Prepare conditions for organizing Nguyen Trung Truc festival

Every year, on the 26th, 27th and 28th of the 8th lunar month, the Party Committee, the government and the people of the province solemnly organize a traditional festival to commemorate the sacrifice of the national hero Nguyen Trung Truc to express their admiration and gratitude to the national hero. This year, the Department of Culture and Sports presided over and coordinated with relevant departments, branches and localities to advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue a plan to organize the celebration. Based on the issued plan, the departments, branches and localities have proactively developed plans to implement assigned tasks to ensure good service for the organization of the festival.

- Reporter: What new and unique features will the festival have this year?

- Mrs. Le Thi Pha Ca: The festival has 2 parts: the ceremony and the festival.

The ceremony took place on October 17 and 18 (26 and 27 of the 8th lunar month), with incense burning and offering activities, traditional rituals held according to annual traditional rituals at locations such as Nguyen Trung Truc Temple, Nguyen Trung Truc Monument Park. In particular, at 8:00 p.m. on October 17, the opening art program of the festival took place in front of the Monument Temple for Heroes, Martyrs and People with Merits of the Province, the Northwest Sea Reclamation Urban Area, Rach Gia Ward. The program was broadcast live on An Giang Provincial Newspaper and Radio - Television and rebroadcast on a number of stations in the Mekong Delta region.

The festival takes place over 3 weeks, before, during and after the festival. Starting from October 1 to October 25, with many cultural, artistic and sports activities; displaying and introducing commercial products, OCOP products of the province; fair; lion - unicorn - dragon performances; lantern festival to pray for national peace and prosperity... The series of activities of the festival aim to serve the entertainment needs of people when participating in the festival.

Art performance at the incense offering ceremony at the traditional festival commemorating the 156th anniversary of the death of National Hero Nguyen Trung Truc (1868 - 2024). Photo: TAY HO

- Reporter: How effective is the festival in the spiritual life of the people and promoting the image of An Giang, madam?

- Ms. Le Thi Pha Ca: The historical and cultural relic of Nguyen Trung Truc's tomb and communal house in Rach Gia ward and the traditional festival commemorating the sacrifice of National Hero Nguyen Trung Truc have a history of more than 100 years. Every year, the relic welcomes 2-3 million visitors from all over the country, and is a special spiritual and cultural tourist destination of the province.

In 2023, the Nguyen Trung Truc Communal House Festival - Rach Gia was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. This is not only the pride of the people of An Giang province but also contributes practically to preserving the diversity of Vietnam's intangible cultural heritage. This is also a favorable condition for domestic and international friends to know more about the cultural beauty, people and land of An Giang.

The festival contributes to educating the tradition of patriotism among the people, especially the young generation, and affirms and promotes the role of the people in the activities of the festival. The festival aims to preserve and promote traditional cultural values associated with socio-economic development. This is also an opportunity for the province to promote and honor the unique cultural values of the national intangible cultural heritage of Nguyen Trung Truc Communal House Festival - Rach Gia, thereby raising the sense of responsibility of all levels, sectors and people in preserving, maintaining and promoting the value of national cultural heritage.

- Reporter: Thank you!

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