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Numerous spring festivals kick-off in northern region

A series of large-scale spring festivals kicked off on February 15 (the sixth day of the first lunar month) in many northern localities.
Numerous spring festivals kick-off in northern region ảnh 1Thousands of Buddhist followers and tourists nationwide flock to the Huong Son landscape complex in Hanoi to join the Huong Pagoda Festival. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A series of large-scale spring festivals kicked off on February 15 (the sixth day of the first lunar month) in many northern localities. 

Thousands of Buddhist followersand tourists nationwide flocked to the Huong Son landscape complex in Huong Soncommune, Hanoi's outlying district of My Duc, on the day to join the HuongPagoda Festival, the longest of its kind in Vietnam which takes placefrom the 6th day of the first lunar month to the third lunar month every year.

The Huong Son landscape complex has welcomed over 100,000 visitors sincethe third day of the first lunar month.

Going to the Huong Pagoda is a spiritual journey to the Buddhist Land – wherethe Goddess of Mercy leads a religious life. Visitors have sightseeing trips topagodas, temples and caves and join ceremonies to ask for favour from Lord Buddha.

Numerous spring festivals kick-off in northern region ảnh 2An art performance programme within the framework of the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival (Photo: VNA)

The UNESCO-recognised Giongfestival also officially opened on the day. It is held annually betweenthe seventh and ninth day of the first lunar month to commemorate Saint Giong,a local hero who sacrificed his life to defeat invaders. It is celebrated withprocessions, rituals, and performances.

In 2010, UNESCOrecognised Vietnam’s Giong festival held at Phu Dong Temple and at Soc Templein Hanoi’s Soc Son district as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The opening of the BaiDinh Pagoda Festival began activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh, recognised as a WorldCultural and Natural Heritage Site.

The 1,984th anniversary of the Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) Uprising was celebrated at a ceremony at the Hai Ba Trung Temple special national relic site in Hanoi's Me Linh district on the same day evening. The Hai Ba Trung Festival 2024 kicked off on the occasion./.

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