The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued Decision No. 73/QD-BVHTTDL on the inclusion of Dong Cuong Temple Festival, Van Yen district, Yen Bai province in the list. cultural heritage national level intangible.
According to the decision, the Presidents of the People’s Committees at all levels where the intangible cultural heritage is included in the list shall, within the ambit of their duties and powers, perform the state management in accordance with the provisions of law. cultural heritage law.
Festival Dong Cuong Temple Held in January every year. The festival opens with the buffalo slaughtering ceremony, which is performed at the first moment of the first day of the year.
Next following the ceremony buffalo slaughter is the procession of the Mother statue to the river by a large raft made of wild bamboo. This is one of the main ceremonies of Dong Cuong temple festival.
The procession of the Mother statue to the river to burn incense to offer sacrifices to the soul of General Ha Dac begins at 8 am. When the Mother statue went to Ghenh Ngai temple to visit Mr. Ong, the shamans performed the ritual procedure, then the Mother statue was brought back to the temple at exactly 10 o’clock. This is also the time to start the incense offering ceremony to the Mother, to pray for peace, prosperity and happiness for all people.
[Bộ VHTTDL công bố Danh mục 10 di sản văn hóa phi vật thể quốc gia]
After the ceremony, there is a festival with sports activities, folk games such as: pushing sticks, tug of war, throwing, beating birdsong… At the end of the male and female associations in the villages, they organize a farewell song. to the next Spring Festival.
Dong Cuong Temple, also known as the Temple of the Guardian God, Dong Quang, is located in the territory of Ben Den village, Dong Cuong commune, Van Yen district, Yen Bai province.
According to “Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi,” Dong Cuong Temple worships Cao Quan Dai Vuong, known as Tho Lenh and Thach Khanh, who have traveled around the world to find precious remedies to cure people’s diseases. When he died, Cao Quan Dai Vuong was very inspired, implicitly followed to help the generals fight foreign invaders to protect the border, was worshiped by the people, the king was named “God of defense” and transformed into a mother. Upper Ngan.
In 1258, General Ha Dac’s insurgent army, following winning the battle, gathered troops at Dong Cuong temple and organized buffalo slaughter. Temple and temple area are related to Ngoc Thap temple and Hung temple (Phu Tho).
In recent years, Dong Cuong Temple has become an attractive destination for many people and tourists from all over the world in the journey of cultural and spiritual tourism, remembering the roots. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the country make pilgrimages to the temple to offer incense to the Mother, visit the temple, pray for fortune and peace in life.
In 2000, Dong Cuong Mau Temple was recognized as a provincial-level historical-cultural relic. In 2009, the temple was recognized as a national historical-cultural relic.
Phuong Ha (VNA/Vietnam+)