Ham Nghi king proclamation festival

Ham Nghi king proclamation festival - Unique beauty on the first day of spring The Ham Nghi King investiture procession festival is a unique traditional cultural festival in the early days of the new year to offer incense to the Holy Mother and commemorate King Ham Nghi. On January 7 every year, in Phu Gia commune, Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province, a solemn ceremony is held to process the coronation of King Ham Nghi, also known as the Ham Nghi - Son Phong festival. According to history books, in 1885, King Ham Nghi marched to Phu Gia commune (Huong Khe district) and mobilized people to dig trenches, build ramparts, build Son Phong citadel, recruit soldiers, and recruit generals to protect the ramparts. Here, the king issued an edict "Hich Can Vuong", calling on all people to expel the French invaders. During this time, the king was besieged by the French army many times, but failed. Here, the king gave Tram Lam temple a number of treasures such as: golden elephants, bronze pigs, hats, crowns, chisel, and especially the bestowal of ordination. Despite many historical events, the king's treasures have always been protected, carefully preserved and passed down from generation to generation by the people of Phu Gia commune. According to custom, the person who holds the treasure given by the king is the late leader who is trusted by the villagers, then asks the gods and the country to testify through yin and yang coins. And on January 7 every year, the village elders and all the villagers organize a traditional festival to transfer and process these treasures from the old master's house to the new master's house to continue to keep and preserve carefully. People in Phu Gia commune in particular and Huong Khe district in general believe that in the year the late leader guards and protects the king's treasures well, that year the people will do business in harmony, be prosperous and have lots of luck, health, and peace. At the ceremony to receive the title of King Ham Nghi taking place this morning (January 28), the local government, the ceremony committee and the entire people received the treasures bestowed by the king from the house of Mr. Tran Van Nhung - the former leader of the year Nham Dan 2022 (in Hoa Nhuong village, Phu Gia commune) to the house of Mr. Phan Hung Vy - the new leader of the year Quy Mao 2023 (in Phu Ho village, Phu Gia commune). The treasures include: 40 ordinations issued by kings (of which 38 ordinations are intact, 2 ordinations of King Ham Nghi are torn), 2 swords and scabbards, 2 gold elephants, 1 bronze elephant, 1 black bronze goat, 34 bronze chisels, 3 bronze gongs, 1 big drum, 1 mule, 2 pairs of robes, 3 sets of ao dai, 2 three-tone earrings female, 1 father… The late patriarchs who were assigned the task of preserving and preserving the king's treasures were the elders in the commune, who were judged on many aspects including morality, worship capacity, national cultural knowledge, selection through voting and asking for hexagrams to show heads up in front of the king's altar on the full moon day of the December month... The late leader was responsible for serving the people's offerings for one year and looking after and preserving King Ham Nghi's treasures. Normally, a new director is elected each year. There are also cases where, due to trust, a person can hold the position of director for 2 consecutive years. At the procession, unmarried young men are selected from the villages in the commune to be palanquin boys, 8 people carry 1 palanquin. There are 3 palanquins participating in the procession; The first palanquin carries the image of King Ham Nghi, the next palanquin carries the Great King's color, and the last palanquin carries the Holy Mother and Princess Ma Hong. The walking procession departs from the old priest's house and passes through the Hoi Hoi Commune temple, Ham Nghi Son Phong citadel relic site, Tram Lam temple... to burn incense, pray and perform spiritual procedures. Here, the late leader holds a summer opening ceremony to pray for peace and prosperity in the country, good weather, good harvest, good health for the villagers, and good luck in business in the new year. After the opening ceremony, the procession continued to carry the palanquin and the ordination to be solemnly placed at the new leader's house, while the palanquin carrying the image of King Ham Nghi was brought to the temple of King Ham Nghi. The procession route lasts about 5-6km. Ham Nghi - Son Phong Festival has been deeply ingrained in the subconscious, becoming a beauty, cultural, spiritual, traditional, solidarity and good lifestyle of many generations of people here.