From early morning on October 24, many local people and tourists from all over the country were present at the ancient temple of the ancient capital of He, Ben Den village (Dong Cuong commune, Lao Cai province) to witness and participate in traditional rituals before going to the main temple to attend the New Rice Festival.
Here, Mo teachers and other venerable vegetarians burned incense, offered offerings, paid tribute to the Ancestors and their gods, and asked permission to go to Dong Cuong Linh Ung Dien Temple - the place to worship Mother Thuong Ngan to perform the offering ceremony, thank the crop and pray for the nation to be safe, and for the rain to be favorable.
At exactly 8am, the Mo's procession departed for the main temple in a solemn and exciting atmosphere. led by the gong drum team, followed by the flag procession team, the festival festival and finally the Mo master in the traditional costumes of the Tay Khao Dong Cuong people.
The convoy marched slowly and majestically, carrying the wishes for peace, happiness, and a bumper harvest season of hundreds of families.
When the convoy marched to Co Temple and Cau Temple, the sound of the command drum sounded, signaling that they had arrived. Mr. Mo and the vegetarians joined hands to pray, respectfully offering their permission to enter the main temple to perform the ceremony...
After offering incense, Mo monk and the monks held an embankment ceremony - a ceremony to clear the worship space, expressing the respect and sincerity of people towards their gods, mothers and nature.
The embankment is carefully wrapped, in order from the inside out, with fragrant water cooked from grapefruit leaves, cinnamon leaves, and forest aroma leaves - a symbol of purity. Red scarves symbolize luck and fortune.
Mr. Le Thanh Hung - Chairman of Dong Cuong Commune People's Committee said: "The New Rice Festival has the meaning of summarizing a year of labor, thanking God, Mother of the Highlands and ancestors. This is also an opportunity for people to meet, exchange, and share production experiences, while educating their children and grandchildren to preserve and promote the traditional cultural beauty of the Tay Khao ethnic group.
According to customs, on the 9th of the 9th lunar month every year, the Tay Khao people in Dong Cuong commune organize the New Rice Festival at the sacred temple worshiping Mother De Nhi Thuong Ngan and the national heroes of the Tran Dynasty who fought against the Chinese Mong army.
The festival is an occasion to offer the Mother, the Jade Emperor and the deities the first products of the season, expressing gratitude to heaven and earth, the gods and ancestors for giving us a good crop, a prosperous and happy life. At the same time, I pray for a year of favorable weather, national peace, and a bumper crop.
Within the framework of the festival, in addition to the main ceremony, there are also cultural and spiritual activities such as bronze offering, incense offering, festival offerings, and celebrations... attracting a large number of bronze, indigenous groups and tourists from all over to worship and practice the worship of the Mother - the representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
