On 7.2, within the framework of the 10th Ong Pagoda Festival in 2025, the parade of the Road Travel Ceremony on many streets in Bien Hoa City.
Ceremony of Nghinh Than is an activity to bring the folk gods, people with public reclaimed realms, building the land of Bien Hoa - Dong Nai to travel along the water and road.
The difference of this year's festival is that the spirit of the gods is not as traveled by the river as every year, but only traveling by road about 8 km through many roads around the center of Bien Hoa City.
The folk traditional costumes, transformed into a god, historical figure, along with splendid flower flags, traditional music drums, creating a bustling atmosphere of the festival.
On the passing paths of the parade, people focus on taking pictures, livestream ... Many people are excited to follow the parade to record happy moments in the first days of the new year.
According to the Board of Directors of the ancient temple, Ong Pagoda festival this year lasted for 6 days from 5.2 to 10.2 (from 8 to 13 January). The festival officially opened on the evening of 7.2 (January 10).
In addition to the ritual of nunners, the festival, the pagoda festival Ong also has many exciting activities such as Vietnamese - Chinese calligraphy exchanges, dragon -dragon lion performances - martial arts, folk games, folk exchanges Death, praying for peace, drop flower ...
In addition, the Organizing Committee also launched a beautiful image creation contest, video about Bien Hoa City with the highlight of the vivid moments of nature, architectural works, village products, landscapes, scenic spots, The typical festival of the ethnic community in Bien Hoa city.
Ong Pagoda (also known as the ancient temple) was built in 1684 in Cu Lao Pho (now Hiep Hoa ward, Bien Hoa city), adjacent to Dong Nai River.
This is the most ancient temple in the South, marking the historic milestone of the process of living together of the Vietnamese and Chinese community in the urgent, making a career, protecting the land of Bien Hoa - Dong Nai.
In November, 2023, Ong Pagoda Festival was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage. This is the first national intangible cultural heritage of Dong Nai province.
