The traditional festival of Thuong Bong Lai Temple

3/15/2024 - 10:01:49 AM

From March 10th – 11th, the People's Committee of Cao Phong town (Cao Phong) coordinated with the Relics Management Board to organize the traditional festival of Thuong Bong Lai Temple in 2024.

The people were performing the water procession ceremony at Thuong Bong Lai Temple.

Located at the foot of Rong Head Mountain, in Area 3, Cao Phong town, the temple worships the Second Thuong Nga Fairy Lady (Co Doi Thuong Ngan) and the saints of the four realms in the Mother Goddess religion. The temple dates back to the 2nd year of King Thanh Thai's prosperity (Canh Dan year 1890). Through the wars and ups and downs of the history, the temple was degraded and lost. In 2013, the temple was rebuilt with flowers and beauty, and the entire architecture was completed. Every February 2^nd of the lunar calendar, the temple festival opens to admire, worship and pay tribute to Co Doi Thuong Ngan, the temple's keeper.

Thuong Bong Lai Temple Festival includes a ceremony and a festival. The ceremony takes place with a full sequence of rituals, including the water procession ceremony with the participation of many people moving from Thuong Bong Lai Temple to Dong Son Temple. The festival is vibrant with the cultural activities, sports, and folk games (sack jumping, goat catching, pot smashing...).

The festival attracts a large number of people and tourists from all over to offer incense, admire, express their respect and filial piety towards their ancestors, and pray for blessings for the country - people's peace, prosperity, protecting a peaceful life, moving towards truth - goodness - beauty.

3.6 Billion VND Allocated to Preserve Traditional Cultural Values of Ethnic Minorities in Lạc Sơn District

As part of Project 6 under the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2024, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh province focuses on diverse and practical activities to promote the project's goal: "Preserving and promoting the beautiful traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in conjunction with tourism development."

Mobilizing the power to preserve and promote the cultural heritage values

After 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU, dated October 11, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoa Binh province's ethnic groups in the period of 2021 – 2025 with the orientation to 2030 (NQ04), it has mobilized the participation of the entire political system, the people from all walks of life and there have been positive changes. So far, out of the 10 targets of NQ04, 3 targets have been met and exceeded the plan set for 2025. Typically, 70% of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of ethnic groups in the province is on the list of the national ICH items and they have been protected and restored, exceeding 20% of the proposed Resolution.