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Thai Binh: Keo Pagoda festival recognised national cultural heritage

Vu Thu district in the northern province of Thai Binh held a ceremony on October 29 to begin Keo Pagoda festival and receive a certificate recognising it as national intangible cultural heritage.
Thai Binh: Keo Pagoda festival recognised national cultural heritage ảnh 1Buddhist offerings - a ritual of Keo Pagoda festival (Source: VNA)

Thai Binh (VNA) – Vu Thudistrict in the northern province of Thai Binh held a ceremony on October 29 tobegin Keo Pagoda festival and receive a certificate recognising it as nationalintangible cultural heritage.

The festival is held annually from the 10th to 15th day of the ninth lunar month to honour Zen Master Khong Lo(1016-1094) – founder of the Keo Pagoda.

It features religious rituals and communalactivities such as Buddhist offerings, palanquin parades, love duet singing onboats, and folk games.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister ofCulture, Sports and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien asked Thai Binh province tocomplete a project to preserve and develop the festival.

The relic site management board and Vu Thudistrict authorities were asked to ensure safety and order for the festival andpromote its values to visitors.

Keo pagoda was founded in 1061. After it wasswept away by a flood in 1611, the pagoda was rebuilt in 1632 and most of itsarchitectural features, including 17 structures with 128 rooms, remain untiltoday. In 2012, it was recognised as a national special relic site.

In addition to the autumn festival, another spring festival takes place hereannually on the 4th day of the first lunar month.

The pagoda attracts more than 2,500 visitors to Thai Binh every year.-VNA
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