From 30.5 to 1.6 (ie 4th to the 6th of the 5th lunar month), at the Nui Ba Den tourist area (Tay Ninh province), the ceremony of Ba Linh Son Thanh Mau. This is one of the largest spiritual cultural festivals in the South. On this occasion, many traditional cultural, artistic and ritual activities will be organized to preserve and promote the value of local heritage.
Within the framework of the festival, the typical folk rituals such as the Bach Buddha worship, the worshiping ceremony of her, the golden tray dance, the luong and especially the bathing ceremony of her bath - an important ritual to show respect to the holy spirit will be held at the system of Ba Pagoda from 8:00 am to 22:00 on 30.5.
In the following days (June 31 and June 3), the festival continued with musical rituals, water-level flower lanterns, cross-offering (offering 10 traditional offerings) and folk art performances.
Notably, on May 31 and June 1, the leaf market - a unique cultural feature of Tay Ninh will be recreated at the square on the top of Ba Den mountain from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Here, each tourist will be given a carry-on leaf to use instead of buying rustic dishes such as banh it, banh cuon, banh du, sweet soup, sticky rice...
The booths are designed in the style of ancient villages, combined with folk games and bustling activities, bringing a space to recall traditional memories.
During the same time, special art performances such as Chhay- Dam drum dance, yellow tray dance, and pentatonic music will be performed on the top of the mountain from 9:00 to 11:30. In addition, the program to celebrate International Children's Day will also take place from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with lion dance, bamboo dancing, bronze knives, he-ching... Children under 1m4 tall when visiting will also be given a voucher to change the ice cream typical of the tourist area.
On the evening of May 31 and June 1, a grand coronation ceremony to celebrate the Holy Mother Linh Son will be held at the square at the foot of the statue of Buddhaense in Tay Bo Da Son. Each tourist will be given a lantern for free to write a wish, then perform a votive ceremony with the desire to pray for peace and luck.
