Opening of the 1st Folk Culture Festival of Typical Monuments of Ninh Binh Province

On the morning of November 21, at Lanh Giang Temple, the Department of Culture and Sports coordinated with the People's Committee of Duy Tan Ward to organize the opening ceremony of the first Folk Culture Festival of typical relics of Ninh Binh province in 2025.

Clubs participating in the Festival receive souvenir flags from the Organizing Committee.

Attending the opening ceremony were representatives of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department; Department of Home Affairs, Department of Culture and Sports, Department of Tourism; Ninh Binh Newspaper, Radio and Television; Institute for Research on Preservation and Promotion of Vietnamese Ethnic Culture; Center for Research and Preservation of Vietnamese Cultural Beliefs; leaders of the Party Committee, People's Committee of Duy Tan Ward and communes and wards with clubs participating in the festival: Nam Dinh Ward, Yen Tu Commune, Thanh Binh Commune, Tran Thuong Commune, Vu Ban Commune, Yen Dong Commune and Nam Truc Commune.

Drum performance of Tran Thuong Temple.

With the theme: "Historical and cultural relics of Ninh Binh province converge and spread thousand-year values" and the message "Honoring heritage - Connecting the community", the Festival has the participation of 9 folk culture clubs from 9 relics of the province, including: Tran Temple (Nam Dinh ward) performing the Nam Quan ceremony; Non Khe communal house (Yen Tu commune) performing the Non Khe Newspaper Festival; Chay communal house (Thanh Binh commune) performing the Hat Trong Quan performance; Tran Thuong Temple (Tran Thuong commune) performing the ritual of serving Saint Tran; Lieu Doi communal house (Thanh Binh commune) performing the Lieu Doi wrestling ritual; Van Cat Palace (Vu Ban commune) reenacting the story of Mother Lieu Hanh's first birth; Thien Huong Palace (Vu Ban commune) practicing the worship of Mother Tam Phu; Quang Cung Palace (Yen Dong commune) reenacting the story of Mother Lieu Hanh's second birth; Dai Bi Pagoda (Nam Truc commune) performing the art of Oi Loi (puppetry).

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Mr. Vu Thanh Lich, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, said: This is the first time Ninh Binh province has organized a folk culture festival of typical relics at the provincial level since the province's merger. The festival is one of the practical activities to implement solutions to preserve and promote the value of cultural heritage in the current period.

The festival is organized to create a healthy cultural playground, where localities with typical historical and cultural relics meet, exchange and share experiences in management, conservation, restoration and mobilize social resources to promote heritage values. At the same time, this is also an opportunity to promote the image of Ninh Binh land and people to domestic and foreign tourists, aiming at the goal of sustainable development between culture and tourism economy.

Incense offering ceremony at the altar of the saint in the Nam Quan ceremony at Tran temple in Nam Dinh.

The first Ninh Binh Province Folk Culture Festival of Typical Monuments in 2025 will take place over two days (November 21 and 22). In addition to the performances of unique folk cultural performances of typical monuments, there will also be exchange activities and competitions to learn about cultural heritage between groups, reenacting typical rituals, performances, customs and festivals associated with the monuments.

News and photos: Chu Binh

Source: https://baoninhbinh.org.vn/khai-mac-lien-hoan-van-hoa-dan-gian-cac-di-tich-tieu-bieu-tinh-ninh-binh-lan-th-251121152409803.html