Tran Temple Festival opens in Thai Binh
Sunday, 05/02/2023 09:32 (GMT+7)
Tran Temple Festival, one of the biggest annual spring events in Vietnam, opened at the special national historical complex of the Tran Kings’ shrines and tombs in Tien Duc Commune, Hung Ha District, in the northern province of Thai Binh, on the night of February 3 (the 13th day of the first lunar month).
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The six-day festival is held to honour the Tran Dynasty (1225-1440) and features many traditional rituals and cultural activities.
In his opening speech, Vice Chairwoman of the Thai Binh Provincial People’s Committee Tran Thi Bich Hang recalled the development of the Tran Dynasty and highlighted the significance of the event.
The Tran Temple Festival was recognised as national intangible heritage in 2014, while the historical complex of the Tran Kings’ shrines and tombs received special national relic status in 2015.
The Tran Dynasty repelled the Yuan-Mongols on three occasions, making it one of the greatest periods in Vietnamese history.
Thai Binh is the birthplace of the Tran Kings, and the neighbouring province of Nam Dinh was their first residential area. A spring festival is also held annually at the Tran Temple complex in Nam Dinh during the first lunar month.
CPV (Source: NDO)