Solemn opening ceremony of the traditional Le Chan General festival in 2026

Mai Dung |

Hai Phong - On the morning of March 25, Le Chan ward organized a ceremony to announce and offer incense at the traditional festival of General Le Chan in 2026.

The delegation respectfully offered flowers and incense at the national historical and cultural relic Nghe Temple, An Bien communal house and the Statue of General Le Chan to commemorate the great contributions of General Le Chan - the person who pioneered and established An Bien ancient village - Hai Phong city today.

The Le Chan General Festival is held annually with the participation of pilgrims from all directions, people in the ward and city ensuring solemnity and solemnity, imbued with Hai Phong cultural identity. This year, the festival takes place from March 25 to 27 (ie from March 7 to 9) of the 2nd year of Binh Ngo at the locations: Statue of Le Chan General, National historical and cultural relic Nghe Temple and national architectural and artistic relic An Bien communal house.

Các đại biểu dâng hương tại đền Nghè. Ảnh: Cổng TTĐT Hải Phòng
Delegates offer incense at Nghe Temple. Photo: Hai Phong e-Portal

This year's festival is organized in a solemn scale, including two main parts. The ceremony part is performed according to traditional rituals with activities such as the cáo yết ceremony, incense offering ceremony, female mandarin worshiping ceremony, and bộ procession from An Bien communal house and Nghe temple.

The festival part is vibrant with many rich cultural and sports activities, imbued with traditional identity such as rural market space, water fairy flower contest, blue dance, dưỡng sinh gymnastics, human chess and folk games... Besides, there are sports tournaments such as Le Chan 2026 Youth and Children's Football Cup, badminton and open table tennis tournament, attracting a large number of people and tourists to participate.

According to the plan, on the evening of March 26, Le Chan ward will organize the opening ceremony of the festival and the art program "The triumphal song of General Le Chan", recreating the historical spirit and honoring the unique cultural values of An Bien - Hai Phong land.

Mai Dung
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