Opening of the Festival of Performing Arts in Honor of the Saints at Kiep Bac Temple

The Saint Performance Festival was held in the Kiep Bac Temple grounds, creating a typical cultural highlight in the first festival after the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac complex was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Comrade Vu Dinh Tien, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Head of the Festival Organizing Committee delivered the opening speech.

On the evening of October 8 (ie August 17 of the lunar calendar), at Kiep Bac Temple (Tran Hung Dao Ward, Hai Phong ), the Organizing Committee of the 2025 Saint Performance Festival held the opening ceremony with the participation of many delegates, artists, people and tourists from all over.

The Saint-worshiping performance festival is a unique cultural activity within the series of events of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival, held annually to preserve and promote the value of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship heritage - a UNESCO-recognized Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The festival contributes to honoring good traditional spiritual values ​​and spreading national cultural identity in contemporary life.

Meritorious Artist Dang Ngoc Anh performs a performance of the Saint's offering at the festival.

This year, the festival gathered many mediums, musicians, and artists from provinces and cities across the country, including: Meritorious Artist Dang Ngoc Anh ( Hanoi ), Artist Dao Dang Long (Hai Phong), Artist Vu Thi Hue (Hai Phong)...

The statue vividly recreates the images of national heroes who have contributed to the country.

During the 3 days (October 8-10), the artisans performed unique and artistic altars, creating a solemn and lively religious space, attracting the attention of many people and tourists.

Many people and tourists come to enjoy the dishes.

The performance was held in the Kiep Bac temple grounds, contributing to enriching the festival program, creating a typical cultural highlight in the context of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac complex which has just been recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage.

Meritorious artist Dang Ngoc Anh (Hanoi) served the Saint on the first night of the festival.

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