Photo collection: (6 photos) BAC HAO PAGODA FESTIVAL IN EARLY SPRING

- Author: Vo Van Hoang

- Date of participation: October 12, 2024

- Contest entry code: 604861

- Link to contest entries: https://happy.vietnam.vn/contest/gallery-contest-2024/submission/604861

- Work: "Photo collection: (6 photos) BAC HAO PAGODA FESTIVAL IN EARLY SPRING" - Taken at: Hai Duong - Unit: Individual

Introduction: Bach Hao Pagoda was built in 1011 under the reign of King Ly Thai To. At first, the pagoda was built simply with bamboo and wood. When King Tran Nhan Tong became a Buddhist monk, he visited and rebuilt the pagoda. Therefore, along with worshiping Buddha, Bach Hao Pagoda also worships King Tran Nhan Tong and three laymen in the village, Nguyen Danh Quang, Nguyen Danh Nguyen and Ly Dinh Khue. Next to the pagoda are three thrones worshiping three tutelary gods made of green stone. Every year on the 6th of the first lunar month, the opening ceremony of Bach Hao Pagoda in Thanh Xa commune takes place. This is a big festival of Thanh Ha district with many unique folk games... Bach Hao Pagoda was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic in 1993. Bach Hao Pagoda Festival was recognized as a national intangible heritage in 2015.