Traditional festival of Lang temple

19/04/2024

On the morning of April 16 (April 8, Giap Thin year), the People's Committee of Liem Can commune, Thanh Liem district solemnly opened the Lang Temple Traditional Festival.

Traditional festival of Lang temple

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Lang Temple, Liem Can commune today, the ancient land of Bao Thai, is the place that marked the history of Le Hoan's early military activities. This is not only his startup land, but also his paternal hometown. After Le Hoan passed away, on his hometown, the villagers built a temple to worship, called Trung Temple. During the time of recruiting and recruiting soldiers, Dinh Bo Linh also returned to Bao Thai to set up a base to recruit and train soldiers.

After ascending the throne, the top of Lang mountain was his birthplace and later people built a temple to worship him, called Thuong temple. As for Ha Temple (Lang Temple) at the foot of the mountain, it worships 4 kings: Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Dai Hanh, Le Trung Tong, Le Ngoa Trieu; The 2 human gods are general Nguyen Minh and his wife, Mrs. Nhu De, pro-Dinh Bo Linh, 12 warlords and an angel, Thien Cuong Dai Vuong.

Traditional festival of Lang temple

The incense procession procession of Le Loc's spirit from Ma Dau to Lang temple to attend the festival.

Lang Temple was recognized as a National Historical-Cultural Monument in 1999. With its special historical and cultural stature, Lang Temple has been invested in, embellished and renovated by governments at all levels in each period. . In 2023, the Central and Thuong temples will also be newly built on the old temple foundation.

Every year on the 6th - 8th day of the third lunar month, the people here jubilantly hold festivals to pay tribute to the merits of King Le Dai Hanh as well as the kings and gods worshiped here. On the 6th, the villagers hold a peace ceremony, open the Thuong and Trung temples, then conduct offerings to the male and female mandarins. On the 7th, in the morning, folk games are held, and in the afternoon, a palanquin procession from Lang temple to Ma Dau carries the incense of Le Loc's spirit to attend the village festival.

Traditional festival of Lang temple

Ma Dau, where the tomb of King Le Dai Hanh's grandfather is located.

On the 8th, in the morning, the festival opens and welcomes families, villagers, and visitors to offer incense; In the afternoon, carry the incense of Le Loc's spirit back to Ma Dau. Finally, perform a thanksgiving ceremony and worship at the Mong Son Thi Thuc altar.

In the evenings of the festival days, there are cultural programs to serve the people to enjoy the village festival

Source: baohanam.com.vn

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