Lanterns light up the ancient town of Hoi An during the first lunar month’s Full Moon Day festival. (Photo: VNA)Hoi An (VNA) - Aseries of cultural activities will take place in the ancient town of Hoi An inthe annual Nguyen Tieu (the full moon of the first lunar month of theyear) Festival from February 12-15.
The city’s Culture and Sportscentre said offerings were prepared at all facilities, and the old quarter wasadorned with ancient lanterns.
Ancestor worship will take placeat the communal houses of Cam Pho, Japanese Bridge, Son Phong temple, OngPagoda and Minh Huong commune house from early morning Sunday, while worshipservices will also take place at Fujian and Jiao Zhou clubs on the same day.
The festival is graduallybecoming an annual rendezvous for the locals and tourists coming to seethousands of candlelit paper flowers light up the river in the Spring festivalseason.
Folkgames and Bai Choi (a traditional Vietnamese game combining folk songs and picks from a deck ofcards) will take place at the Cam Pho commune house and Nguyen Thi Minh KhaiStreet from 8am to 9.30pm on February 12.
A Bai Choi contest for kids and aphoto exhibition, entitled ‘A corner of Hoi An’ will be set up at the HoaiRiver Square on February 12-15.
The festival is the mostimportant spiritual event of the year. Locals use the time to wish for apeaceful year with offerings of vegetables, rice, salt, wine, votive ancestral tablets and paper.-VNA
The city’s Culture and Sportscentre said offerings were prepared at all facilities, and the old quarter wasadorned with ancient lanterns.
Ancestor worship will take placeat the communal houses of Cam Pho, Japanese Bridge, Son Phong temple, OngPagoda and Minh Huong commune house from early morning Sunday, while worshipservices will also take place at Fujian and Jiao Zhou clubs on the same day.
The festival is graduallybecoming an annual rendezvous for the locals and tourists coming to seethousands of candlelit paper flowers light up the river in the Spring festivalseason.
Folkgames and Bai Choi (a traditional Vietnamese game combining folk songs and picks from a deck ofcards) will take place at the Cam Pho commune house and Nguyen Thi Minh KhaiStreet from 8am to 9.30pm on February 12.
A Bai Choi contest for kids and aphoto exhibition, entitled ‘A corner of Hoi An’ will be set up at the HoaiRiver Square on February 12-15.
The festival is the mostimportant spiritual event of the year. Locals use the time to wish for apeaceful year with offerings of vegetables, rice, salt, wine, votive ancestral tablets and paper.-VNA
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