Tien Cong temple festival officially opened on Feb. 9 at Quang Yen Town with a wide range of traditional rituals, exciting cultural and sportive activities.
The festival is to commemorate the merits of the Creators, who found freshwater sources and gave birth to the current rich Ha Nam island area today. This is also a chance for children to show gratitude to their grandparents and parents...
The Tien Cong Festival (Quang Yen town) is held from the 4th to the 8th of the first lunar month. This is an annual festival of processions taking the elderly aged 80, 90 and 100 to the temple in Cam La commune to pay tribute to the Creators, who came from the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in the post-Le dynasty to Bach Dang estuary to establish the hometown of Ha Nam.
This is one of the largest spring festivals in Quang Yen town to promote the tradition of "drinking water, thinking of its source" and arouse the pride of ancestors while serving the needs of practicing beliefs and enjoying cultural and spiritual values of local people and visitors from all walks of life.
Article by Ngo Dinh Dung (From Devision of Culture and Communications of Quang Yen)
