(HNMO) – On the evening of May 21, at the national monument of Dong Co temple, the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tay Ho district (Hanoi) solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Association. The Pledge of Allegiance at Dong Co Temple (995-1028) and the Announcement Ceremony of the decision to register the Loyalty Oath Association on the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Attending the ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Trong Nghia, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Nguyen Thi Tuyen, Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee; Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, former member of the Party Central Committee, former Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee; Ha Minh Hai, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee.
Dong Co Temple (Thuy Khue Street, Buoi Ward, Tay Ho District) was built in 1028, worshiping the god Trong Dong, the deity who helped King Ly Thai Tong keep the land and put down the rebellion of the three kings. The temple is the birthplace of the Loyalty Oath Festival - a unique festival with many profound human values, as well as clearly showing the Vietnamese character and Vietnamese tradition.
Accordingly, the Festival of Loyalty and Loyalty at Dong Co Temple is one of the two biggest and most important festivals of the Thang Long Citadel of the Ly Dynasty, deeply expressing the spirit of loyalty, filial piety and longing for national peace and prosperity. The special feature of the Dong Co Temple Oath Festival also lies in the harmony, blending between royal and folk rituals, borrowing divine majesty to create the complete sublimation of the community in the desire for social stability. develop the country.
Through many dynasties in history, from Ly, Tran, Le, up to now is the Ho Chi Minh era, the oath association is still maintained, continued and preserved intact values. Every year, on the 4th day of the fourth lunar month, people in the region are eager to celebrate, contributing to increasing the cohesion of the community, fostering and enriching the cultural and spiritual life of the village community. Dong Xa in particular, Tay Ho district in general. The unique values of the Dong Co Temple Festival still continue to be maintained, practiced, handed down and spread by the community in the cultural and spiritual life here.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Tay Ho District People's Committee Nguyen Dinh Khuyen affirmed: The 995th anniversary of the Loyalty Oath Festival at Dong Co Temple and the announcement ceremony of the decision to register the Dong Co Temple Loyalty Oath Festival. Being included in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage is an opportunity to honor the heritage with its sustainable value and strong vitality; recognizing and praising the efforts of the Party Committee, administration of Buoi ward, relevant departments, branches and branches of the district and the people's community in preserving, preserving and promoting the value of historical - cultural relics the Dong Co Temple and the Loyalty Oath Association; at the same time, promote the responsibility of preserving and promoting the heritage to serve the district's socio-economic development in the coming years.
“In order to locate, protect and promote the value of this cultural heritage commensurately, over the past time, with the companionship and support of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, the guidance and help Supported by the Cultural Heritage Department (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), experts, scientists, Tay Ho district have completed the preparation of a scientific dossier to request the registration of the Dong Co Temple Loyalty Association. on the list of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage; implemented many meaningful activities such as: Organizing incense offering and exchanging experiences at Dong Co temple, Dan Ne village, Yen Tho commune, Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province; Seminar on Protecting and promoting the value of intangible cultural heritage of Dong Co Temple's Loyalty Ceremony; organize extracurricular educational programs on traditional cultural history for students; organizing cultural, art, and sports exchanges, traditional sports..., making an important contribution to spreading the heritage value, so that the heritage continues to shine in the flow of thousands of generations of good cultural traditions of the people. ethnic Vietnamese", emphasized Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khuyen.
The ceremony to celebrate the 995th anniversary of the Loyalty Oath Festival at Dong Co Temple (1028-2023) and the ceremony to announce the decision to register the Loyalty Oath Association in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List took place with incense offering ceremonies, Opening ceremony, announcing the decision to enroll the Loyalty Oath Association on the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The festival part is a special art program with an epic dance performance about the legend of Dong Co temple and the event that King Ly Thai Tong opened the Loyalty Oath Festival after the Tam Vuong Rebellion event. The art program is a delicate combination of music, dance, light effects and folk art forms: Xam singing, cheo singing, singing performance, drum dance, dragon procession... with the participation of many people. People's Artists, Meritorious Artists and Vietnam Tuong Theater troupe help viewers clearly feel the sacredness, imbued with Thang Long - Hanoi identity of the Dong Co Temple Festival.
The festival lasts until the end of May 22, with many traditional cultural, artistic and sports activities. In particular, on May 5, there will be a ceremony to re-enact the Loyalty Oath Festival at Dong Co Temple.
