Tay Thien Festival 2024

Tam Dao District Party Secretary Luu Duc Long beats the drum to open the Tay Thien Spring Festival Giap Thin 2024

Tay Thien Festival is held from the 15th to the 17th of the second lunar month every year to commemorate and pay tribute to the great merit of the Queen Mother Lang Thi Tieu, the Queen Consort of the 7th Hung Chieu King - who had great merit in helping King Hung expand the territory, teach people to grow rice, recruit soldiers, and consolidate the dynasty. The festival is held with the following ceremonies: announcement ceremony, palanquin procession, opening ceremony, incense offering ceremony and thanksgiving ceremony.

This year's festival takes place with many rich activities such as: Hat Van and Chau Van singing festivals associated with the practice of worshiping the Mother Goddess of Tay Thien; Cultural and artistic performances, performances, reenactment of some customs and practices of the San Diu ethnic group and Soong Co folk song performances; Trade - Tourism Fair displaying OCOP products and typical cuisine of ethnic groups in the province...

Delegates offer incense at the Temple of the Mother Goddess of Tay Thien, Tay Thien scenic area

Delegates offer incense at Thong Temple in Tay Thien scenic area

In addition, the festival will feature many sports activities such as: National Traditional Wrestling Tournament; Tay Thien Cup National Golf Tournament; volleyball, tug of war, and chess tournaments of communes and towns in Tam Dao district...

Being held on the weekend, this year's Tay Thien Festival attracted a large number of tourists to come for pilgrimage and worship. To ensure security and order, the Festival Organizing Committee coordinated with the police to establish a working group, organize patrol forces, prevent and eradicate social evils; prevent fraudulent acts, disturbances, superstitions; prevent fires and explosions at relics and festival areas. At the same time, the Festival Organizing Committee stepped up propaganda work, reminding and raising awareness of small traders in the scenic area, not to solicit or overcharge tourists.

Offering at the Temple of the Mother Goddess Tay Thien

Tay Thien is an ancient architectural complex with pagodas, temples, shrines, stone steles... bearing the mark of history and culture. The great scenic spot Tay Thien with its high mountains, deep forests, charming streams and waterfalls is also a large and earliest Buddhist center in Vietnam. In 2015, Tay Thien Historical Relic and Scenic Spot was recognized as a Special National Monument. In 2020, the worship of Mother Goddess Tay Thien was recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

TH (according to Tin Tuc newspaper)

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