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The spring festival of Bai
Dinh Pagoda takes place since the first day of New Year,
officially starts on the 6th day and lasts till the end
of the third lunar month. The festival is the perfect
start for pilgrimages towards the imperial capital Hoa
Lu, Ninh Binh province.
Only by visiting Bai Dinh Pagoda at this time can
tourists experience the festivals wonderful cultural
activitiesapart from sightseeing which is available all
year round. Similar to every other festival in Vietnam,
Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival consists of two parts:
ceremonies and games. Ceremonies include worshipping
Buddha through incense offerings, commemorating Saint
Nguyen Minh Khong, giving oblations to God Cao Son, and
attending Goddess Thuong Ngans audience. This part
begins with a procession carrying the three figures
ancestral tablets from the original temple to the new
one. In the festival, Buddhist rituals are operated in
the new temple in association with traditional rites
from the original one.
On the other hand, entertaining activities of Bai Dinh
Pagoda Festival are playing folk games, visiting the
entire structures, sightseeing the various caves, and
enjoying performances of cheo singing, catru singing and
xam singing. Also in the event, stages emulating Emperor
Dinh Tien Hoangs coronation and King Quang Trungs flag
offering ceremony at Dinh Mountain before entering his
battle are played.
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