GRAND OPENING OF THE TRADITIONAL QUYNH LAM TEMPLE FESTIVAL IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE, 2025

28/02/2025
On the morning of February 28, 2025 (the 1st day of the second lunar month in the Year of the Snake), Trang An Ward organized the opening ceremony of the Quynh Lam Temple Festival. Attending the ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism of the province; leaders of several agencies and units of the city and Trang An Ward, as well as representatives from other wards and communes in the city. On the side of the Buddhist Executive Board, Venerable Thich Dao Quang, Member of the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Buddhist Executive Board of Quang Ninh Province, Abbot of Quynh Lam Temple; Venerable Thich Quang Hien, Head of the Buddhist Executive Board of the city, along with a large number of monks, nuns, Buddhists, locals, and visitors from near and far, were present.

Procession of the Neighborhoods

Water Fetching Ceremony

Quynh Lam Temple is one of the most famous temples in Vietnam. Throughout its thousand-year history, from the Ly to the Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties, the temple has always played a significant role as a major Buddhist center and a renowned scenic spot of the Dong region. Notably, Quynh Lam holds an extremely important position in the formation, development, and revival of the Truc Lam Zen sect, founded by Emperor-Monk Tran Nhan Tong in Yen Tu.

Delegates Attending the Festival Opening Ceremony

Through the ups and downs of history, the massive structures built during the Ly and Tran dynasties, as well as the renovations in later periods, have been reduced to ruins. However, thanks to the attention of the province, the city, the Buddhist Executive Board of Quang Ninh Province, the Buddhist Executive Board of the city, generous donors, locals, and visitors, Quynh Lam Temple has been restored and is now one of the largest wooden temples in the northern region. The temple complex includes three large halls with a total area of over 1,000 square meters, rebuilt on the foundation of the ancient temple.

Delegates Offering Incense and Praying for National Peace and Prosperity

This year’s traditional Quynh Lam Temple Festival is held over three days, from February 28 to March 2, 2025 (the 1st to the 3rd day of the second lunar month in the Year of the Snake), with two main parts: the ceremony and the festival. The ceremony includes: the procession of the neighborhoods, the water fetching ritual, the drumming and bell-ringing ceremony to open the festival, and the incense offering ceremony to pray for national peace and prosperity. The festival features a variety of cultural, artistic, and sports activities. The Quynh Lam Temple Festival is organized to contribute to building, preserving, and promoting cultural, national, and historical values, as well as local religious traditions. It also welcomes locals, Buddhists, and visitors from afar to pilgrimage to the temple, offering incense at the Buddha’s sanctuary to pray for national peace, favorable weather, bountiful harvests, and happiness for all families.

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