Traditional festival of Temple - Mo Pagoda

Traditional festival of Temple - Mo Pagoda The traditional festival of Temple - Mo Pagoda takes place from the 12th to the 14th of the second lunar month every year. Mo Temple is a place to worship Princess Quynh Tran, daughter of King Tran Thanh Tong, sister of King Tran Nhan Tong, who had great contributions to the people and country. When she established a monastic hermitage in the Nghi Duong area of ​​Nghi Duong district, Kinh Mon prefecture (now including Du Le, Kien Quoc and Ngu Phuc communes of Kien Thuy district, Hai Phong city), she encouraged people to set up rice, mulberry and silkworm farming estates, contributing to the formation of a rich land. To run her daily work, she came up with a way to use the sound of a gong. If during the day, whenever you hear the sound of a gong at the temple, you come back to eat and drink. If you hear the sound of a gong at a restaurant, you have work. Everyone just follows the sound of the gong. Originating from there, places such as Mo market, Mo village, Mo pagoda, Mo temple in Ngu Phuc commune were born and passed down to this day. Princess Quynh Tran is affectionately called by the people in the area: "Princess Mo". On the main day of the festival, the villages in the commune will process Bach Linh Thanh Hoang to the relic site and conduct rituals to pray for good weather and good crops. After the ritual activities, people and tourists will participate in the festival with many traditional folk games such as: tug of war competition, Chinese chess competition, Cau Dao wrestling festival, cockfighting... The traditional festival of Mo Temple - Pagoda took place many important rituals such as: The procession of hundreds of village Thanh Hoang's spirits to the Mo Temple - Pagoda Relics to worship the Saint; Opening Ceremony, Serving Ceremony and Thanksgiving Offering. Cultural activities, beliefs, traditional folk games such as: Adoration performances, love songs, Chinese chess, tug of war, shrimp nests, blindfolded duck catching... attract the participation of a large number of people and tourists. The Mo Temple - Pagoda Festival is held annually to preserve, restore and develop the unique cultural values ​​of the Monument and commemorate the great contributions of Princess Quynh Tran.