A ceremony held at the Da Pagoda in Da Nang (Photo: VNA) DaNang (VNA) - An art troupe from Japan and a delegation of TheravadaBuddhists from Myanmar will join the annual QuanThe Am (AvalokitesvaraBodhisattva) Festival in Ngu Hanh Son district on March 14-16.
Accordingto the district’s Culture and Information Centre, the festival will include bai choi (a card game in which players sit in ahut and play and sing at the same time), boat-racing on the Co Co River, aphoto exhibition and calligraphy demonstration as well as folk games.
Artistsfrom Japan will present calligraphy skills and photos of pagodas and otherBuddhist artifacts.
ABuddhism lecture and meditation session will take place at the Da Pagoda in SuVan Hanh street, beside the Quan The Am Pagoda.
Theopening ceremony is scheduled for 7pm at Quan The Am Pagoda at the foot of theKim Son Mountain on March 14.
Asplanned, the country’s first Buddhist Culture Museum will be opened at the QuanThe Am Pagoda with an exhibition of over 500 antiques.
The museum, which covers over 500sq.m, will also have ancient documents,statues and sculptures on show.
Themain festival, which falls on March 16 (the 19th of lunar February), willfeature the procession of an image of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and a prayerfor a year of peace, prosperity and happiness for the nation.
Itwill also demonstrate stone sculptures of the 400-year-old Non Nuoc stonevillage – the National intangible heritage recognition – in Ngu Hanh Son(Marble Mountain) district.
Aseries of cultural activities including martial art performances, chess, a runfor peace, a candle-lit flower release, drums and traditional dances will beheld from morning to night during the 3-day festival.
Theannual festival, which is one of the leading cultural events in the city eachyear, was recognised as one of 15 biggest cultural festivals in Vietnam.
Thefestival draws around 10,000 residents and tourists each year. In 2014, theThai Sangha delegation also joined the festival.
Thefestival will close with a gratitude ceremony on March 16.-VNA
Accordingto the district’s Culture and Information Centre, the festival will include bai choi (a card game in which players sit in ahut and play and sing at the same time), boat-racing on the Co Co River, aphoto exhibition and calligraphy demonstration as well as folk games.
Artistsfrom Japan will present calligraphy skills and photos of pagodas and otherBuddhist artifacts.
ABuddhism lecture and meditation session will take place at the Da Pagoda in SuVan Hanh street, beside the Quan The Am Pagoda.
Theopening ceremony is scheduled for 7pm at Quan The Am Pagoda at the foot of theKim Son Mountain on March 14.
Asplanned, the country’s first Buddhist Culture Museum will be opened at the QuanThe Am Pagoda with an exhibition of over 500 antiques.
The museum, which covers over 500sq.m, will also have ancient documents,statues and sculptures on show.
Themain festival, which falls on March 16 (the 19th of lunar February), willfeature the procession of an image of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and a prayerfor a year of peace, prosperity and happiness for the nation.
Itwill also demonstrate stone sculptures of the 400-year-old Non Nuoc stonevillage – the National intangible heritage recognition – in Ngu Hanh Son(Marble Mountain) district.
Aseries of cultural activities including martial art performances, chess, a runfor peace, a candle-lit flower release, drums and traditional dances will beheld from morning to night during the 3-day festival.
Theannual festival, which is one of the leading cultural events in the city eachyear, was recognised as one of 15 biggest cultural festivals in Vietnam.
Thefestival draws around 10,000 residents and tourists each year. In 2014, theThai Sangha delegation also joined the festival.
Thefestival will close with a gratitude ceremony on March 16.-VNA
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