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Thua Thien-Hue: ceremony prays for good weather, bumper crops

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue held a ceremony to pray for favourable weather, bumper crops, and peace and prosperity for people on March 22, attracting domestic and foreign tourists and locals.
Thua Thien-Hue: ceremony prays for good weather, bumper crops ảnh 1The ritual is re-enacted (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – The centralprovince of Thua Thien – Hue held a ceremony to pray for favourable weather,bumper crops, and peace and prosperity for people on March 22, attracting domesticand foreign tourists and locals.

“Le te Xa Tac” event (worshipping two genies ofthe wet rice cultivation – Earth and Crop) includes rituals such as incenseoffering, Genie procession, and royal oration reading.

Director of the Hue Relics Preservation CentrePhan Thanh Hai said the ceremony is important traditional rites in the country,which was observed in Spring annually by feudal dynasties.

Under the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), the ceremonywas held biannually in Spring and Autumn, and it was listed among the mostimportant events, only after “Nam Giao” worshipping.

As time goes by, the event is now onlyre-enacted and preserved in the imperial city of Hue and has become a uniquecultural feature of the province.

“Xa Tac” ritual was revived in 2008 to serve theHue Festival. Since then, it is held annually in Spring and draws a large crowdof visitors both at home and abroad.-VNA
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