Tran Xuan Giap Thin Temple Seal Opening Festival 2024

On February 20 (January 11), at the Tran Temple - Thap Pagoda historical and cultural relic site, Loc Vuong ward ( Nam Dinh city), the Ngoc Lo palanquin procession (carrying the incense of King Tran Nhan Tong) from Thap Pagoda to Thien Truong Temple took place. This is the opening ceremony for the Tran Temple Spring Seal Opening Festival Giap Thin 2024.

The procession started from Tran Temple to Thap Pagoda. (Source: VNA)

This spiritual festival has long become a traditional cultural feature of the Vietnamese people, especially during the Spring season, which is also the time when many temple festivals open their doors to welcome visitors from all over.

It would be a mistake to talk about spiritual festivals without mentioning Tran Temple in Nam Dinh City, a place considered a land of "spiritual people", rich in cultural traditions with many festivals associated with historical relics from thousands of years ago.

The Ngoc Lo palanquin procession from Thap Pagoda to Thien Truong Temple. (Source: VNA)

According to historical and cultural researchers, the Tran Temple opening ceremony has great humanistic significance, praying for world peace and prosperity.

The Tran Dynasty seal is engraved with the words "Tran Dynasty Classics" and "Accumulating Blessings Without Border". The essence of the four words "Accumulating Blessings Without Border" on the seal is that the Tran Dynasty bestowed blessings on its descendants, taught its descendants and hundreds of families to preserve moral qualities and accumulate blessings. The more blessings and virtues there are, the more lasting the benefits will be.

Lion dance performance at Ngoc Lo palanquin procession. (Source: VNA)

The Tran Temple Opening Ceremony in Nam Dinh is held in early Spring every year to preserve and promote cultural values, educate the tradition of patriotism against foreign invaders, commemorate the merits of ancestors, and remember the great contributions of the Tran Dynasty in building the country, opening rivers, reclaiming seas and expanding the territory with the bright Dong A spirit, and defeating the Yuan-Mongol invaders three times.

The Tran Temple Seal Opening Festival in Nam Dinh, Spring of the Year of the Dragon 2024, will take place from February 20-25, with many unique traditional cultural activities. The organizers plan to distribute seals to visitors from 5 a.m. on February 24.

(according to VNA)

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