Linh Sơn Thánh Mẫu Mother Goddess's Birthday Celebrations at Ba Den Mountain
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Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright Manage No EE00002811 Country Vietnam ICH Domain Social practices, rituals, festive events Year of Designation 2018
| Description | The Linh Sơn Thánh Mẫu Mother Goddess's Birthday Celebrations at Ba Den Mountain is held for 3 days starting from the 4th and ending at noon on the 6th of May (lunar calendar) every year - a major folk festival in Tay Ninh in particular and the Southeast region in general with a harmonious combination of Buddhist and folk rituals. Inside the main hall of Ba Den Mountain Pagoda is the statue of Ba Den with altars of the Four Mountain Gods and the girls and boys standing on both sides. The unique feature of the Linh Sơn Thánh Mẫu Mother Goddess's Birthday Celebrations at Ba Den Mountain is the offering ritual performed by monks accompanied by music, both graceful and solemn, full of convention and sophistication. After the worship ritual is the worship program, folk art performances on the 4th, at Ba Temple take place the following rituals: singing puppetry to invite, singing comedy "Dia Nang", dancing to offer flowers, offering five-color trays, dancing with toys (dancing with jars, dancing with water hyacinths, dancing with lilies...). The most typical and sacred ritual is the Ba bathing ceremony (taking place on the night of May 4). At the Ba Temple, the bathing ritual takes place behind the forbidden palace gate by women. The bathing water is pure water soaked with fragrant flowers (jasmine, roses, lilies, orchids, etc.). After the Ba bathing ritual, thousands of people come to the Ba Temple to receive the Holy Mother's blessings. The 5th is the official Via festival. The most important of these is the "Trinh thap cung" ceremony. During this ritual, people offer 10 offerings to Ba, and monks take turns chanting continuously in front of the Ba altar. The 6th is for worshiping wandering souls, unlucky children, and offering alms to the people, followed by the salt offering ritual. In addition to the ritual, on the evening of the 4th and 5th of the 5th lunar month, many unique art programs and performances took place in the area of Dien Ba and Linh Son Tien Thach Pagoda such as: dragon dance, dragon horse dance, four-lantern dance, shadow singing and special excerpts from Cai Luong about the legend of Linh Son Thanh Mau. The Linh Sơn Thánh Mẫu Mother Goddess's Birthday Celebrations at Ba Den Mountain with bustling and sacred folk art activities has contributed to creating a rich spiritual and cultural life, meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the people of the South. In 2018, " Linh Sơn Thánh Mẫu Mother Goddess's Birthday Celebrations at Ba Den Mountain " was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and included in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage. |
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| Community | Tây Ninh City, Tây Ninh Province |
