Hoang Muoi Temple Festival

Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival is a traditional festival associated with Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple, Hung Thinh Commune, Hung Nguyen District, Nghe An Province.

In the electricity system worshiping the Four -Government of the Vietnamese people, Quan Hoang Muoi is one of the decades of Quan Hoang, often worshiped in temples, palaces and temples. In Nghe An, the temple of Quan Hoang Muoi in Xuan Am village, Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district is famous for sacred. Besides the worship character is Quan Hoang Muoi, in the temple also worship the system of Mau statues and other blessings: the prestigious scene of the pearl of the female pearl, especially the patriarch of Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Lac, ...

The temple was built under the Le Trung Hung dynasty, around the seventeenth century. Along with the formation and existence of the temple, Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival has been practiced for hundreds of years to commemorate and grateful to the merit of Quan Hoang Muoi.

Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival is held for 3 days, from 8 to 10 of the 10th lunar month every year. The main festival was held on October 10 of the lunar calendar stemming from the origin of beliefs and spirituality. People believe that Mr. Hoang Muoi turned on the 10th of the lunar calendar and coincided with the name "Mr. Hoang Muoi". Also coincided with the New Year of the New Year, which is very popular in Vietnam, also known as Tet holiday (or Tet holiday) or Lunar New Year. Organizing the festival on October 10 because of the people's beliefs about the round, fullness, bringing many good things.

The festival takes place at the campus of Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple, Hung Thinh Commune, Hung Nguyen District, Nghe An Province. The relevant location during the festival practice is: The Nguyen family church in Xuan Am village, about 2km west of Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple, this is the place to preserve the ordination and the ritual of taking the spirit of the temple to the temple on festivals.

In terms of form, Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival has the main rituals: the opening ceremony, the procession, the ceremony, the ceremony

Opening is the opening ceremony at dawn on the 8th of the October lunar calendar, which has the meaning of clearing the disinfection, cleaning and cleaning the temples at the temple and the surrounding space. After the opening ceremony, around 14 pm on the 9th of the lunar calendar, starting the procession of the procession from the Nguyen Village Church of Xuan Am to Hoang Muoi Temple. This custom stems from the fact that during the feudal period: The spirit of the spirit of Mr. Hoang Muoi was assigned to the Nguyen family to look after and preserve. Each festival again made the procession to the temple and finished the festival to return to the church. After the ceremony, about 16:00 pm, on the 9th of the 10th lunar month, the festival was started. The offerings include the sticky rice, chicken sticky rice, five fruits, betel nut, tea, wine, incense and flowers are fully displayed on the altar. The celebrant celebrated the ceremony to invite the gods at Hoang Muoi Temple to witness the festival, asking for permission to open the festival, praying for the blessing of the cloudy sky, the festival took place safely and successfully. On the morning of the 10th of the 10th lunar month, the great sacrifice was started. The sacrifices are fully prepared as the report ceremony. The great sacrifice took place in about two hours, according to traditional rituals, including two rituals: Rituals of Decaying and sacrifices. The unique highlight at Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival is a ritual.

The festival takes place in 2 days from the 9th to the end of the 10th of the lunar calendar, with many attractive activities, there are many folk games that are excited and enthusiastic by the people such as boat racing, tug of war, flags, card flags, blindfolds, ... In addition, there are camping activities, displaying typical products of traditional craft villages; Sports activities: Men's and female volleyball competitions among communes in the district also take place exciting, fierce competition, attracting a large number of people and tourists to cheer.

Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival has existed for hundreds of years and was maintained continuously. Experiencing many ups and downs of history, Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival still exists and has increasingly spread not only in Nghe but also famous throughout the country, attracting a large number of people in the region and tourists nationwide to participate and practice religious rituals. With typical values, Mr. Hoang Muoi Temple Festival was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism according to Decision No. 2970/QD-BVHTTDL, August 27, 2019.