Opening of Ky Cung Festival

(CLO) Ky Cung Temple Festival and Ta Phu Temple Festival are two typical festivals, imbued with the traditional culture of the ethnic people of Lang region.

On February 19 (January 22, At Ty year), in Lang Son city, the Ky Cung - Ta Phu Temple Festival took place, the largest festival in the province recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Ky Cung Temple Festival and Ta Phu - Ky Lua Temple Festival are two typical festivals held annually from January 22 to 27 every year.

Procession from Ky Cung Temple to Ta Phu Temple. Photo: TPO

The two festivals are imbued with the traditional culture of the ethnic people of Lang Son, expressing gratitude and commemoration of the great contributions of two mandarins who contributed to the construction and development of Lang Son in the late 17th and early 18th centuries: Left Admiral Han District Duke Than Cong Tai (worshiped at Ta Phu Temple - Ky Lua) and Mandarin Tuan Tranh (worshiped at Ky Cung Temple).

The festival is also an opportunity for people to express their solidarity and unity, and to make good wishes for a year of favorable weather, prosperity, luck, happiness and peace for every family.

During the festival, many special activities are held such as: sacrificial rituals, palanquin processions, cannon-capturing, folk games, and cultural exchanges imbued with the unique culture of the ethnic groups of Lang Son in the early days of spring.

The new point of this year's festival is that people and tourists can participate in the contest of wrapping banh chung and displaying five-fruit trays, visit the exhibition area of ​​prize-winning paintings in the painting contest with the theme "Spring and Festival", and a calligraphy booth...

During the opening ceremony, delegates reviewed the history of the two relics and festivals, and enjoyed a unique lion and dragon dance performance, performances with folk melodies such as then, sli, luong, and songs and dances praising the beauty and people of Lang Son.

Exchange activities of Then singing and Tinh lute of Lang region. Photo: TPO

The Ky Cung - Ta Phu Temple Festival started from a legendary story that has been passed down in folklore: Due to many injustices, the great Mandarin Tuan Tranh of the Tran Dynasty committed suicide by throwing himself into the Ky Cung River. Later, the Left Admiral Han Quan Cong Than Cong Tai was nominated to Lang to clear Tuan Tranh's name, and from then on, the people established the Ta Phu Temple to worship him.

In gratitude for Mr. Than Cong Tai's actions, every year on the 22nd of January at noon, the people of Lang Son hold a ceremony to carry Mr. Tuan Tranh's incense bowl from Ky Cung Temple to Ta Phu Temple to express their gratitude. The name of the festival at Ky Cung - Ta Phu Temple was also born from that time.

Khanh Ngoc

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/khai-mac-le-hoi-ky-cung--ta-phu-post335206.html