Unique experiences at Ba Den Festival from May 30 to June 1

(Dan Tri) - From May 30 to June 1 (May 4-6 of the lunar calendar) this year, a series of large-scale and unique activities will be held on Ba Den Mountain during the Linh Son Thanh Mau Festival.

A series of typical folk rituals at Ba Pagoda

From May 30 to June 1 (ie the 4th, 5th, 6th of the 5th lunar month), the Linh Son Thanh Mau Festival is held at the Ba Pagoda system with a series of traditional rituals that create the unique features of the most important festival of the year for the people of the South.

The festival is held from May 30 to June 1 at Ba Den Mountain (Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain).

On May 30, from 8am to 10pm, the Ba Pagoda system will hold main ceremonies such as the Bach Phat Ngo ceremony, the Ba worship ceremony, the Roi ball dance, the golden tray dance, Cai Luong..., especially the Ba bathing ceremony. This is a ceremony for people to show their respect to Linh Son Thanh Mau Bodhisattva, considered by the people as the guardian deity of the whole land, and to ask for blessings from the towels, water, flowers... used in the Ba bathing ceremony.

From May 31 to June 1, rituals such as music, offering to Buddha for the noon ceremony, opening flowers to offer water, presenting ten offerings (offering 10 types of flowers, lamps, incense, tea, fruit, food, vases, water, gold, jewels, etc.), and reformed opera performances will continue to be held at Ba Pagoda, creating the biggest festival season of the year at the "roof" of the South.

Go to the leaf market on top of Ba mountain

As a unique market in Tay Ninh , the leaf market is famous for its unique way of buying goods: using leaves instead of money. The leaf market was initiated by a doctor who used to live in Hoa Thanh town more than 10 years ago. Since then, every full moon of January, the local people organize a market, where anyone can participate in the market with stalls selling many local specialties.

Nowadays, Ba Den Mountain organizes leaf markets on some important days of the year to nurture and honor traditional indigenous values, while creating opportunities for visitors to experience the beauty of the cultural and spiritual life of Tay Ninh people.

The leaf market is held on May 31 and June 1 on top of Ba Den Mountain (Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain).

During this year's Ba Den Festival, Sun World Ba Den Mountain tourist area will organize two leaf markets at the square on the top of the mountain, on Saturday (May 31) and Sunday (June 1), from 5pm to 7pm.

Here, each visitor passing through the cable car ticket gate to the top of Ba Den Mountain will be given a Bodhi leaf to buy food and drinks. Many traditional dishes will be sold at stalls recreating the old village market. Many fun activities and folk games will be organized to create a warm and vibrant village market.

Performing arts and giving gifts to children

On May 31 and June 1, a series of attractive art performances will be held on the top of Ba Den Mountain. In the morning from 9am to 11:30am, intangible cultural heritages in Tay Ninh will be performed by Tay Ninh artisans such as Chhay-dam drum dance, golden tray dance, pentatonic music, etc.

Lively art performances take place on the mountain top. Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain

In the afternoon from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on May 31 and June 1, to celebrate International Children's Day, many special entertainment programs will take place such as folk games of bamboo jumping, lion and dragon dancing, nursery rhymes, clay figurine making... Children 1.4m or taller when passing through the ticket gate will be given a coupon to exchange for a check-in ice cream typical of Ba Mountain.

Attend the grand ceremony of offering lanterns to celebrate the Lady's Birthday

On the occasion of this year's Festival, the grand ceremony of offering lanterns to honor Linh Son Thanh Mau will be held continuously on two evenings, Saturday (May 31) and Sunday (June 1). This is a sacred spiritual and cultural ritual that has become a unique mark of Ba Den Mountain, where thousands of lanterns will be lit for people to send their wishes for peace in the square at the foot of the statue of Buddha Tay Bo Da Son.

Each visitor to Ba Den Mountain will be given a free lantern and will write their own wishes to offer to Linh Son Thanh Mau. After the ceremony, the lanterns will be burned with the hope that the visitor’s wishes will come true.

The lantern offering ceremony was held on two evenings, Saturday (May 31) and Sunday (June 1) on the mountain top (Photo: Sun World Ba Den Mountain).

During this important holiday, Sun World Ba Den Mountain Resort applies a special ticket price program from May 28 to June 1. Accordingly, two-way cable car tickets to Hang Pagoda are only 80,000 VND/person; Cable car package tickets to Ba Pagoda and the mountain peak are only 400,000 VND/adult and 250,000 VND/child; Cable car package tickets to Ba Pagoda and the mountain peak including Van Son buffet are only 550,000 VND/adult; 350,000 VND/child.

As a famous spiritual destination in the South, Ba Den Mountain is associated with the legend of Linh Son Thanh Mau. Along with the Ba Festival in the beginning of the 5th lunar month, this place also organizes a series of large-scale spiritual and cultural festivals throughout the year such as Ba Mountain Spring Festival, Buddha's Birthday, Vu Lan Festival, Quan The Am Festival..., attracting millions of tourists to visit and worship every year.

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