This is a unique regional festival that attracts a large number of locals and tourists from all over to participate and listen to Quan Ho folk songs. To date, the authorities in Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province, have completed preparations for the Lim Festival.
According to Ngo Xuan Tinh, Head of the Culture and Information Department of Tien Du District, in order for the Lim Festival to take place smoothly and meet the aspirations of the people and visitors from all over, the district established the Steering Committee for the Lim Festival in the Spring of the Year of the Dragon 2024 early on and developed a plan for management and organization.
The 2024 Lim Festival was held in three communes formerly belonging to the Noi Due district, now Lim town, and the communes of Noi Due and Lien Bao, Tien Du district. The festival center was Hong Van mountain (Lim mountain) in Lim town.
In 2024, the festival included a ceremony offering incense at Hong An Pagoda and the tomb of General Nguyen Dinh Dien on Lim Hill on the 12th day of the first lunar month, and a procession of the sacred decree from Lo Bao village communal house to Dinh Ca village communal house, followed by traditional incense offerings at communal houses, temples, and pagodas in the villages of Noi Due and Lien Bao communes and Lim town on the 13th day of the first lunar month.
Besides the ceremonial part, many festive activities take place, such as: organizing 12 Quan Ho folk singing booths at the center of Lim Hill and Van Tuong regulating lake; poetry and calligraphy booths; folk games, cultural performances at the main stage of the festival; cultural and culinary activities, entertainment, and fireworks display at Van Tuong regulating lake on the evening of the 12th day of the first lunar month…
To date, preparations for the festival have been completed. The Organizing Committee has directed the cleaning of the Lim Hill area and the roads surrounding the festival grounds before, during, and after the festival; the installation of advertising panels promoting Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs; and the Lim Festival map at the entrance to the festival area...
The Organizing Committee focused on selecting Quan Ho clubs to perform at the festival. Accordingly, Quan Ho clubs, male and female singers from the original Quan Ho villages, the practicing Quan Ho villages, and Quan Ho groups from outside the province were selected. Artists participated in Quan Ho singing exchanges at 12 different venues. Simultaneously, the Organizing Committee coordinated with the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater and directed the District's Culture, Sports and Communication Center to organize Quan Ho performances during the day and evening of the 12th and 13th of the first lunar month. A new feature this year is that, in addition to the original and practicing Quan Ho clubs in the district, there will also be two young Quan Ho clubs from the district and the Muoi Nho Quan Ho Club from Ho Chi Minh City participating in the exchange.
To ensure a smooth experience for tourists visiting during the spring festival, the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province has developed a traffic diversion plan.
Accordingly, vehicles traveling on Provincial Road 295B, heading from Hanoi to Bac Giang, should follow these routes: From Provincial Road 295B, through the Dong Xep Bridge interchange to National Highway 1A; from Provincial Road 295B to Provincial Road 295 towards Yen Phong or the new National Highway 18; from Provincial Road 295B through the central road of Tien Son Industrial Park, through the industrial park interchange to National Highway 1A.
Cars traveling on provincial road 295B from Bac Giang to Hanoi can follow these routes: From provincial road 295B towards the old National Highway 18 (Tran Hung Dao Street) or National Highway 38 (Nguyen Trai Street) or the intersection of provincial road 295B and Ly Anh Tong Street to National Highway 1A; from provincial road 295B towards National Highway 38 via Ho Bridge, National Highway 17 to Hanoi; from provincial road 295B towards the Southwest interchange to National Highway 1A, the new National Highway 18 to Hanoi; from provincial road 295B towards provincial road 286 to Yen Phong to Hanoi.
In the event of traffic congestion, motorcycles, mopeds, and other non-motorized vehicles are prohibited from passing through or entering the festival area. Traffic police on duty are responsible for directing vehicles to take the following routes: National Highway 1A, National Highway 18, National Highway 38, Provincial Road 295B, Provincial Road 286, the central road of Tien Son Industrial Park, and inter-communal roads to bypass the Lim Festival. Traffic diversion will be in effect from 7:00 AM on February 21st and 22nd.
TH (according to the News newspaper)Source
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