On February 18, Mr. Lam Van Hong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Long Dien District (Ba Ria-Vung Tau) said that Dinh Co Long Hai Festival (Long Hai Town) has been recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Offering ceremony in Dinh Co Long Hai festival
CTV
This is one of the biggest festivals in the Southern coastal region, held at Dinh Co, located at the foot of Thuy Van mountain, Long Hai town. The festival takes place from the 10th to the 12th of the second lunar month every year, attracting tens of thousands of fishermen and tourists to attend.
Before the main ceremony (February 10 and 11), boats were decorated with lanterns on the beach, heading towards Dinh Co. Early in the morning of February 12, the boats turned towards the sea to perform the Nghinh Co ceremony. A fishing boat was chosen to lead the way, with a throne, a tablet of the Lady, members of the ceremony committee, senior elders in solemn ceremonial costumes and a lion and dragon dance team.
The fleet of boats set sail one after another to the sound of drums, traveling about 2-3 nautical miles, to the area where the Lady died long ago. The Chief of the Temple began the ceremony to welcome the Lady, the gods, and ancestors back to the palace for the death anniversary.
During these 3 days at Dinh Co festival, locals and tourists will stay up all night and day with typical festivals such as releasing flower lanterns, beating drums and gongs, boat racing and singing...
Mr. Lam Van Hong said that recognizing Dinh Co festival as a national intangible cultural heritage will contribute to promoting local tourism in the coming time.
In addition to Dinh Co festival, Nghinh Ong Thang Tam festival in Vung Tau city was also included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Nghinh Ong Thang Tam Festival in Vung Tau City
NGUYEN LONG
This is one of the long-standing festivals of great significance to fishermen in Vung Tau City, taking place on the 15th - 18th of the 8th lunar month every year.
The festival is also known by many different names such as the fishing ceremony, the Water General's welcoming ceremony, the Whale worship ceremony, the Whale procession ceremony, the Whale welcoming ceremony...
Through the festival, people also pray for safe sailing, favorable weather, favorable winds and rain, and a prosperous and happy life.
The ceremony usually begins with the welcoming ceremony of the Water General. The ceremonial group will carry the Whale's spirit tablet from Nghinh Phong cape to the Front Beach area. Then, together with the elders, they will lead the group to accompany the Whale statue from Front Beach to the Nam Hai Whale Temple and read the report on welcoming the Whale back to the village.
Next will be the ceremony to worship ancestors and heroic martyrs, the ceremony to build Dai Boi shrine, the ceremony to awaken the spirit to enter Ong Nam Hai Tomb... The ceremonies take place with many traditional rituals in a solemn atmosphere.
After the ceremony is the special festival of Nghinh Ong Thang Tam, people and tourists will participate in colorful competitions and folk games related to fishermen's activities such as net weaving, fishing, interesting performances such as lion and dragon dance, ba trao singing, boi singing...
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ba-ria-vung-tau-le-hoi-dinh-co-nghinh-ong-la-di-san-van-hoa-phi-vat-the-185230218112158285.htm
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