Phan Thiet is a land with many ethnic customs and unique festivals. This is also a strong point for domestic and foreign tourists to come to Binh Thuan and learn about some of the main festivals in Phan Thiet.
1.Dinh Thay Thim
As one of the few Southern festivals included in the dictionary of Vietnamese Festivals, the Dinh Thay Thim Festival with its own charming natural scenery and its own special features has attracted more and more visitors every day. near and far to Phan Thiet.
Festival Dinh Thay has many religious activities. It is believed that Thay Thim is very sacred, sincere pilgrims will be blessed and peaceful. Vegetarian offerings are offered on the evening of the 15th, with the vegetarian feast and the salty meal on September 16.
2. Nghinh Ong festival
Nghinh Ong festival is a festival of the Chinese people in phan thiet commemorating the Quan Thanh De Quan (Quan Cong), which has folklore meaning, expressing the desire for peace, happiness and a prosperous life. for the whole community. This festival is evaluated to still retain most of the traditional cultural values even though it has been “old” for nearly 200 years.
The festival is held every 2 years, attracting a large number of Chinese people from all over and visitors come to Phan Thiet to attend the ceremony.Participating in the parade are 4 Chinese groups: Fujian, Guangzhou, Hainan, Chaozhou dressed in traditional costumes, into characters such as Guan Gong, Zhang Fei, Bat Tien, Fairy Lady, Sun Wukong. , Quan The Am Bodhisattva … Especially the parade of the Dragon Dragon is considered the longest in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
3.The Fisherman Festival
Ngu Bridge is a folk festival associated with the beliefs and lives of residents in the Central Coast. In Binh Thuan, the Cau Ngu festival is found in most of the palaces where Ong fish (Whale) are worshiped in the province. The Cau Ngu Festival vividly recreates the traditional custom of worshiping Ong fish according to the legends bearing bold folk culture.
Cau Ngu festival at Van Thuy Tu palace, Phan Thiet city usually takes place on June 20th of the lunar calendar every year and has become a traditional festival of the people here. At each festival, people hold the ceremony with solemn rituals, besides there is a festival with Boi Cheo, Boi singing interwoven in the ceremony. In addition to us, there are also folk games of coastal fishermen such as singing hut, boat racing, shaking baskets among the Van together like the old verse still passed down:
The racing boats are arranged under the river
On the shore, the preparation of Mieu Key Tra ca
(Ba Trao Cheo singing)
The worship, worship and festival in Van aim to direct people to their roots, to the Patriarchs and to tighten mutual friendship.
4. Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival is held annually on the night of August 14th of the lunar calendar in Phan Thiet city, visitors will immerse themselves in the majestic festival atmosphere with the colorful shimmering colors of the flower lights that are used by the teenagers. parade on Mid-Autumn night on the central streets, showing unique culture and sacred mark for each person, whether adult or small, because everyone has gone through childhood with memories. pretty.
Mid-Autumn Festival night not only shows the unique features, shimmering and fanciful beauty, but also has social meaning – literature – economy. With its own unique features, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Phan Thiet city has been recognized by the Vietnamese Guiness Calendar as the largest Mid-Autumn Festival in the country, attracting a large number of tourists and local people. Phuong join in.
5. Boat racing festival
On the 2nd day of the Lunar New Year every year, on the Ca Ty River, Phan Thiet city, the boat racing festival takes place, this is one of the long-standing sports activities, attached to the cultural and spiritual life of the people here. every spring comes In the bustling atmosphere of the first days of the year, tens of thousands of people gathered on both sides of the river to watch and cheer for the boat teams from carving places to race.
Looking down from the riverbank, boats racing like arrows tearing water across the clear blue water, in the resounding cheers of rowers, combined with cheering cheers from viewers forming a harmony The festival’s performance is bustling, vibrant and bold with the unique local culture.
6. Katê festival
Two provinces with many Cham residents like Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan jointly hold the Katê festival on July 1 of the annual calendar (from September 25 to October 5) at temples and towers, then move back to the families in phan thiet. Katê festival is an important festival and has the largest scale, lasting 5 days of the Cham community of Brahmanism. This is a festival to commemorate heroes, gods, ancestors, kings who have made merit to the country, to holy people such as Poklông Garai, Pôrômê. The festival is simultaneously pilgrimaged, is an opportunity to visit, meet relatives …
This festival in phan thiet begins in the evening before the main festival, where there is a ceremony of dress with formal rituals in ethnic music and traditional dances. The festival’s noon is the ceremony of offering offerings and procession of gods, bathing, dressing, wearing a hat for the statue …
When it gets dark, the end of the ceremony, everyone enjoys the fortune and participates in fun games such as reciting poems, dance…In this ceremony, people of the Ra Glai ethnic group on the mountain also come down to attend the festival, sharing joy with the Cham people.
7. Yen Bridge Festival
It is one of the traditional festivals of the Cham people in phan thiet, held annually in the villages and hamlets of the Cham Ba Ni ethnic group. The festival takes place at the beginning of January of the Cham calendar, lasting about 3 days and 3 nights.
Villagers celebrate the Cau Yen ceremony to send off the bad and unfortunate things of the old year. Rituals are conducted at dusk. After the ceremony was the dance and singing repertoire of the Cham ethnic people and the boat drop game. In addition, the Cham ethnic people in Phan Thiet regularly organize other festivals such as the Cau Dao ceremony, Rija Nưga ceremony, Dam Dam ceremony, Cam Phong ceremony …
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