This year's Avalokiteśvara Festival takes place for 4 days, from March 26 to 29 (from February 3 to 17, Giap Thin year), with a structure including 20 parts: ceremony and festival blended together.
Ceremony with religious rituals, praying for national peace and prosperity; festival, with many rich cultural, artistic, cultural and sports activities, imbued with national cultural identity, art performance programs, including the participation of folk art troupes. ethnic groups from countries such as Japan, Thailand...
Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong spoke at the opening of the festival. Photo: nhandan
Speaking at the opening of the festival, Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong emphasized that this year is the second year the Festival has been implemented on a city-level scale.
The Avalokiteśvara Festival is one of the most unique cultural features of the Marble Mountains region and the city. This is the crystallization of the values of Buddhist culture and the Marble Mountains heritage region, expressing clearly the harmonious combination between Dharma and Nation, Nation and Dharma.
The festival is always an attractive destination not only for domestic tourists from all over the country but also an opportunity for international tourists to experience and learn about the spiritual values imbued with the history and culture of Vietnamese Buddhism. At the same time, this is also an opportunity to enjoy the sophistication and richness of national cultural art forms; is a place of convergence and cultural exchange of peoples around the world, especially countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
It is an opportunity for visitors to admire the amazing beauty that nature bestows on Da Nang, which is the Marble Mountains with many valuable cultural heritages that are enduring over time and are increasingly popular. promote efficiency.
Opening of the Avalokiteśvara Marble Mountains Festival in 2024. Photo: nhandan
Mr. Tran Chi Cuong hopes that during the days of the festival, distinguished guests of the Central Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and delegations of monks from countries in Southeast Asia will make a pilgrimage to worship and attend the festival. will save impressive and good moments of a spiritual cultural festival imbued with humanity of a charming Non Nuoc mountainous area of Da Nang City.
Avalokiteśvara Marble Mountains Festival 2024 with main activities taking place at this year's Festival including the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Ceremony (Official Ceremony) taking place at 7 o'clock on March 28; Incense offering ceremony commemorating Princess Huyen Tran, Spring offering ceremony to pray for national safety and peace...
In particular, this year's Festival has many new features such as a traditional boat racing competition on Co Co River with reenactment of historical scenes on the river, a live drawing competition about the Avalokiteśvara Festival; Essay writing contest about works of Van Hanh library; Olympic jogging "For Peace" and many art activities, folk games...
This year, the Organizing Committee included in the festival program the discussion "Solutions to enhance the Avalokiteśvara Festival - National Intangible Cultural Heritage" and the Avalokiteśvara Pagoda will also open the Museum of Buddhist Culture. to welcome tourists to visit and research.
In addition, the Festival Organizing Committee focuses on ensuring security and order, traffic safety, environmental sanitation, fire prevention and fighting, and ensuring food hygiene and safety to contribute to the organization. A unique and civilized festival.
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