Western pagoda festival

Western pagoda festival will be held in early April 2025 Information from the People's Committee of Thach That District, TP. Hanoi said: From April 2 to 4, 2025, the ceremony to receive national intangible cultural heritage; The 10th anniversary of the 34th statue was recognized as a national treasure (2015 - 2025) and opened the Western Pagoda festival in Thach That district in 2025 to be solemnly held at the special national monument of Tay Phuong Pagoda, Thach Xa commune, Thach That district. According to Mr. Dang Van Vo, Director of the Center for Culture, Information and Sports (Culture, Sports and TT), Thach That District, the unit has strengthened the strict management of activities inside and outside the monument area; Organizing the management of business and service households; draw and arrange trade points and cars in the monument area; Activities of motorbike taxi services ... Along with that, Thach That District Culture and Information Center has implemented and assigned specific tasks to members of the monument management team; regularly send officials of other professional groups in the center to coordinate support during the holidays and weekends; send officials 24/24 hours to ensure security and order, fire prevention and fighting in the monument. In addition, the center also decorates the souvenir photo area with the products of the village of Thach That homeland such as Mother, Nom, Bamboo ... so that visitors have beautiful photos, close to people, the land of special national monuments in Tay Phuong pagoda. In 2014, the Government recognized the Western Pagoda as a special national monument in terms of architectural value. In 2015, the Western Buddhist Buddhist statue of the Tay Son period, the late eighteenth century was recognized as a national treasure. In 2025, the traditional festival of the Western Pagoda festival was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. On that basis, activities at the special national monument of Western Pagoda have come into order, leaving many good imprints in the hearts of tourists, recognized and appreciated by the people and tourists. According to the leader of Thach That district, in 2025, the special national monument of Western Pagoda received a great honor, which was the traditional festival recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. This is also the 10th anniversary of the 10th anniversary of the Western Buddhist statue of the Tay Son period, the late eighteenth century was recognized as a national treasure. According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Vice Chairman of Thach That District People's Committee: This year's Western Pagoda Festival promises to bring people and tourists from all over the world with unforgettable impressions with many rich, attractive activities and imbued with traditional cultural identity. Thereby, continuing to spread and promote more strongly about the image of the special national monument of Western Pagoda, arousing and upholding the national pride, continuing education for today's generations and tomorrow to respect and preserve the beauty of the traditional culture of the homeland. At the same time, promoting the historical tradition, patriotic tradition, cultural quintessence of the nation. Information from the Organizing Committee of the Western Pagoda Festival said: It is the Western Pagoda festival that is March 6 of the lunar calendar including the ceremony and the festival with rituals of offering and worshiping Buddha; procession and parade of water puppet ward; offering gifts of leaders of People's Committees of communes and townships in the district ... The festival has folk games such as: throwing, walking stilts, swinging trees; Performing water puppets, performing arts, gong performances; Ethnic exchange ... Along with that, the area of ​​display and sale of specialty products of Thach That district.