Accordingly, the main festival taking place on March 28 attracted thousands of participants, including monks, nuns, Buddhists in Da Nang City and many localities throughout the country.
The organizing committee said that there are 30 religious, cultural, artistic, and sports activities in the festival, including the opening ceremony, the ceremony of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, offering incense to commemorate Princess Huyen Tran, and the ceremony spring festival to pray for national peace and prosperity... In addition, activities in the festival include traditional boat racing on the Co Co River with reenactments of historical scenes; Live drawing of the Avalokiteshvara festival; write comments about the works of Van Hanh library; Olympic jogging for peace, other folk games...
The official ceremony attracted thousands of attendees. Photo: Nguyen Ha
Venerable Thich Tu Nghiem - Member of the Executive Council, Head of the City Buddhist Administration Committee. Da Nang commented that today, the Avalokiteśvara Marble Mountains Festival has become a cultural and spiritual activity not only for monks, nuns and Buddhists but also a destination for non-Buddhists. Attracting a large number of people to attend, it is a place for Buddhist cultural exchange between Vietnam and a number of countries in the region.
Accordingly, during the festival there will also be art performances by international troupes such as Japan, Thailand; chanting and singing the hut song; tea corners combined with traditional music performances; exhibitions of photography, painting, and calligraphy; lantern festival, campfire; Vegetarian culinary space…
City Department of Culture and Sports. According to information from Da Nang, this year, the festival is extended up to 4 days (1 day more than previous editions), until March 29 on the 3th anniversary of the City's Liberation Day. Danang.
It is known that the Avalokiteshvara Marble Mountain Festival is listed among the 15 major national festivals. This festival has been included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism from 2021.
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