Ong Bon Temple Festival

Ong Bon Temple Festival Ong Bon Temple Festival, every year, held two worshipers every year, in the spring is January 2 of the grace and in the fall is the 4th of the 7th lunar month. Ong Bon temple festival is grateful, grateful to the saint, remember the roots, attach importance to immigration and pray for ancestors to bless the career. The Mieu Ong Festival is associated with those who work as a kiln, they value the immigration place, they set up the temple to take the name of the Dat god (Mr. Bon) in general and worship the saints to bless their career. For the Chinese, Mr. Bon means "ancestors", "duty" means root. Mr. Bon is just a symbol, not a specific character. Most Chinese people think that "Mr. Bon" is "blessing of the god". However, each Chinese state has its own concepts and beliefs about Mr. Bon. The Chinese (Fujian origin) in Cho Lon concretized was Chau Dat Quan - a Nguyen dynasty. The Chinese, the Chinese, Hai Nam, in the Southwest, concretized as the Three Jewels of Trinh Hoa - the Ming people. The Chaozhou people (in Hoi An) concretized were the three generals of Ma Vien. The Guangdong people in Cho Lon for their grandfather were the Earth Gods ... but the Chinese royal family of Fujian in Binh Duong said that their duty was Huyen Thien God and the Ly family (from the Trieu Chau) for their duty was the ancestor of the Ly family. Huyen Thien God is a god of God, also known as Chon Vo (Chan Vu). Tran Vu is the god in Vo Dang mountain. Besides Huyen Thien God, the Wang also worshiped: Guan Yin Bodhisattva (the Fujian people worship many gods), Na Tra Prince, South Dynasty Emperor. The Vuong family worshiped the gods, while the Ly family in Binh Duong worshiped Mr. Bon, the ancestor of the families: Luc, Chu, Quach, Tieu, Trieu, Ly and Chau. This is also the symbol. They also worship the blessing of the gods they call him Mr. Dia, that is, the land god in the locality. It is possible to mention the worshiping palaces of the Vuong family in Binh Duong such as: Phuoc Vo Dien- Chanh Nghia Ward, Thu Dau Mot (built in 1885); Ngoc Hu Cung- Lai Thieu town (built around 1971); Phuoc Tho Duong - Hung Dinh and Thuan An commune; Phuoc Nghia Duong - Tan Phuoc Khanh, Tan Uyen. The Ly family had a worshiping throne, Phuoc An Temple in Chanh Nghia, Thu Dau Mot (built in 1980). This temple was built by Ly, in addition to worshiping the ancestors of the seven they as above, it was from the Ly family, so it was also known as Ly Thi Gia Mieu. Like the temples of Vietnamese people, the temples of Ong Bon all integrated polygons such as Truong Thien Su (Truong Dao Lang - Han Dynasty), Bao Cong (Song dynasty), Canh Chu Ton Vuong, Linh Tu Vuong, Cuu Thien Huyen Nu .... According to the religious customs of the Chinese, the gods of Huyen Thien God, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Na Tra Prince and the Southern Dynasty were not worshiped in a locality but was alternately in the temples in Thu Dau Mot, Bung, Lai Thieu, Tan Phuoc Khanh to worship in a year and the festival was held on February 25. And so, according to the custom of four years to have a festival once. This festival of the Chinese in Binh Duong is also a blessed belief, protecting the life and business of the Chinese community on Binh Duong. The festival program includes the religious sacrifices rituals undertaken by professional dharma teachers. Next is the procession of the gods, lasting all night with dozens of kilometers surrounding the residential area, the atmosphere is very jubilant, bustling and monumental. In the festival, there is also a lake of Ho Quang, a dance, and a dragon lion dance, especially the dance that attracts a large number of viewers. It is possible to say that Ong Bon temple festival in Binh Duong is a festival of a family, a career, a different state, but it has attracted a Chinese community and even Vietnamese to join and become important festivals of the year, in the spiritual life of the Chinese in Binh Duong in general and Vietnamese in particular./.