Can Tho bustling with Ky Yen Festival

Burning incense to worship Linh Than at Thoi An Temple, O Mon District. Photo: DUY KHOI

The Ky Yen Thuong Dien Festival at Thoi An Temple (Thoi An Ward, O Mon District) opened on the morning of May 11 and lasted until May 13 (from April 14 to 16 of the lunar calendar). The festival is organized according to traditional rituals such as welcoming the God of the Palace, installing the God of the Palace, worshiping the God of Agriculture, worshiping the ancestors, worshiping the ancestors, worshiping the ancestors... In addition, there are many festival activities to serve the people and tourists. Thoi An Temple is an ancient temple, with many values ​​in architecture, culture and folk beliefs. With a history of nearly 200 years, Thoi An Temple has a special position in the spiritual life of the people here, and was ranked as a city-level historical and cultural relic by the People's Committee of Can Tho City in 2004.

Thoi Binh Communal House (Cai Khe Ward, Ninh Kieu District) also solemnly held the Ky Yen Ha Dien Festival in the year of At Ty, taking place from the 10th to the 12th of the fourth lunar month. Thoi Binh Communal House was conferred the title of Bon Canh Thanh Hoang by King Tu Duc in 1852 and was ranked as a city-level architectural and artistic relic by the People's Committee of Can Tho City in 2018.

The Ky Yen Ha Dien Festival of Tan Loc Dong Temple (Tan Loc Ward, Thot Not District) is also solemnly held from the 11th to the 13th of the fourth lunar month with rituals such as inviting and installing the Sac Than, worshiping the Tien Su, worshiping the Hung King, Tuc Yet - Xay Chau - Dai Boi, worshiping the Than Nong, Chanh Te... and organizing opera and classical drama to serve the people. With its unique historical and cultural values, in 2017, the People's Committee of Can Tho City issued a decision to rank Tan Loc Dong Temple as a city-level historical and cultural relic.

DANG HUYNH

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