Recorded by a reporter from Dan Viet newspaper, on the 1st day On the first and second days of Tet, many people came to the Temple of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh to pray for health and fortune for their families.
A stream of people jostled, one following another to offer incense and flowers. There is no parking space in the Temple grounds, so many people have to park on the street and then walk in.
A stream of people come to visit and visit the Temple of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh located at the foot of the horizontal pass (Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province). Photo: TA
Ms. Nguyen Tan (in Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province) shared: “At the beginning of the Year of the Dragon 2024, my family went to the Temple of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh to burn incense to pray for peace, health and fortune. Even though we left quite early, there were already a lot of people, everyone moved in an orderly manner so there was no jostling or jostling.”
People offer incense to pray for health and fortune at the Temple of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh. Photo: TA
People came to offer incense in an orderly manner, with no jostling or pushing. Photo: TA
In addition to offering incense, people also take pictures and check-in at this Temple. Photo: TA
The Temple of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh is a place to worship one of the four immortals of Vietnamese folk beliefs. Lieu Hanh, according to legend, is the second princess of the Jade Emperor named Quynh Hoa, the mother who governs the sky, the holy mother who heads the system of Tam Phu and Four Palaces worshiping Vietnamese Mother Goddesses. The Temple of Saint Mother Lieu Hanh located on the Hoanh Son mountain range is also the place that marks the story of her birth here.
Lieu Hanh Holy Mother Temple is nearly 350m² wide, behind the temple is the Hoanh Son range, right in front is the freshwater lake of Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district, the temple’s face faces the sea. Photo: TA
