Comrade Doan Thi Loan, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of Lang Son City Party Committee and delegates attended the opening ceremony of Tien Pagoda Festival.
– On the morning of February 27 (January 18, Giap Thin year) , the People's Committee of Chi Lang ward, Lang Son city organized the opening ceremony of Tien Pagoda Festival in the spring of Giap Thin year 2024. This is the 2024 festival of Lang Son city.
“Water procession ceremony – Highlight at the Tien Pagoda – Tien Well festival 2024”
Attending the event were comrade Doan Thi Loan, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of Lang Son City Party Committee; representatives of a number of provincial departments and branches, and a large number of people and tourists from all over.
The Tien Pagoda - Tien Well relic in Chi Lang ward, Lang Son city is a famous scenic spot of Lang Son, ranked as a national relic in 1992 and was listed by Governor Ngo Thi Si as one of the "Tran Doanh Bat Canh" - one of the eight beautiful landscapes of Lang. This is a relic cluster containing many unique cultural and religious values with a system of folk tales, ancient steles, ancient worship statues...
Special performance of Hau Dong at the opening ceremony of the festival
Then singing and Tinh lute performance at the festival opening program
At the opening ceremony, delegates, people and tourists enjoyed unique performances imbued with national identity. At the same time, coming to the festival, people and tourists from all over the world also visited and admired the relics of Tien Pagoda - Tien Well, Thuy Cung Cave and participated in many games imbued with national cultural identity such as: stick pushing, Chinese chess, bamboo dancing, mandarin squares... In particular, the highlight of this year's festival is the ritual of carrying water from Tien Well to Tien Pagoda to show the people's respect for the Immortal who gave water to save people from drought.
Ritual of carrying water from Fairy Well to Fairy Pagoda
Delegates and the festival organizing committee performed the water-asking ritual at the Tien Well relic.
The Tien Pagoda Festival is an opportunity for local people as well as visitors from near and far to satisfy their spiritual needs and review the merits of their ancestors, express their gratitude to the saints, fairies and national heroes who have contributed to the people and the country, and pray for wealth, luck and peace for their families in the new year. This is also an opportunity to meet, exchange and strengthen community ties and raise awareness of responsibility for preserving the culture, heritage and landscapes of the homeland of Lang Son.
Delegates offered incense at Tien Pagoda relic after the festival opening ceremony.
Performance at the festival celebration program on the evening of February 26
Previously, within the framework of the festival activities, on the evening of February 26 (January 17), at the stage of the Tien Pagoda relic site, a special art program took place with the theme of spring, homeland and country performed by singers, artists, actors, and clubs in the city and Chi Lang ward, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere to welcome the festival.
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