Ba Trieu Temple Festival will take place for 4 days from March 20

(CLO) The 2025 Ba Trieu Temple Festival to commemorate the 1777th anniversary of the death of National Hero Trieu Thi Trinh will take place from March 20 to 23, in Trieu Loc commune, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province.

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa, the Ba Trieu Temple Festival in 2025, commemorating the 1,777th anniversary of the death of National Hero Trieu Thi Trinh (February 22, Mau Thin year 248 - February 22, At Ty year 2025), will be held on a provincial scale, taking place from March 20 to 23 (ie from February 21 to 24 of the lunar calendar) at the special national historical and architectural relic of Ba Trieu Temple (Phu Dien village, Trieu Loc commune, Hau Loc district).

Ritual of worship at Ba Trieu Temple festival. Photo: HL

The ceremony includes bathing ceremony, reporting ceremony, offering ceremony, enthronement ceremony according to traditional rituals, and incense offering ceremony at Ba Trieu temple on March 21 (ie February 22 of the lunar calendar, year of At Ty).

Offering incense at Ba Trieu's tomb on Tung mountain, the tomb of three generals of the Ly family at the foot of Tung mountain, De Tu temple, Ban The temple, Phu Dien communal house on March 20 (ie February 21 of the lunar calendar, year of At Ty).

The 2025 Ba Trieu Temple Festival will officially open at 8:00 a.m. on March 21 (February 22 of the lunar calendar, year of the Snake) according to traditional, solemn, respectful and dignified rituals.

Notably, the highlight of the festival at the opening ceremony was the theatrical art program and the palanquin procession. The palanquin procession was organized according to traditional rituals, with the people of Trieu Loc commune carrying the palanquin from Ba Trieu Temple to the Village Communal House, Ban The Temple, Ba Trieu Tomb and worshiping at Phu Dien Village Communal House, then returning to Ba Trieu Temple.

In addition to the ceremony, the festival will display panels and photos introducing Thanh Hoa's cultural heritage, the special national historical and architectural relic of Ba Trieu - Ba Trieu Temple Festival and typical relics of Hau Loc district.

Besides, there will be many exciting and attractive cultural and sports activities such as: men's and women's volleyball; women's tug of war; mass art performances; rice cooking competition...

According to history books, in 248, Trieu Thi Trinh (aka Ba Trieu) and her brother Trieu Quoc Dat, a powerful district magistrate in the region, gathered righteous men, chose Nua mountain as a base to practice martial arts, raise an army, and fight off the invading Eastern Wu army.

The Ba Trieu uprising later failed, the female general had to commit suicide at Tung mountain (Trieu Loc commune, Hau Loc district today) on February 22, Mau Thin year 248.

Although Lady Trieu's uprising against the invading Eastern Wu army failed, it created a bright milestone in history, demonstrating our nation's indomitable spirit against foreign invaders.

To commemorate the merits of Ba Trieu, the people of Trieu Loc commune built a temple and her tomb on the top of Tung mountain, built a temple to worship Ba Trieu on Gai mountain, and built a large communal house in the middle of Phu Dien village.

During the Ly, Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties, temples were renovated, royal decrees were issued, and ceremonies were regulated with national rituals.

Every year, on the anniversary of the death of the Queen (February 22nd of the lunar calendar), local people and tourists come to offer incense at the Ba Trieu Temple, other historical sites and organize many rituals, cultural and sports activities such as carrying the Lady's palanquin and performing the Congregation at the Lady's Temple.

Among them, the palanquin procession (also known as the ball procession) is the most unique, important and sacred ritual, attracting a large number of people and tourists to participate. What makes the palanquin procession unique is the phenomenon of "flying palanquin".

Over 17 centuries old, Ba Trieu Temple Festival is one of the oldest, most widespread and most valuable festivals in Thanh Hoa.

In 2014, the Ba Trieu Temple historical architectural and artistic relic was recognized as a special national relic.

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/le-hoi-den-ba-trieu-se-dien-ra-trong-4-ngay-tu-20-3-post338605.html