15/08/2018
Lao Cai to organize Bao Ha Temple Festival 2018
Web Portal – Bao Ha Temple Festival will take place in two days (from 26 to 27 August 2018) with many traditional exciting activities that clearly reflect the cultural identity of the local ethnic groups in the entire district.
Coming to Bao Ha Temple Festival, local people and tourists will have a chance to see many traditional ceremonies and rituals taking place on the evening of 26 August (it’s 16 July according to the Lunar Calendar of the Year of Dog) at the historic Bao Ha Temple such as: Praying Ceremony for Peace (from 18h to 22h30) in which people pray for the peace and happiness for the country, the people and the souls of the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the peace of the country; Lantern Light-up Event on Red River (in the area of the old ferry near the relic area), which creates a sacred atmosphere to arouse the national pride, love and national solidarity; Traditional Sacrificial Ceremony in the early zodiac hour of Rat (from 23h to 1h).
Particularly, coming to the Festival, local people and tourists will also have an opportunity to see the traditional procession and street festivals at the festival yard and roads in Bao Vinh village, Bao Ha commune and the Opening Ceremony taken place in the morning of 27 August 2018. After the Opening Ceremony, tourists will be able to participate in The Incense Offering Ceremony and Sacrificial Ceremony at Bao Ha Temple.
Bao Ha Temple Festival attracts many tourists to join every year
Moreover, tourists may also participate in other interesting activities such as: Trade fair with many booths of food, introduction of local products of Bao Yen district; art shows, traditional folk games, and sports competitions, etc.
Bao Ha Temple Festival is a meaningful event to promote the spiritual tourism of Bao Ha Temple, Bao Ha Commune, Bao Yen District, Lao Cai Province in the belief system of Mother Goddess worship, so as preserve and enhance the non-material cultural values of practicing the Mother Goddess worship of Vietnamese that has attracted more tourists to visit the district, contributing to increasing the income of the local people. The festival is also a golden opportunity for Bao Ha people to bring into play the tradition of "drinking water, remembering the source", stimulating the national pride, practically serving the need to enjoy the spiritual values and spiritual life of people from different ethnic groups inside and outside the district.
Through the Festival, it is good to restore the pride and to honor the national cultural identity, as well as to raise the awareness of the local governmental agencies at all levels and local ethnic groups in Bao Yen district in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values. In addition, it is necessary to introduce and promote the image and potentials of Bao Yen so as to attract more domestic and foreign tourists especially the spiritual tourism.
Bao Ha Temple Festival 2018 is organized on a district scale, ensuring the solemn, safe and thrift in accordance with the governmental rules to stimulate the good tradition, to preserve as well as to promote cultural identity of ethnic groups./.
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