Pilgrimage to the sacred mountain
In the religious life of Vietnam, going to sacred mountains to pray for peace and luck in early spring has become a tradition of many Vietnamese people. If in the North, people flock to sacred acupuncture points such as Nua Mountain (Thanh Hoa) or Da Chong Mountain (Ba Vi District, Hanoi), then in the South, Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh is considered the mountain that gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and attracts the largest number of pilgrims.
This mountain is associated with Linh Son Thanh Mau (Ba Den) - a legend about the sacredness and salvation of sentient beings. Many legends about Ba Den's miraculousness are told here, making the act of worshiping her at the beginning of the year a traditional ritual of Tay Ninh people in particular and Southern people in general.
The system of 6 pagodas from the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain is the place to worship Linh Son Thanh Mau, in which the main place of worship is Dien Ba, formed from a cave from the past 3 centuries. This year, Dien Ba was renovated to be more spacious to meet the increasing pilgrimage needs of people and tourists when coming to the highest mountain in the South.
Watch fireworks and meet famous singers at the opening ceremony of Ba Mountain Spring Festival
This year, with the theme of Tay Ninh's Fragrance, the opening ceremony of the Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival will be held on a large scale at the square in the area of the Ba Den Mountain cable car station with the appearance of famous singers such as Tung Duong, Phuc Bo, Rick, Tran Ngoc Anh (champion of The Voice 2018), Tieu Minh Phung, MTV music group...
In particular, vibrant remixes or hits on the current music market will bring an explosive atmosphere on the first day of spring.
The Opening Ceremony of the Ba Mountain Spring Festival this year will end with a spectacular fireworks display, with many high-altitude fireworks displays with new and unique shapes never seen at previous spring festivals.
Lost in the Netherlands with 115,000 tulips on the mountain top
Tulips are a specialty of Ba Den Mountain every Tet holiday, this is also the reason why many tourists come to the highest mountain in the South to enjoy spring.
This year, 115,000 tulips will be planted in Ba Den Mountain tourist area in many batches throughout January so that visitors can check in at any time. Tulips with many brilliant colors such as red, yellow, white, pink, purple, white border, yellow border... along with countless other flowers will create a real flower paradise on the highest mountain in the South.
Have fun at the Spring Festival
The Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival has very unique cultural features, including art programs with Tay Ninh's own identity such as Chhay Dam drum dance, Khmer dance, pentatonic music... These shows are held throughout the Tet holidays, and performed by Tay Ninh artisans.
This Tet holiday, visitors will also be able to check-in at the exhibition space with 1,200 lanterns handcrafted from hand-painted paintings, Dong Ho paintings, and prints inspired by Vietnamese and Japanese folklore.
In the evening, a water music show using the most modern technology in Vietnam will be performed at the Maitreya Bodhisattva statue area. This is considered an extremely unique water music show due to the combination of rare effects of light, music, water and meditative colors.
The first days of the new year are also the Maitreya spring on the sacred Ba Den mountain. Lasting throughout January, this is a festival for people to send their wishes for a peaceful and joyful new year before the world's largest Maitreya Bodhisattva statue.
