Top 5 festivals in Ha Nam: Unique cultural experience

Festivals in Ha Nam are diverse and are held all year round. Coming to Ha Nam, visitors can not only immerse themselves in the joyful atmosphere but also learn about the unique culture and beliefs in this land.

This place not only attracts visitors with majestic natural landscapes, many famous spiritual tourist areas, long historical sites but also by unique traditional values. Ha Nam is a great stopover to explore Vietnamese culture. The city is famous for its diversity of festivals, from traditional festivals to modern events. Here is a list of top 5 Ha Nam festivals you should not miss when visiting.

1. Ba Danh Temple Festival
 

Ba Danh temple festival is a traditional festival held annually at Ba Danh temple in Ngoc Son commune, Kim Bang district, Ha Nam province. This festival is held to honor and pray for Ba Danh - a deity who is considered the water god to protect fishermen and bring good luck to the people.

The festival begins with the inauguration of Ba Danh temple, in which the mascots and relics of Ba Danh are brought into the temple and sacrificed. This is a solemn ceremony marking the beginning of the festival. After that, will come the worshiping ceremony and the main festival. The main festival takes place at Ba Danh temple with ritual sacrifices. People bring gifts and flowers to sacrifice and ask for blessings from Mrs. Danh. The festival also features cultural activities such as traditional art performances, Chau Van performances, lion dances and folk games.

Some of the highlights of the festival are boat racing on the river. Boat crews from surrounding villages competed in dramatic races, drawing large crowds to watch. Ba Danh Temple Festival is also an opportunity to meet, exchange and experience typical local culture. Visitors can enjoy local cuisine, participate in traditional activities and enjoy the joyful atmosphere of the festival.

2. Tran Thuong Temple Festival
 

Tran Thuong Temple is one of the three great temples of the country, worshiping the national hero Tran Hung Dao and his parents. Like other places of worshiping Hung Dao Dai Vuong, this place holds a festival to commemorate the national hero Tran Hung Dao on the 20th day of the 8th lunar month. As a rule, the festival is held for three days, but often the festival will be longer than expected because many visitors come here to register for the ceremony.
On the main festival day, there will be a palanquin procession, incense offering, and sacrifices. As for the festival, there are games of chess, swimming, going to the bridge, etc., which attract a lot of attention, especially the custom of playing chess.

Tran Thuong Temple Festival is one of the three regional festivals of Ha Nam province. This festival means a pilgrimage back to the roots not only for the people of Ha Nam but also for the people of the whole country.

3. Long Doi Son Pagoda Festival
 

The Long Doi Son Pagoda Festival is held in the third lunar month every year. In addition to the remembrance of the highly ordained monk, Most Venerable Thich Chieu Thuong, the festival is also an occasion to commemorate those who have made great contributions to the country and to the construction of pagodas such as: Ly Thuong Kiet, Ly Nhan Tong, Y Lan, etc. …

With many cultural activities and traditional spiritual rituals, the festival is an opportunity for people and tourists from far away to admire the beautiful scenery, as well as learn about the cultural beauty of the festival.

The most attractive feature of this festival is the procession of a palanquin from the foot of the mountain to the temple to commemorate Emperor Ly Nhan Tong and the emperor's mother - Mrs. Ỷ Lan. In addition, there is also the Tich Dien ceremony to show the cultural beauty of farmers in the Northern Delta. Besides, there is also a festival with many interesting fun activities such as: singing, wrestling, ... attracting a large number of people and tourists to participate in the experience or cheer.

4. Truc Temple Festival
 

Truc Temple Festival is held every year in the early spring days, from the 1st of January to the 2nd of October of the lunar calendar, with many activities imbued with traditional culture here to commemorate the national hero Ly. Thuong Kiet. The festival is held on a large scale from Truc temple to the edge of Cam mountain, Thi pagoda.

In addition to the important ceremony, the Truc temple festival also has a festival that is held very excitingly and lasts for many days with many games such as pot-breaking, cock-fighting, tug of war, ... The most prominent is the boat racing and stomping dance competitions. Boat racing festival was held on the Day River with the participation of a large number of people and tourists. Quyen Son dam dance is held after the procession of the Buddha statue to the temple, dam singing is held for three days until the festival.

Truc Temple Festival is not only religious but also associated with the culture and traditions of Ha Nam people. Visitors here can enjoy the fun atmosphere and learn about the unique cultural traditions in Ha Nam.

5. Lanh Giang Temple Festival
 

Lanh Giang Festival is also known as Lanh Temple by the people. Lanh Giang Temple worships three generals of the Hung Kings period. The festival is held twice a year, from June 18-25 and from August 18-25. The time the festival is held is the peak period of the Red River, the water threatens to flood and fail, so people come here to worship. Therefore, the festival is imbued with the culture of wet rice farmers with rituals such as the announcement ceremony, the water procession, the palanquin procession, the swimming brushing ceremony, etc.

In addition to the above rituals, the Lanh Giang temple festival also organizes folk games for people and tourists to participate in such as: going to the monkey bridge, catching ducks, pushing sticks, ...

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