The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently announced a list of 12 new national intangible cultural heritages, including Tien Cong Festival in Quang Yen town, Quang Ninh province.
Accordingly, other new 11 national intangible cultural heritages are under 4 categories, such as: traditional festivals; traditional crafts; social customs and faith; and folk art performances.
The ministry asked the Chairmen of the Provincial and City People's Committees who have those heritages to enhance state management of the heritages by strictly complying with the current laws and regulations on culture heritages.
Tien Cong temple festival is one of the largest traditional festivals of Quang Yen Town aiming at memorizing the great contribution of the Creators in developing Ha Nam island into a rich locality nowadays. Everyyear, the village starts the festivities on the seventh day of the first lunar month. On this occasion, every family makes its own procession to celebrate longevity of the oldest men of the village (all from 80, 90, 100 years old). All processions join together near the temple make a jubilant and animated atmosphere but still sacred.
Article by Thai Binh
