Celebrating the Nine-Chamber Temple Festival

Over time, the Nine-Compartment Temple has been restored and renovated, now featuring a traditional stilt house design of the Thai people, consisting of nine compartments, each representing a district or village. (Photo: Nguyen Sach)

The Nine-Chamber Temple is a harmonious blend of architectural features characteristic of the Thai ethnic group. It has two staircases, each with nine steps. Inside the temple, the interior layout varies depending on the chambers. The main chamber is dedicated to worshipping Heaven (Pọ Phà), the daughter of Heaven (Náng Xỉ Đà), and the person who contributed to the founding of the village (Tạo Ló Ỳ). The remaining eight chambers are similar. Photo: Sách Nguyễn

The Nine-Compartment Temple Festival is held annually from the 14th to the 16th of the second lunar month. The festival attracts a large number of local people and tourists from all over. Photo: Nhat Thanh

At the Nine-Compartment Temple Festival, visitors can enjoy solemn ceremonies such as the opening ceremony, the announcement ceremony, the buffalo bathing ceremony and procession, the buffalo sacrifice ceremony, the grand sacrifice ceremony, the opening ceremony, and the thanksgiving ceremony, all reflecting the rich cultural identity of the Thai ethnic group in the western part of Nghe An province. (In the photo: The grand sacrifice ceremony at the Nine-Compartment Temple. Photo: Sach Nguyen)

A highlight of the Nine-Compartment Temple Festival in Que Phong district is the buffalo sacrifice ceremony. Photo: Sach Nguyen

The festival is an opportunity for locals and tourists to immerse themselves in a vibrant atmosphere with folk games and cultural and sporting activities rich in national identity, such as tug-of-war, crossbow shooting, throwing the "con" (a type of ball), cockfighting, stilt walking, furrow carving competition, gong playing, and call-and-response love songs... In the photo: Community singing and dancing at the Nine-Compartment Temple Festival. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Bamboo pole dance at the Nine-Compartment Temple Festival. Photo: Nguyen Sach

The Nine-Compartment Temple Festival has become an indispensable cultural and spiritual event for the people of Que Phong in particular and visitors from all over in general. Here, visitors can experience and understand more about the history of the region, to reflect together and remind each other to preserve, protect, and promote the value of cultural heritage. In the photo: Furrow carving – a unique cultural feature of the Thai ethnic group at the Nine-Compartment Temple Festival. Photo: Sach Nguyen

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