It is known that the peace praying ceremony is an activity within the framework of the Van Xuan festival at Hai Thon temple - a national historical and cultural relic. This is an ancient temple more than 300 years old, worshiping King Ly Nam De and Queen Do Thi Khuong. Every year, this place regularly organizes festive activities according to local customs and traditions.
Vice Chairwoman of Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee Tran Thi Bich Hang offers incense at the national historical and cultural relic Hai Thon Temple. Photo: TB Newspaper
Van Xuan Festival 2024 will take place for 3 days from March 19 - March 3, 21 (from February 3 to February 2024 of the lunar calendar) with many activities imbued with traditional cultural identity. Events such as: the saint's proclamation ceremony, the ceremony to pray for peace and release the lanterns, the palanquin procession, the training, and the offerings of the delegation and a large number of people and tourists from all over. Along with that, traditional folk games and a number of sports such as wrestling, traditional martial arts performances, tug of war, Chinese chess, praying, etc. are still maintained as in previous years.
Through the Van Xuan Festival, every citizen of Xuan Hoa commune has the right to proudly review the history of building and defending the country of King "Tien Ly Nam De" and Queen "Do Thi Khuong" who raised the flag of the uprising and defeated the army. invaded the Liang Dynasty.
Here, more than 1477 years ago, was the base that made an important contribution to building the independent Van Xuan state in 544 and was the land that gave birth to Queen Do Thi Khuong. At the same time, it is also an opportunity to express gratitude and remember our predecessors who have contributed to building, preserving and preserving treasures, cultural, architectural and artistic values as well as the values that the Festival brings.
