On April 22, at Co Be Ngai Vang Temple (Thanh Ha village, Trung Gia commune, Hanoi), the 4th Bach Thien Hieu Vi Tien Festival took place in a solemn and emotional atmosphere. The event was attended by a large number of delegates, cultural researchers, artists and people.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, teacher Huyen Tich - head of Co Be Ngai Vang Temple, Head of the Organizing Committee, emphasized that the Bach Thien Hieu Festival is about inheriting and promoting the good values of filial piety.
The Bach Thien Hieu Vi Tien festival sends a simple message: Living with full meaning - full affection, worthy of the merit of birth. Maintaining filial piety is preserving human roots. Filial piety does not wait until it is full, but starts from the smallest things every day," shared teacher Huyen Tich.
The overarching message of the festival aims to promote filial piety, reminding everyone to cherish family values, especially the merits of parents' birth and upbringing. Thereby, contributing to consolidating the moral foundation, strengthening community cohesion and the great national unity bloc in modern society. Therefore, coming to the festival, each child can not only commemorate but also say words of thanks and apologies that they did not have time to say to their parents.
According to teacher Huyen Tich, when UNESCO recognized the Practice of Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Realms of Vietnamese people as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2016, this further affirmed the value of Mother Goddess worship in the life of Vietnamese people.
Throughout history, the values of Loyalty and Filial Piety have always been preserved and crystallized through many typical cultural images, from the Mother Goddess worship belief in folk to historical figures such as Saint Tran Hung Dao or Nguyen Trai.
A highlight of this year's festival is the poetry contest "The Filial Piety of Vietnamese People" in 2026, taking place from January 29 to 24. 3. The contest attracts the participation of poets, artists and a large number of poetry lovers across the country, arousing creative inspiration and spreading the profound humanistic values of filial piety through the art of words.
The entries explore diverse perspectives on filial piety, from family affection, gratitude to parents and grandparents, to the spirit of filial piety associated with responsibility to the community and the country.
Assessing the quality of the entries, Doctor of Literature Bui The Duc - former Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department, Head of the Judging Panel, said that the judging process was carried out in the spirit of objectivity, impartiality, emphasizing the suitability with the theme, artistic value and spreading ability.
According to him, each poem is a unique way of expressing filial piety, like emotional confidences and messages, contributing to honoring the merits of parents, ancestors and love for the homeland and country.
Agreeing with this view, Poet Phan Thi Thanh Nhan said that in the context of modern society with many changes, promoting filial piety is even more meaningful to remind people to preserve their moral roots. She highly appreciated the role of the contest in connecting generations, helping human values to be transmitted through emotions and art.
Over many years of organization, the Bach Thien Hieu Vi Tien Festival affirms its role not only as a cultural and religious activity but also contributes to spreading the value of filial piety in modern society.
