HONG SON TEMPLE FESTIVAL

Hong Son Temple was formerly the Linh Tu Martial Temple, built in the Tran Dynasty to worship Quan Van Truong - a talented and loyal general of the Three Kingdoms period. He was meritorious in helping Luu Bi to create the Emperor's karma and establish the Thuc dynasty. He was honored as a saint by the people. During the French colonial period, the Linh Tu Martial Temple was also known as the Ong's Temple. In 1982, Hong Son Ward was established, the Vo Mieu relic at that time took the name of the Ward place, so the name Hong Son Temple also came from there.

In terms of intangible culture, every year Hong Son Temple has become a regular routine among the people, with 3 jubilant festivals:

  - On March 03^rd of lunar month: Commemorating the death anniversary of the Holy Mother

  - On March 10^th of lunar month: Commemorating the death anniversary of Hung Kings

  - On August 20^th of lunar month: Commemorating the death anniversary of Saint Tran

The festival, which is usually calculated according to the lunar day, has attracted thousands of people from all over the city and surrounding areas to attend.

Festival of Holy Mother Lieu Hanh's death anniversary (March 03^rd of lunar month): According to Vietnamese folk legend, Holy Mother Lieu Hanh is a saint among the Four Immortals. The Holy Mother is the daughter of the Jade Emperor, has been born three times in the mortal world, epiphany helping the people and the country. Holy Mother was granted many titles by the feudal dynasties from the Le dynasty to the Nguyen dynasty, honored as "Mother of the world" and worshiped and honored by the people of the country.

Every year, on March 03^rd of lunar month, Vinh city respectfully organizes the solemn death anniversary of the Holy Mother, attracting a large number of people to attend the ceremony.

The annual Hung Kings death anniversary ceremony at Hong Son Temple is held in a solemn, sacred atmosphere, in accordance with the ritual, consisting of 2 parts, the ceremony part and the contest part. The ceremony part includes incense offering, flower offering, sacrificial reading and the offering ceremony of Chung cake and Day cake in front of the altar of the Hung Kings; the contest part has martial arts performances showing the heroic spirit of King Hung; tug-of-war and stick-pushing competitions between wards and communes. This is a spiritual and cultural activity imbued with Vietnamese culture towards the origin, praising and expressing deep gratitude to the Hung Kings as well as generations of national heroes who fought to build and preserve, defend the Fatherland.

Tran Saint’s death anniversary: Tran Quoc Tuan is not only a good general who leads troops to fight in battle, but also a prominent politician, national culturalist, a talented general "multi-scheming", understanding the enemy understanding ourselves. His great merit was to defeat the Mongol army three times - the most violent force in the world at that time. From the past time until now, in the subconscious of the Vietnamese people, he is a saint called "Holy Tran Saint", always manifesting to help people and save the country. He is worshiped by people in all parts of the country and in Vinh City - Nghe An also has a place like that.

In addition to the above festivals, Hong Son Temple is also a place where domestic and international tourists come to sightsee and travel. In the early spring days, the Temple becomes a playground for poetry lovers and music lovers to meet and comment poetry. The temple really becomes a place of healthy and indispensable spiritual and cultural activities of the people.