The Tran Temple Festival 2015 kicked off on March 3 in Tam Duong hamlet,Tien Duc commune, Hung Ha district in the Red River province of ThaiBinh.
A ceremony was also held on the occasion toreceive the special national relic honour for the Temple complexdedicated to the Kings of the Tran Dynasty ((1225-1400).
The Temple was built in the Long Hung land where the Tran Dynastyascended more than 700 years ago to commemorate Tran Kings, who alwaysreturned to where is now Hung Ha district to perform ceremoniesproclaiming their victories over invaders to the ancestors.
In 2014, the Tran Temple festival, which includes many originalrituals and customs typical of the Tran Dynasty such as the processionof water, fish dishes contest, folk games, folk songs and dances, wasrecognised as the national intangible cultural heritage.
Thisyear’s festival, which will last till March 8, features activitiesre-enacting the development milestones of the Tran Dynasty and honouringits Kings.
A ceremony dedicated to the TranDynasty's ancestor, Tran Kinh, will be organised on March 8, the 18thday of the first lunar month.
Earlier on March 1, a Tran Temple Festival kicked off in northern Nam Dinh province.
A ceremony for distributing papers stamped with the holy royal sealswill take place in Nam Dinh in the night of March 4 - the first fullmoon of the lunar new year.
Thai Binhis considered the birthplace of the Tran Kings' ancestors, while theDynasty's first royal palaces were located in Nam Dinh.-VNA
A ceremony was also held on the occasion toreceive the special national relic honour for the Temple complexdedicated to the Kings of the Tran Dynasty ((1225-1400).
The Temple was built in the Long Hung land where the Tran Dynastyascended more than 700 years ago to commemorate Tran Kings, who alwaysreturned to where is now Hung Ha district to perform ceremoniesproclaiming their victories over invaders to the ancestors.
In 2014, the Tran Temple festival, which includes many originalrituals and customs typical of the Tran Dynasty such as the processionof water, fish dishes contest, folk games, folk songs and dances, wasrecognised as the national intangible cultural heritage.
Thisyear’s festival, which will last till March 8, features activitiesre-enacting the development milestones of the Tran Dynasty and honouringits Kings.
A ceremony dedicated to the TranDynasty's ancestor, Tran Kinh, will be organised on March 8, the 18thday of the first lunar month.
Earlier on March 1, a Tran Temple Festival kicked off in northern Nam Dinh province.
A ceremony for distributing papers stamped with the holy royal sealswill take place in Nam Dinh in the night of March 4 - the first fullmoon of the lunar new year.
Thai Binhis considered the birthplace of the Tran Kings' ancestors, while theDynasty's first royal palaces were located in Nam Dinh.-VNA
