Dau Pagoda Festival

Dau Pagoda is the first temple of Vietnamese Buddhism to prove the Vietnamese Buddhist lineage originating from India. Every year, on April 8 of the lunar calendar is considered to be the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha, the people in the region are sobbing and jubilantly opening the Mau Pagoda festival. This is a big and famous festival that has entered the folk song: "Wherever anyone goes/ Whenever they see the Dau Pagoda tower, they will return/ No matter who sells hundreds of jobs/ April, on the eighth day, they will return to the strawberry festival". Dau Pagoda is also known as Dien Ung, Phap Van, or Co Chau, located in Thanh Khuong commune, Thuan Thanh district. This is considered the earliest temple in Vietnam when Buddhism has just imported, preserving many ancient architectural works such as the ancient city of Luy Lau, the tomb of the photographer, the temple system, the temple, the mansion, the stupa ... The Dau Pagoda Festival is held very solemnly and scale on the 8th of April of the lunar calendar with the vast scale of three communes in the Dau - Lau Lau area (Thuan Thanh): Thanh Khuong, Tri Qua, Ha Man with 5 large temples worshiping Phap Van, Phap Vu, Phap Loi, Phap Dien and Pagoda to worship Ba Man Nuong - Mother of Tu Phap, take the daughter -in -law as the center. This is the festival that is considered the oldest still existing today. The history books said that the kings often came here to attend the festival, the Buddha's ceremony, and the island, even the Phap Van statue was repeatedly brought to Thang Long capital to pray for the island. The festival is held with solemn and solemn rituals in accordance with the tradition of celebrating the Buddha's Buddha's Day. The main activity of the association is that the villages organize the procession of Phap Van statues (Mrs. Dau), Phap Vu (Mrs. Dau), Phap Loi (Ba General), Phap Dien (Ba Orchain) from her village temples to gather at Dau Pagoda, the procession of worshiping horses, fan flags, ruins, palanquin, from the reclining, the most unique and impressive thing is when coming to the Dau Pagoda, the "chasing mother". The palan daughter, Mrs. Dau, Mrs. General, Mrs. Chau, each palanquin was brought to run 03 rounds and then returned to the old place. After that, the "water robbery" was the most awaited, when there was a command, the palanquin, Mrs. Thunder, Mrs. Dau, and the rain raced to come and run to Tam Quan. The palanquin who came first and then she got the country, was winning. People think that, if she was a passing, that year was the season, if she was a general, that year the field was very deep, lots of leeches, doing business. Besides, the commune also organized the procession of "Buddha Thach Quang" and "Buddha Four Dharma" to Manchu Pagoda (Mother Man Nuong's mother to worship), procession "Confusing" ... The Dau Pagoda Festival is an indispensable need in the spiritual life of the people in the strawberry. Because it is not only the need to find Buddha and mingle in the vibrant and typical folk community cultural activities, but also with the important meaning of praying for good things, praying for favorable rain and wind - a thousand -year wish of agricultural residents.