Festival of the commune at the headland of the Fatherland

Xa Tac Temple Festival is a large, unique and special festival, attracting thousands of participants. Xa Tac Temple Festival honors the eternal value of national relics from the beautiful land at the head of the country. The festival is increasingly organized on a large scale, with the participation of a large number of people and tourists, worthy of honoring the value of national relics. In Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, the head of the country, the festival usually takes place around the second lunar month. This is the biggest festival of the year, an activity in the series of tourism events of Mong Cai city in 2024; thereby contributing to introducing and promoting the values ​​and cultural beauty of Xa Tac Temple and famous landscapes, landscapes, and tourist attractions of Mong Cai, contributing to attracting tourists to Mong Cai. In particular, this year, the festival takes place completely on the weekend, so it is very suitable for tourists to choose as a meaningful destination in their spring trip. Up to now, Xa Tac Temple has become a spiritual destination for people and tourists from all over the world when they set foot in the northeastern part of the country. If you want to learn more about this festival, please join Vietnam.vn to attend the festival through the photo series "The festival of the land at the head of the Fatherland" by author Nguyen Quoc Toan. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications .

Located near the Ka Long River junction, close to the Vietnam - China border, Xa Tac Temple was built around the end of the 13th century, the beginning of the 14th century under the Tran Dynasty to worship the god Xa Tac (Xa Tac Dai Vuong) - the local tutelary god of ancient Mong Cai district. Located in an important position at the head of the Fatherland, next to the Vietnam - China river junction, Xa Tac Temple is a place that marks the historical place where our ancestors pacified the border and affirmed the unique features in the cultural and religious activities of the Vietnamese people.

The Xa Tac worship ceremony expresses the wishes of agricultural residents for favorable weather, good crops, a peaceful and prosperous life. Peace and prosperity are the eternal wishes of people. This wish exists forever regardless of time and space, making life flourish and flourish. For agricultural residents, whether this wish is fulfilled or not depends largely on nature and the weather. Favorable weather brings good crops, a prosperous and happy life. Therefore, the Xa Tac worship ceremony is held every year to pray for favorable weather, good crops, and prosperity and peace for the whole nation. With that meaning, the Xa Tac worship ceremony is not only a ceremony of the royal court but also of the whole people.

The Water Cap and Water Procession Ceremony represents the people's belief in praying for water and favorable weather; conveying the hope for a year of good crops and a prosperous business. The Water Cap Ceremony is an important ritual of the Xa Tac Temple Festival, praying for a year of good crops and favorable weather. Located at the headland of the Fatherland, Xa Tac Temple used to be a place that marked many ups and downs of history. And now, it is worthy of being a national monument. Xa Tac Temple and Xa Tac Temple Festival have become a solid "milestone" affirming the national territorial sovereignty, affirming the unique features in the cultural and religious activities of the Vietnamese people at the headland of the Fatherland. Xa Tac Temple Festival 2023 has attracted a large number of people and tourists from all over the country, becoming a meaningful highlight in the Spring Festival season 2023 in Mong Cai City.

In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" will continue to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website.   https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam.

Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Announcement and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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