According to the plan of the People's Committee of Ninh Giang district (Hai Duong province) on organizing the Giap Thin Spring Painting Temple Festival in 2024 and announcing the Decision of the People's Committee of Hai Duong province recognizing Tranh Temple as a national architectural and artistic relic, the commune Dong Tam is a tourist destination, this year's event is held for 3 days, March 19 and March 3 - 23 (ie February 24 and February 3 - 10 of the lunar calendar).
Temple Painting Festival is registered as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2022
In particular, on March 18 (February 3 of the lunar calendar), the presentation ceremony takes place before the water procession; temple opening ceremony; display OCOP products, typical products of communes and towns in the district; Welcome cultural night program.
March 19 (February 3 of the lunar calendar), from 10:2 a.m. - 6:30 a.m. includes rituals and activities such as water procession; cultural programs and lion and dragon dances; opening speech; beat drums to open the festival; announced and awarded the Decision of the People's Committee of Hai Duong province recognizing the National Architectural and Artistic Monument of Tranh Temple, Dong Tam commune, Ninh Giang district as a tourist destination; reading wishes; incense offering ceremony. From 11:14 p.m. to 21:XNUMX p.m., Quan and Mother worship ceremonies take place; rustic ceremony.
On March 23 - 24 (February 3 - 14 of the lunar calendar), games will be held such as smashing clay pots, catching loaches in jars, catching goats blindfolded, national wrestling, praying on land, table tennis, and soccer. Men's and women's steam volleyball, clay cannon, tug of war, Chinese chess, water puppetry; thanksgiving ceremony.
The procession of the grand mandarin Tuan Tranh's palanquin
The highlight of the festival is the program to celebrate the birthday of the Great Mandarin of Tuan Tranh Ninh Giang Hai Duong with a welcome art night taking place at 20:18 p.m. on March 3 with performances by famous artisans and artists. such as: Meritorious Artist Dang Ngoc Anh, People's Artist Thanh Hoai, People's Artist Trong Binh; Artists such as Hung Min, Nam Giang and Hai Duong Cheo Theater artists performed.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Van, Vice Chairman of Ninh Giang District People's Committee, said that the event was organized to preserve and promote the value of historical and cultural relics and fine traditions of Tranh temple festival - an African cultural heritage. national objects; Expressing the principle "When drinking water, remember its source", honoring the merits of predecessors and figures worshiped at the monument.
Through activities, contributing to propagating and promoting the typical cultural values, tourist attractions, and fine traditions of Tranh temple festival; Traditional education, awareness of responsibility of officials and people in implementing, preserving and promoting the nation's cultural values. At the same time, it meets the spiritual and cultural needs of people and tourists from all over.
Tranh Temple is located in Tranh Xuyen village, Dong Tam commune, Ninh Giang district, Hai Duong province with a total area of 29.417m2.
Tranh Temple worships Mandarin Pentecostal Tranh, the 5th mandarin in the Five Gods of the Vietnamese people's belief in worshiping the Four Palaces.
The organizers awarded Certificates of Merit to individuals and groups who actively contributed to the festival
Currently, Tranh Temple relics are located on a spacious campus with 34 large and small rooms, including 7 pre-worship rooms, 7 intermediate rooms, 7 connecting house rooms, 3 Co-strip rooms, 3 harem rooms, 7 Dong vu rooms and many other auxiliary works such as the Dong Vu building consisting of 7 angled train compartments, made of ironwood, roofed with tiles; Nghi Mon was built in the style of "matching piles", including 2 side doors and one main door, on a large scale like the old Nghi Mon; beer house, radio station...
Mr. Vu Dinh Tien, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hai Duong province, said that Tranh Temple in Dong Tam commune, Ninh Giang district was ranked as an Artistic Architectural relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. country according to Decision No. 1214/QD-BVHTTDL, dated March 25, 3. Tranh Temple Traditional Festival was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage according to Decision No. 2009/QD-BVHTTDL dated April 781, 4.
Meritorious artist Dang Ngoc Anh practices Mother Goddess worship within the framework of the Festival
This is a valuable human resource that plays an important role in the cultural and spiritual life not only of the local community but also of the entire Vietnamese people, which further confirms the identification of potential. , the strength of the monument in contributing to the tourism development of Ninh Giang district in particular and Hai Duong province in general.
Meritorious artist Dang Ngoc Anh, Head of the 2024 Temple Festival Organizing Committee, said: The festival organizers always want to preserve and promote the quintessence and national cultural beliefs, along with cultural characteristics. of the homeland of Ninh Giang and Hai Duong will spread to visitors from all over to worship and enjoy the grace from the Fifth Great Mandarin Tuan Tranh, to have peace, favorable trade, towards Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. /.
