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Ritual prays for peace in Con Son – Kiep Bac festival

A heaven-earth sacrificing ritual was held on March 4 at Ngu Nhac Mountain in Con Son – Kiep Bac special national relic site in the northern province of Hai Duong.
Ritual prays for peace in Con Son – Kiep Bac festival ảnh 1Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Vu Van Son presents five types of cereals including corn, rice, bean, peanuts and millet to participants (Source: VNA)

HaiDuong (VNA) - A heaven-earth sacrificing ritual was held on March 4 atNgu Nhac Mountain in Con Son – Kiep Bac special national relic site in thenorthern province of Hai Duong.

Theactivity, which was part of the Con Son – Kiep Bac Spring Festival 2018, takesplace annually on the 17th day of the first lunar month with the aim of prayingfor peace, prosperity, development and bumper crops.

Afterthe ceremony, local authorities presented five types of cereals including corn,rice, bean, peanuts and millet to participants.

NguNhac Mountain, located in Le Loi commune, Chi Linh district, consists of fivesacred peaks stretching over 4 km. Five shrines were built on top of the peaks,namely Bac Nhac (North), Trung Nhac (Middle), Dong Nhac (East), Tay Nhac (West)and Nam Nhac (South) to worship the gods of five directions.

The Con Son-Kiep Bac complex was listed as anational relic in 1962 and as special national relic in 2012. The festival wasrecognised as a national intangible heritage in 2013.

The complex is among more than 3,400 nationalrelics. Of these more than 1,000 are communal houses, nearly 800 pagodas andaround 600 temples.-VNA
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