Hoa Lu Festival 2025

The traditional festival of Hoa Lu ancient capital - (used to be called the Yen hall, or the flag festival) takes place at the beginning of the third lunar month every year. History said: In many feudal dynasties, the Yen Hall festival is a national ceremony, because this is the place, the opportunity to commemorate the emperors, the national hero: Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh.

The traditional festival of Hoa Lu ancient capital has the largest scale in the years with the number of units of 3, 5, 8 and 0. In 2025, the festival was opened on the 9th, 10th, 11th of the third lunar calendar (ie 6, 7, 8 April 2025). The space of the festival is a large area including: two areas of King Dinh temple and King Le temple (center), Nhat Tru pagoda, Ba Chua, Ma Yen mountain, Hoang Long river, Am Tien cave, Thien Ton cave, cave ... The beautiful capital of Hoa Lu ...

In the morning of the annual festival, the water procession usually takes place. This special ceremony is very elaborate and thoroughly prepared. Before the opening day, at the Hoang Long river wharf near the ancient Dai Hoang gate, people planted in the river a large bamboo tree, good green branches. The bamboo tops have a colorful fabric strip. The content of the previous uncle is: the gods, the descendants of the hundreds of them always thanked the golden dragon in this river for helping the emperor of Dai Viet. May the gods keep the cool water gentle, supporting the people of Dai Viet to avoid all evil ...

On the opening day, when the sun was not out of Ma Yen Son, the delegation of the procession was departed from the gate of King Dinh temple, through King Le temple to go to the river wharf. Leading are those who carry the five colors, go to double goods. Next is Bat Am ward, including: Dan, flute, Nhi, Mo, Thanh La and a drum ward. The bowl of music nominated music: Kim Tien, Binh Sale, Luu Thuy, Xuan Phong. The drums, the sound of the sound of the sound. The large palanquin took the lead, carried out by the eight healthy young people. Their outfit is like a soldier's outfit. The incense on the palanquin placed a porcelain vase, outside the fabric to hold the sacred water. Going behind the procession is the elders, guests, representatives of mass organizations and localities. Next is the dragon team, the unicorn team, and the palanquin bowls have incense, scattered, incense, candles, fruits, diplomas, solemn, neat and bustling. Going with each palanquin is a elderly potty costume of national rituals.

 When the procession went to the river wharf, Huong had a porcelain vase brought down the boat first, then the Golden Dragon and Lion. The gong drum lit up from time to time, bustling and urging. Golden dragon winding on water waves. The lion dance bravely, gloating. 

The host of the ceremony solemnly read the submission to bring the water to the water. Done, the ceremony and the "gods" burned the submission, dropped into the river. The four virgins (the modern, old dress wearing the four -body shirt) gently, elegant and scooped the river water into the porcelain vase to bring up the palanquin to return to King Dinh temple before making an incense offering ceremony. The procession returns in the same order as the departure. The miraculous characteristic that the procession of the traditional coalition of Hoa Lu ancient capital is the river space. The Hoang Long River wharf, the place where the sacrifices of the Spirit and the procession of traditional sacred water still reminds a thrilling and attractive folk legend about the golden dragon's legend appears to bring Dinh Bo Linh to the river and escape from the angry sword of the uncle. Later, Dinh Bo Linh made a big karma, unified Jiangshan, built the capital of Hoa Lu, placed the government, became the great victory of the Emperor. The river from that is called Hoang Long Giang (Golden River). On the other side of this river wharf is an independent standing mountain, called a sword mountain as a beautiful and heroic evidence. Folk legends about Golden Dragon, Hoang Long River, Sword mountains contain the nostalgia and idealization of the ethnic community about the "Dragon of the Fairy", especially about the heroic hero, the Emperor Dinh Dinh has been over a thousand years ago. This legend will always be epic but the next generation is still proud and loved ...

Sacrifice: Immediately after the procession returned to the stage of the festival center, after the rite of dropping dragon flying, starting the sacrifice at two temples of King Dinh and King Le. The sacrifice has the participation of many delegations according to the registration schedule. The procession and incense from the relics worshiping the celebrities of Dinh - Le will participate in the procession of two temples, most of the delegations in the distance must receive on the festive car to Hoa Lu. The sacrifice was conducted later during the day and at night in both the temple of King Dinh and King Le with the content praising the merit of the two kings, alternating with that visitors to burn incense to commemorate. 

The stage of the stage - is a contemporary stage performance to open the festival and live broadcast. After the opening speech was the Hoa Lu drum drum, the performances recreated the great history in the ancient capital of Hoa Lu such as: The event of the throne of the Emperor of Dinh Bo Linh and Le Hoan; defeat the Song enemy; Moving the capital to Thang Long and ending the dragon dropped up until the end of the opening morning. 

Like many other folk festivals in Vietnam, the festival in Hoa Lu ancient capital festival has unique folk games such as: boat racing, stick dance, flag, folding, throwing, cheo singing competition, wrestling, calligraphy. In addition, Hoa Lu Capital Festival also has some typical games such as: Flag of exercise, pulling words and competitions of Hoa Lu capital.

Flags on the exercise is a folk play to describe the rehearsal and training of the hero Dinh Bo Linh of a teenage age, expressing his will and three troops. Participating in the show of the exercise flag with 60 teenagers 13-15 years old. The oldest son was chosen to nail the Linh Linh, wearing a Binh Thien hat with straw, holding a cotton wipe with yellow canopy, purple canopy. The valley lau, valley leaves have gongs, drums, thanh la, standing on both sides dancing and singing and acting scenes of King Dinh holding flags to clean the exercise. 

The performance of Thai Binh to commemorate the reign that King Dinh Tien Hoang placed when he ascended the throne, this is also the name of the first Thai Binh currency in Vietnam. Participating in the show, there were 120 girls wearing blue -body shirts, holding flags, following the drum pace for 3 hours and running words. The first row pulled the Thai word, ran around the front and pulled down into the "bar" strokes, and then around the left hand pulled down into the "label" stroke, finally ran up the right hand and pulled down to create a "dot". So the word "Thai". Meanwhile, in the second row, they ran and pulled the word "vase". Both rows lower flags to make the words "Thai Binh". 

Since 2005, the contest "Beauty of Hoa Lu" has become a beauty contest for female contestants in Hoa Lu cultural and neighboring area. The qualifying rounds took place earlier, the final round took place at the stage of Hoa Lu festival. 

The traditional festival of the ancient capital of Hoa Lu every year shows a close and organic relationship between the past, present and the future of the Vietnamese nation, which covers the following factors: the spiritual spirit, the folk consciousness of the country's and ethnic origin "Drink water to remember the source" ./.