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| Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival |
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When:
May 16, 2012
- May 20, 2012
Where: Chau Doc city, Ba Chua Xu Temple., Vietnam
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Once a year, for five days, between April and June (various dates from the 23rd to the 27th of the fourth lunar month), the festival for the local tutelary goddess takes place in Ba Chua Xu temple in Chau Doc. The ferstival is also called the Via Ba ceremony. It is known, among the believers, that all the wishes of the person who serves the goddess with incense will come true. Thus, during the festival’s days, thousands of believers stream in masses to the temple to participate in the impressive ceremonies. The first one is the Ba Chua washing rite; first, two big candles are lighting at the goddess foot, it is served with tea and wine, joss sticks are burned and the participants pray. Then, a group of 4 women, who were chosen previously for the holy duty, open the curtain and start the washing ceremony. On its end, the women change the statue’s gown with a new one and put a hat on its head. At the end of the ceremony, that last for an hour, the pray begins. The believers ask the goddess for fulfillment of their wishes. The second ceremony is the Present ceremony Tuc Yet rite. The third ceremony is called Xay chau, where holy water is spread on the altar’s corners and drums are put around. The chief of protocol hits the drum three times as a sign to the start of the “hat boi performance” (classical opera). The fourth ceremony is the Chanh te which is similar to the second ceremony the Tuc Yet rite. During the festival’s days, lot of traditional culture events (such as unicorn dance - a dance with dishes and cups) takes place.
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
before making any travel arrangements.
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Vietnam -
background and overview:
The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by Communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the Communist North and anti-Communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under Communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The country continues to experience protests from various groups - such as the Protestant Montagnard ethnic minority population of the Central Highlands and the Hoa Hao Buddhists in southern Vietnam over religious persecution. Montagnard grievances also include the loss of land to Vietnamese settlers.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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Vietnam details
Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia. |
Languages:
Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian). |
Climate:
Tropical in south; monsoonal in north with hot, rainy season (May to September) and warm, dry season (October to March). |
Capital:
Hanoi |
Time Zone:
UTC +7 |
Currency (code):
dong (VND) |
Call Code:
+84 |
Electric Power:
127/220 V 50 Hz |
Tourist office:
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism 80 Quan Su, Hanoi, Vietnam Fax: +84 4 9424115 |
Tourist website:
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