheduled from February 15 – 18 in Tan Son commune and several mountainous localities in Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province. 

 

Chau Van singing festival launched in Bac Giang province

(BGO)- On 17 February, at the Van singing house in Suoi Mo eco-tourism site, Nghia Phuong commune, Luc Nam district in the northern province of Bac Giang, the provincial Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Luc Nam district jointly held the 3rd Chau Van (Vietnamese ritual) singing festival 2019. 

 

Tam Chuc Pagoda festival opens in Ha Nam province

The Tam Chuc Pagoda festival kicked off in Kim Bang district in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 16, which falls on the 12th day of the first lunar month. 

 

Yen Tu Spring Festival opens, luring thousands of visitors

Thousands of people have flocked to the northeastern province of Quang Ninh to join in the Yen Tu Spring Festival, which began in Uong Bi city on February 14 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year. 

 

Source: VNA