After a long time with the involvement of management agencies in re-establishing the cultural activities civilized and healthy beliefs, at spiritual sites in Hanoi such as temples, pagodas, palaces and Spring festivals, there have been significant changes.
Belief space as well as people’s consciousness gradually improved; the evils and transformations have been repelled; Spring festival activities and people’s need to go to the New Year’s ceremony are gradually returning to the beautiful culture as it was before.
Civilization points beliefs
Many famous monuments of Hanoi such as Phu Tay Ho, Phuc Khanh Communal House, Quan Thanh Temple, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Quan Su Pagoda, Perfume Pagoda, Bia Ba … which attract a lot of Hanoi people as well as other famous monuments in Hanoi. Other provinces and cities come to celebrate the beginning of the year.
Pilgrims flow to Hoa Yen and Dong pagodas on Yen Tu mountain. (Photo: Thanh Van/VNA)But among these, many previous spiritual points, which were the focus of attention when there was confusion in the management and organization, caused the management agencies and the media to speak out.
At this festival season, most of the temples and pagodas in Hanoi have undergone many changes in improving the civilization of places of worship. Moreover, the relic managers are always on duty to guide the people to perform the rituals in accordance with regulations.
Bach Ma Temple (Hoan Kiem District), one of the four towns of Thang Long, although located in the old quarter, has a limited area, but on the first day of the year, it is always crowded with people coming to the ceremony. The temple is also a special national relic, so the management and service of the people’s spiritual beliefs is always appreciated.
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The courtyard and interior area are clean and beautiful, neatly arranged, people who come to the ceremony can only light 1 incense stick on the incense tree in the yard. People come to the ceremony with polite clothes, the altars are also neatly arranged, there is no “oil drop” money situation to spread.
Nguyen Hai Duong, Thu from Bach Ma Temple, said that following many years of being affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the number of people coming to the temple ceremony this year has increased. From the 1st day of the Lunar New Year to the full moon of January, the Relic Management Board has increased 3 shifts per day to serve the people to the ceremony, from guiding people to perform rituals, collecting ceremonial items, cleaning relics…
The Management Board also placed a sign to guide people to the ceremony right in front of the temple, so everyone obeyed it seriously.
Tao Sach Pagoda (Tay Ho District), a beautiful temple located along the West Lake is also an attraction for people and tourists to visit and worship Buddha. With a spacious area, the temple grounds are beautifully decorated and arranged. The inner self is neatly arranged, the merit money is placed in the right place.
At times of crowds, the temple arranges people to collect offerings and oil drops to ensure there is no clutter. Being guided by the regulations when going to the temple ceremony, the people are dignified, do not bring salty food, do not burn votive paper, and dress politely.
This occasion is also the time when Spring festivals in Hanoi are jubilantly taking place. From major inter-regional festivals such as: Huong Pagoda (My Duc district), Giong festival, Soc temple (Soc Son district), Hai Ba Trung temple (Me Linh district), Co Loa (Dong Anh district), Go Dong Da (Dong Da district)… to village-scale festivals such as Trieu Khuc village festival (Thanh Tri district), An Dinh village fire festival (Ha Dong district), Cheo Tau festival (Dan Phuong district). .. attracts a large number of people and visitors from all over the world to attend.
But most of these festivals take place in a civilized, safe and secure way with traditional elements. As shared by Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Me Linh district Le Van Khuong, the organization of the festival has a good traditional educational value and ensures safety. Festival activities promote the national cultural identity, make a good impression on people and visitors, and at the same time protect the environment and landscape.
Strengthening management and inspection
In addition to the positive changes, at some monuments and festivals there are still many shortcomings that need to be thoroughly handled. minimize this situation.
Every year, Phu Tay Ho (Tay Ho district) is always in a state of crowded people coming to the ceremony in the first days of the year. From the 1st day of the Lunar New Year until now, this spiritual spot has attracted tens of thousands of people to worship, even at times it was overloaded. The stalls selling ceremonial items along the way to Phu were crowded together, and many even displayed liberating items overflowing the aisles.
Because the relic space is only limited to a certain limit, people who come to the winter ceremony cannot avoid confusion in placing offerings, placing oil drops, and offerings are scattered on the floor and the relic yard.
In the inner temple area, the situation of placing change at the foot of the statue is still a lot… The relic management board has had to strengthen the people to collect money, offerings, clean the area of Phu courtyard.
Tourists visit Huong Pagoda festival on Yen stream. (Photo: Tran Viet/VNA)The Perfume Pagoda Festival has always been paid special attention by the city management agencies as well as My Duc district due to its large scale and long duration, attracting millions of visitors to the festival.
No matter what year, the Festival Organizing Committee also improves its management and organization capabilities to ensure a civilized and safe festival season, still inevitably encounters inadequacies. The situation of boats carrying too many people as prescribed, enticing guests, placing change is rampant at spiritual spots.
From January 27 (January 6) to the end of February 2, functional forces checked and made records of administrative violations once morest 30 boat and boat owners with the error of not equipping life jackets. and garbage baskets; suspended operation of 7 cases of using motorboats without a license, made a record of seizing 7 batteries.
Currently, the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports is setting up two teams to inspect the management and organization of the festival, inspecting 29 monuments and festivals in the city, in order to rectify and overcome the problem. limitations still exist in the management and organization of the festival.
According to Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports Tran Thi Van Anh, the inspection aims to promptly prevent and strictly handle violations of abusing festival relics to profit, circulate and trade in illegal cultural products. permission, not to let the organization of star sacrifices turn into a profiteering service to affect the beauty of traditional culture, activities showing signs of superstition contrary to fine customs and traditions, violating customs and traditions. civilized life.
The inspection period is concentrated in January and lasts until the end of the Spring Festival.
Dinh Thuan (VNA/Vietnam+)
