Coming to Tay Ninh during the Mid-Autumn Festival, thousands of exciting experiences await visitors at the Holy See and Ba Den Mountain.

ATTENDING THE DIEU TRI PALACE BANQUET AT THE HOLY SEE, GOING TO BA DEN MOUNTAIN TO OFFER LAMPS IN THE REUNION SEASON AND SEEING UNIQUE ART EXHIBITIONS – THESE ARE EXPERIENCES NOT TO BE MISSED DURING THIS MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL IN TAY NINH.

Attending the Dieu Tri Palace Banquet at the Holy See, going up Ba Den Mountain to offer incense during the reunion season and seeing a unique art exhibition - these are experiences not to be missed during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival in Tay Ninh .

Ba Den Mountain top sparkles at night. Photo: Nguyen Minh Tu

Attend the Yaochi Palace Banquet at the Holy See

The Yen Dieu Tri Palace Festival is the biggest festival of the Cao Dai religion held every year on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The main festival takes place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, but usually Cao Dai followers from the provinces and cities make a pilgrimage to the inner city of Tay Ninh Holy See a week in advance.

Here, visitors will be immersed in a solemn and vibrant atmosphere with traditional rituals typical of Cao Dai religion such as the procession of the Mother Buddha and the Nine Fairies, the Dragon Horse, the Four Sacred Animals (incense dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix), phoenix dance or the ethnic music parade... In particular, followers of Cao Dai sects both inside and outside the province will display elaborate and vivid offerings including the Four Sacred Animals (dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix) made from fruit - these are unique items that you rarely have the opportunity to admire anywhere else but Tay Ninh.

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The Holy See bustles at the Yaochi Palace Banquet. Photo: Ha The Bao

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the Yen Dieu Tri Palace Festival will be held on a grand scale, gathering thousands of Cao Dai followers from all over the country to attend in Tay Ninh. The solemn, splendid, and bustling festival atmosphere in the Holy See will be an experience not to be missed in Tay Ninh this Mid-Autumn Festival.

Watch art performances and offer lanterns to celebrate the reunion season on Ba Den Mountain

The Mid-Autumn Festival in Tay Ninh is not only bustling at the Cao Dai Holy See, but also bustling on Ba Den Mountain with a space uniquely decorated with giant lanterns symbolizing the sacred mountain and hundreds of colorful lanterns. The Full Moon Festival art program taking place on the mornings of September 28 and 29 (ie August 14 and 15 of the lunar calendar) will bring a vibrant festival season with special performances of drums, lion dances, dragon dances, bamboo flutes, etc.

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The lamp offering ceremony will be held on the evening of the 16th day of the 8th lunar month on Ba Den Mountain. Photo: Nguyen Minh Tu

On the evening of the 16th day of the 8th lunar month, visitors will join in the ritual of releasing flower lanterns to pray for peace for their families and light up their wishes for a season of complete reunion. Hundreds of sparkling lanterns float on the water in the middle of the square at the foot of the statue of Buddha Tay Bo Da Son, along with 3,500 LED lights lighting up the entire mountain top, creating a magical sacred space for the mountain known as "the first mountain in heaven".

Ba Den Mountain in the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a colorful flower paradise with more than 50,000 flower trees for visitors to admire and check-in. Besides, there is a fairyland with a mysterious garden recreated with many moon lamp models of different sizes converging with solar firefly lights, creating an extremely magical space.

Visit the exhibition of Buddhism and Vietnamese Lotus Leaves

Coming to Ba Den Mountain during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, visitors will also have the opportunity to see more than 50 ancient statues dating back thousands of years from Japan, China, Taiwan and Vietnam in the exhibition “Tay Bo Da Vo Luong Dai Bi Incarnation”. The exhibition is organized by Pham Nghiem Trai at the Buddhist Exhibition Center at the foot of the great statue of Buddha Tay Bo Da Son, and will take place from the Mid-Autumn Festival until early November.

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The statue of “Quan Am Thuy Nguyet” will be displayed at the exhibition “Tay Bo Da Vo Luong Dai Bi Incarnation”. Photo: Pham Nghiem Trai

The exhibition displays from statues that are national treasures of many countries, original antiques collected and preserved by Pham Nghiem Trai, to contemporary masterpieces from artisans who are famous national masters in the sculpture village of Japan, Taiwan, China... Here, visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy the art of tea ceremony in a peaceful Buddhist space, where cups of fragrant lotus tea and the art of tea drinking will bring a feeling of relaxation and true happiness in the middle of the sacred mountain.

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Besides the exhibition “Tay Bo Da Vo Luong Dai Bi Incarnation”, from August 14 to August 25 of the lunar calendar, the exhibition of Vietnamese Lotus Leaves is also held with many works made from lotus leaves using special and creative processing technology such as lotus paintings, souvenirs, table statues, interior products, lotus foods… With this exhibition, visitors will have many interesting experiences when witnessing artisans writing calligraphy on lotus leaves, painting lotus flowers, painting little monks and statues of Tay Bo Da Son Buddha on lotus leaves, or enjoying ancient tea infused in lotus flowers in the peaceful space on the top of the sacred mountain.

According to Buddhist culture, the lotus flower is a symbol of purity and innocent life, representing the purity of a monk. The Vietnamese Lotus Leaf Exhibition on the top of Ba Den Mountain will therefore be a unique space for visitors to slow down and find relaxation and peace of mind during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.

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