Taking place from March 16 to 19 (February 17 to 20 of the lunar calendar), this year's festival program has many rich activities that promise to attract tens of thousands of Buddhists, locals and tourists to visit and worship. On March 16 and 17, the organizing committee will perform the opening ceremony of the Shangyuan - Shangfu Sutra; exhibit fine arts, paintings, calligraphy and launch the special issue of the Quan The Am festival ; open the festival with folk cultural activities; offer incense to commemorate Princess Huyen Tran; the spring ceremony to pray for national peace and prosperity, and an art program to welcome the festival with the theme "Shining the jade lotus platform"...
The Quan The Am Festival aims to honor the national intangible cultural heritage values of the festival.
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At 7am on March 18, the main ceremony of the festival is the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara's birthday ceremony, expected to welcome tens of thousands of people to participate with the wish for a peaceful and prosperous country, and for the people to be happy and peaceful. This year's ceremony will be broadcast live for people nationwide to watch. On March 18, there will be a traditional boat racing festival, a Vietnamese vegetarian culinary space, an artistic kite performance, an art program, a lotus lantern meditation procession, etc. The closing ceremony will take place on March 19 with running and walking activities for peace in 2025.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, Vice Chairwoman of Da Nang City People's Committee, Head of the festival organizing committee, said that 2025 is the third year the festival is organized on a city scale. This is one of the unique cultural features of Ngu Hanh Son land, contributing to making Da Nang a city of events and festivals. Ms. Thi commented that the festival is a harmonious combination of religion and ethnicity, an opportunity to promote the image of cultural products, tourism , and people of Da Nang, attract tourists, and expand international cooperation in the field of culture. Therefore, the organizing committee has made efforts to ensure security, safety, civilization, practicality and efficiency.
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