Au Co Temple welcomes tens of thousands of visitors on the anniversary of Au Co's death

Performed by: Vy Lien | February 16, 2024

(Fatherland) - Tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world make a pilgrimage to the National Historical and Cultural Relic - Mother Au Co Temple (Hien Luong Commune, Ha Hoa District, Phu Tho Province) to pay homage, pay tribute to Mother Au Co's merits and pray for a lucky, peaceful and happy new year.

From early morning on February 16 (ie January 7, year of the Dragon), people and tourists from all over the provinces and cities came to Au Co Temple in Hien Luong Commune, Ha Hoa District, Phu Tho Province to attend the incense offering ceremony to commemorate Mother Au Co on the day of "Fairy Descent".

According to statistics from the organizing committee of the Au Co Temple Festival, from the first day of Tet until now, there have been nearly 20,000 visitors.

Today alone, it is estimated that more than 10,000 visitors came to offer incense.

Many tourists come from neighboring provinces such as Yen Bai , Vinh Phuc, Tuyen Quang to offer incense to Mother Goddess.

Offerings are carefully prepared according to custom including incense, fruit, sticky rice and chicken...

As the afternoon approached, after the ceremony, more and more visitors came to offer incense.

Although there were many tourists, the temple management guided and divided the entrances and exits to ensure order.

Au Co Temple is a spiritual destination that the people of Phu Tho in particular and the whole country in general turn to at the beginning of the new year. Pilgrimage to Au Co Temple to commemorate the mother who gave birth to a sac of one hundred eggs, which hatched into one hundred children to become the origin of the two words "compatriots" that are closely connected to the Vietnamese people, and at the same time pray for a peaceful and happy new year!

Source: https://toquoc.vn/den-mau-au-co-don-hang-chuc-nghin-du-khach-trong-ngay-gio-to-mau-au-co-20240216183305899.htm