Tran Thuong temple is dedicated to Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300), the grand duke of Vietnam in the Tran Dynasty, who repelled the Yuan-Mongolian invaders in the 13th century. It is located in Nhan Dao commune of Ly Nhan district, which was chosen by Tran Hung Dao as a food storage area to supply his troops during the fight against the invaders. In honor of the past event, a food-distribution festival is held annually at Tran Thuong Temple on the 14th day of the first lunar month. Food prepared for distribution at Tran Thuong Temple This year, the festival was attended by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, leaders from ministries, agencies and Ha Nam province, as well as a huge crowd of visitors across the country. About 180,000 food parcels that contained corn, soybeans and rice – staples produced by Ly Nhan residents – were handed out to participants. The same day, a seal opening ceremony began at the Tran Kings temple relic site in … [Read more...] about Tran Thuong Temple’s food distribution festival attracts thousands
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Tran Thuong Temple’s food distributing festival attracts thousands
Food prepared for distribution at Tran Thuong Temple (Photo: VNA) Ha Nam (VNA) - Tran Thuong Temple’s food-distributing festival took place in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 18 or the 14th day of the first lunar month. Tran Thuong temple is dedicated to Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300), the supreme commander of Vietnam in the Tran Dynasty, who repelled three major Mongolian invasions in the 13th century. It is located in Nhan Dao commune of Ly Nhan district, which was chosen by Tran Hung Dao as a food storage area to supply his army during the fight against the invaders. In honour of the past event, a food-distributing festival is held annually at Tran Thuong Temple on the 14th day of the first lunar month. This year, the festival was attended by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, leaders from ministries, agencies and Ha Nam province, as well as a huge crowd of visitors across the country. A huge crowd of visitors attend the festival. (Photo: … [Read more...] about Tran Thuong Temple’s food distributing festival attracts thousands
Lunar New Year offers chance for cultural exchange in Moscow
International participants pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – A lunar New Year (Tet) festival has taken place at the Financial University (FU) in Moscow, gathering 200 students from Vietnam, China, Mongolia and Russia. Co-organised by the association of Vietnamese students at the university and their Asian peers, the event was decorated with traditional Tet items of Vietnam such as peach blossom and parallel sentences (a pair of sentences written in Chinese characters with black ink on red paper). While Russian was the main language at the event, the students took the occasion to introduce basic phrases in Vietnamese, Chinese and Mongolian languages to participants. Vietnamese students brought to the show a presentation on Tet (Lunar New Year) traditions, such as the farewell ceremony for the Land Genie and the Kitchen Gods, five-fruit tray, first-footing, and lucky money. They also treated international friends to Vietnamese signature dishes on Tet … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year offers chance for cultural exchange in Moscow
Thousands flock to food handout festival in Ha Nam
The event was attended by Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh. The festival is one of the biggest events for the Lunar New Year in the province. It aims to commemorate the time when General Tran Hung Dao established a granary for the Tran dynasty’s army, at the current location of Tran Thuong Temple, during the fight against Mongolian invaders. During the festival, around 150,000 food parcels were prepared for hand out to visitors. Each parcel contained red beans, green beans, corn, soy beans, and sticky rice – key staples produced by Ly Nhan residents. On the same day, the traditional seal-opening ceremony was held at Tran Temple Complex, Loc Vuong Ward, Nam Dinh City. A ritual at the seal-opening ceremony at Tran Temple Complex in Nam Dinh City (Credit: VOV) The ceremony re-enacted a tradition dating back to the Tran Dynasty (1225-1400), when mandarins took out their seal-stamps after the Tet (lunar New Year) holiday to mark the officially resumption of administrative … [Read more...] about Thousands flock to food handout festival in Ha Nam
Lunar New Year celebrations in Asian countries to be featured in Hanoi
On display are Japan’s cherry blossoms, wind chimes, lanterns in the shape of Koi fish, and good fortune cats. Festival goers will also see the red maple trees of South Korea, the red lanterns and the Forbidden City of China, and the nomadic culture of the Mongolians.The pink peach blossoms that embellish Hanoi’s streets and the yellow apricot blossoms typical of Tet in the south will highlight Vietnam’s Tet space. In the first 4 days of Tet, visitors will be treated to dragon and lion dances, “quan họ” love duets, folk dances, magic shows, street music, and games. … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year celebrations in Asian countries to be featured in Hanoi