A large crowd attending Hue Nam Temple Festival (or Hon Chen Temple) took part in a solemn land procession from Thien Tien Holy Shrine (352 Chi Lang, Hue City) to Nghinh Luong Dinh (Nghinh Luong Pavilion) before embarking on boats to move to the temple.
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| The land procession in Hue Nam Temple Festival passing through many main streets. |
The Hue Nam Temple Festival, organized by the Department of Culture and Sports in coordination with the Support Committee for Hue Nam Temple, officially kicked off on the morning of April 10th and lasted for 2 days.
From early morning, co-religionists performed rituals at Thien Tien Holy Shrine. This was followed by a land procession from there to the Nghinh Luong Pavilion. The procession passed through central streets along the North bank of the Perfume River such as Chi Lang, Tran Hung Dao, Le Duan before stopping at Nghinh Luong Pavilion.
Covering a distance of nearly 3km, the procession with various incense-tables and hundreds of co-religionists dressed in traditional costumes, together with flag banners, created an atmosphere of solemnity yet vibrancy as they received the warm welcome of the local people and tourists.
After performing the ceremony of declaration and praying for peace at Nghinh Luong Pavilion, the procession took turns boarding the dragon boats and moving to Hue Nam Temple to perform other important rituals such as the Main Ceremony, praying for National peace and prosperity and the Gratitude Ceremony.
The Hue Nam Temple Festival is a traditional activity with cultural and spiritual elements of a part of the Hue people in particular and the whole country in general, held annually in the 3rd and 7th lunar months at the temple located on Ngoc Tran Mountain on the bank of the Perfume River, where the Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na is worshiped. The festival is considered a Festival of folk culture on the Perfume River.
Images captured by Thua Thien Hue Online:
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| The organizers conducted the ceremony of declaration from early morning |
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| Co-religionists gathered in Hue to participate in the festival |
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| Welcoming the Holy Mother Goddess by road from 352 Chi Lang St. to Nghinh Luong Pavilion with a distance of more than 3km. |
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| People on both sides of the road watched and took photos as the procession passed by |
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| The procession arrived at Phu Van Lau and turned to Nghinh Luong Pavilion |
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| The land procession adds a highlight to the festival |
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| Foreign tourists are fascinated by the festival's combination of solemnity and vibrancy |
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| Ceremonies being taking place at Nghinh Luong Pavilion |
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| The procession took turns boarding the dragon boats and moving to Hue Nam Temple. |
By NHAT MINH
