Many special activities on the occasion of Tet Nguyen Tieu in Hoi An

(Fatherland) - The Lunar New Year 2025 in Hoi An ( Quang Nam province) takes place from February 11-13 with many special activities, promising to attract a large number of people and tourists.

On February 11, the Hoi An Cultural Heritage Management and Conservation Center (Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province) announced that, to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of being listed as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, on the occasion of the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Snake, Hoi An City will organize many special activities, promising to attract a large number of people and tourists.

Specific activities include: Nguyen Tieu Poetry Night, Old Quarter Night, Nguyen Tieu and Tien Hien worship ceremonies at assembly halls, communal houses, temples, etc. to preserve and maintain traditional cultural beauty, thereby improving material and spiritual life, satisfying the religious needs of local residents and regions.

At Ong Pagoda relic (Quan Cong temple), it will be open for people and tourists to come and offer incense and pray for good luck and blessings at the beginning of the year from 3:00 to 17:00 on January 16, At Ty (February 13, 2025)...

In addition to the traditional religious rituals, the Lantern Festival in Hoi An has a variety of cultural and artistic activities such as the performance of the Thien Cau dance, the lion dance, singing, Chinese music and dance, lantern decoration, floating flower lanterns, etc. These are long-standing customs of the Hoi An community throughout history and have been maintained until now.

The Lantern Festival in Hoi An has a variety of cultural and artistic activities such as performing the Thien Cau dance, lion dance, singing, Chinese music and dance, lantern decoration, floating flower lanterns...

Tet Nguyen Tieu is also known as Tet Thuong Nguyen. According to folk beliefs, Tet Nguyen Tieu (Thuong Nguyen) is the day of "Thien Quan Tu Phuc", which means the day when the heavenly officials bestow blessings to all mankind. Therefore, since ancient times, right after Khai Ha on the 7th of January, Vietnamese people prepare to hold ceremonies to pray for peace, luck, blessings, and prosperity throughout the year, and at the same time hold festivals and have fun before starting the work of the new year with the hope that everything will go smoothly, as desired, and develop.

In Hoi An, after the first day of the first lunar month, people are excited to prepare for the Lantern Festival. This is a long-standing festival of Hoi An residents and has its own cultural values ​​and characteristics compared to many places in Vietnam and Asia because it was formed on the basis of indigenous cultural traditions and cultural exchanges with China and Japan through many periods at the international trading port of Hoi An. On the occasion of the Lantern Festival, communal houses, pagodas and assembly halls all hold solemn ceremonies, hang colorful lanterns and flowers, and the atmosphere is bustling and joyful, just like the days before the Lunar New Year.

The Lantern Festival has played a very important role in the cultural life of the Hoi An community from history to the present in many aspects, both satisfying spiritual needs, consolidating the community, providing entertainment and creating an environment for individuals and communities to create cultural and artistic values ​​and preserve and promote the good traditional cultural values ​​of the homeland.

Through the process of formation, nurturing and development, the Lantern Festival in Hoi An is currently held annually and still retains its own unique values. This is one of the major festivals at the beginning of the year of the Hoi An community, which has a great and profound impact on the cultural life of the community and is respected, preserved and actively promoted by the whole community. Thereby, contributing to enriching the cultural identity of the nation in general, and of Hoi An and Quang Nam in particular.

According to the Hoi An Cultural Heritage Management and Conservation Center, in order to honor the values ​​of the Lantern Festival in Hoi An, contributing to preserving and promoting the beauty and cultural identity of the nation, on February 2, 2023, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued a decision to list the Lantern Festival in Hoi An, Quang Nam in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage, under the category of Traditional Festivals and Social Customs and Beliefs. The State's recognition of this heritage is a joy, pride and great honor for the people of Hoi An city, and at the same time, it also sends a message about the common responsibility of the community in preserving, transmitting and effectively promoting this national intangible cultural heritage.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/nhieu-hoat-dong-dac-sac-dip-tet-nguyen-tieu-o-hoi-an-202502111029447.htm