Xa Tac worship ceremony is a royal ritual of the Nguyen Dynasty, expressing the desire for harmony and coexistence with nature. The ceremony promotes humanistic values, in accordance with the ethics of the Vietnamese people.

From the end of the Nguyen Dynasty in 1945 until 2007, this ceremony no longer appeared, but with the cooperation of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and a number of cultural management agencies and the community, the Xa Tac ceremony was restored in 2008 and maintained annually. Since its restoration until now, the Xa Tac ceremony has always been interested and focused on, contributing to preserving and promoting the value of the ceremony.

The Xa Tac worship ceremony is now performed solemnly with all the traditional rituals, including: cleansing ceremony, incense offering, welcoming the gods, offering titles, transmitting wishes, sending off the gods, and writing wishes.

After the rituals, people come to burn incense at the Xa Tac altar to pray for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather, a happy and prosperous life...

The Xa Tac Altar was built in 1806 under the reign of King Gia Long and is one of the most important royal relics of the ancient capital of Hue. Under the Nguyen Dynasty, the Xa Tac Altar was placed in the same row as the Nam Giao Altar and the Five Temples in the Imperial City, one of the important “Temples” of the royal court and family.

The Xa Tac worship ceremony held annually in Hue is an opportunity to introduce and promote the rituals and culture of the Nguyen Dynasty to a large number of people and tourists. More deeply, this worship ceremony also demonstrates the morality of drinking water and remembering its source, admiring the merits of ancestors.

One   Some pictures at the Xa Tac ceremony taking place in the early morning of March 10:

Every year, the Xa Tac ceremony is held to pray for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather and favorable winds.

Respectfully offer incense

Music at the ceremony

The Xa Tac ceremony is performed solemnly with full traditional rituals.

People offer incense at the Xa Tac altar

News: Lien Minh. Photo: TTDT