Incense offering ceremony to open the first quarter of the year 2023 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel

30/01/2023

The incense offering ceremony is an annual ceremony held with the meaning of looking towards the ancestors’ roots, paying tribute to the merits of the ancestors, the wise kings, the talented people who have contributed to the country, and at the same time respecting the ancestors. honor the traditional values of Thang Long – Hanoi. This morning, January 30, Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue came to offer incense to commemorate the ancestors and talents with meritorious services to the country at Kinh Thien Palace, Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

After three years of restricted cultural activities due to the covid 19 epidemic, during the last Lunar New Year, the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi attracted 33,016 visitors. This is a good sign for the capital’s tourism industry in general and the World Heritage Center of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi in particular. We hope that every New Year to Spring, this place will be an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists.

The incense offering ceremony to open the spring is solemnly held along with many traditional rituals such as processions, incense offerings, sacrifices and many folklore activities with the participation of the Dragon Team of Trieu Khuc village (Tan Trieu – Thanh Tri). ), the drum team of the Ha Yen Quyet Communal House (Yen Hoa – Cau Giay), the Men’s Temple Team at Lanh Giang Vong Tu Temple (Hoan Kiem), the Women’s incense offering team, So Thuong Temple (Yen So – Hoang Mai) and members of the Branch of Thang Long – Hanoi Cultural Heritage Association. The program opened with the Dragon dance performance of the artisans of Trieu Khuc village, recreating the image of the Dragon and the Fairy’s descendants, with the wish of favorable rain and wind, prosperity, prosperity, national peace and prosperity, upholding the martial spirit and spirit of martial arts. The tradition of drinking water remembers the source of the nation.

In the exciting atmosphere of the early days of the new spring, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and other delegates respectfully offered incense to commemorate the merits of the ancestors and talents who had meritorious services to the country; pray for the nation’s peace and prosperity, the country’s development and prosperity.

Exhibition of archives ‘Hanoi and the Gate Gates’

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Pottery in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long during the Tran Dynasty