Speaking of Ninh Binh, people not only think of charming and beautiful landscapes but also cultural and festive features. Hoa Lu Ninh Binh Festival (Truong Yen Festival) is one of the most unique and expected festivals of the year. Over a long history of more than 1,050 years, Hoa Lu festival till now still has outstanding cultural and historical values. Hoa Lu Festival has been recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam. Join Vissai to discover the unique features of this festival through the article below.
Hoa Lu Festival - Cultural and historical features
The area of Ninh Binh was called Truong Yen covered from the Ly dynasty to the later dynasties. Therefore, the great festival of this land is also called Truong Yen festival. In 2016, the name "Truong Yen Festival" was changed to "Hoa Lu Festival". Hoa Lu Ninh Binh Festival takes place at the beginning of the third lunar month (from March 6 to March 10).
More than 1,000 years ago, Dinh Bo Linh defeated the 12 warlords who ascended the throne with the title Dinh Tien Hoang. Under the reign of Dinh - Hoa Lu was chosen as the capital of Dai Co Viet. This is the first feudal state in our country. It was followed by the succession of the Lê dynasty with its historical feats in fighting Song and Chiem. According to history books, Truong Yen festival is a National Ceremony to commemorate the emperors and national heroes.
The unique value of Hoa Lu festival
Truong Yen Festival (Hoa Lu festival) has imbued with unique cultural traits of the nation. These traditional values are still preserved and maintained by Hoa Lu people to this day. Hoa Lu Festival is divided into 2 parts: the ceremony and the festival.
The ceremony includes temple opening ceremony, water procession ceremony, incense offering ceremony, fire procession ceremony, carpentry ceremony, procession ceremony, procession procession and flower festival. The opening ceremony of the temple took place at 2 temples of King Dinh Tien Hoang and temple of King Le Dai Hanh. The ceremony to ask the gods and two kings to bless the festival was held successfully. The people performing this ritual were the village elders, knowledgeable about the sacrifices.
Carpentry ceremony is a ceremony to wash idols. After the ceremony, the people performed the bathing. The water procession will take place on the morning of March 8 of the lunar calendar, the opening ceremony for the opening day. The procession of the procession was attended by many people, pointing towards the origin of the nation.
The procession of fire is the ritual performed at the two temples of King Dinh as a connection between the place of birth and the end at the place where he ascended to the throne of the Emperor. An incense burning ceremony took place so that the people could return to pay homage to the god.
Other ceremonies of the Ceremony: The ceremony of the procession, the procession of the palanquin and the flower festival all take place with a very solemn space, expressing the gratitude and memorial of the people. The festive part of Hoa Lu festival takes place with a variety of special folk games: drills, boat racing, stick dance, cheo singing competition,... Some typical and typical festival games of Hoa Lu festival can be mentioned as:
- Opening of the festival: contemporary stage performances to open the Hoa Lu festival part, are broadcast live. After the introduction, the opening speech and speech were the drum show Hoa Lu. The performances recreated important historical milestones taking place in the ancient capital of Hoa Lu.
- Chess wipe exercise: As a game recurs the rehearsals, training sessions of King Dinh teenage. The game has the participation of 60 teenagers from 13-15 years old. Select the most handsome child to play Dinh Bo Linh and the remaining children will be part of the 3 troops. The performance shows the will of the hero Dinh and the three soldiers.
- Thai Binh word arranging: Participating in this performance included 120 girls wearing blue foursome, holding a flag, based on drum beat urging 3 hours and running dragging words. The performance has a meaning to remember the era that King Dinh Tien Hoang put on the throne.
Over a period of more than 1,050 years, Hoa Lu Festival has been attached and deeply ingrained in the subconscious of every Ninh Binh people. Traditional values remain intact from generation to generation as a continuation of the historical flow.
The unique features of Hoa Lu festival have been attracting the love of cross-tourists when coming to Ninh Binh. If you have not had the opportunity to witness and participate in this unique festival, please arrange to come here for Hoa Lu festival 2020 in March next lunar month!
Source: vov.vn
