Many ancient definitions in Phat Tich and Lim pagoda festival

In response to tourism in the Red River Delta, People's Committee of Tien Du district (Bac Ninh province) and the Board of the Buddhist Church of Bac Ninh province will host the traditional festival in the Spring of Traditional Snake Year with many innovative features. This information is organized Steering Tien Du district festivals announced at a press conference in the afternoon on February 5th, 2013.
According to Venerable Dr. Thich Duc Thien, Deputy General Secretary of the Council of Leaders of the Buddhist Church of Vietnam, Chair at Phat Tich Pagoda and Lim Pagoda, Phat Tich and Lim Pagoda festival this year will be highlighted with the traditional elite of the nation. Therefore, the festivals will bring the preservation and promotion of traditional values, but it is not the subject to influence or distort the core identity from the integration of modern times.

Venerable Dr. Thich Duc Thien

Going to the Phat Tich pagoda festival on the morning of Jan 5th, 2013 based on the lunar calendar, visitors were immersed in the music space crystallization and enjoyed a cultural exchange program of traditional arts. This is a place for visitors to learn about the intangible heritage of Humanity (recognized by UNESCO) like: Quan Ho folk singing, Ca Tru, Chau Van, Cheo singing, Xam singging...

Buddism statue has ever exhibited in Phat Tich Pagoda.

In the evening, at the Buddha statue square on the Phat Tich Mountain (in Tien Du district), there was a Buddhist event to pray for the people got rich and country got strong with the art display with the light to give out good luck to a whole of a year.

At 8:00 AM on January 13th, 2013 based on the lunar calendar, the Lim festival is on the main day for the most important events, but it is started before and ended after one day (from January 12th to 14th, according to the lunar calendar). On the main day of ritual, ceremony will begin by carrying some objects to worship the famous character of the village, who relate to many legends and history as a village’s god, the gods in temples and shrines... At the same time with these rituals, there are many rituals and customs of other famous folk games.

A worship anniversary in the Lim festival

According to the Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Tien Du district, Mr. Tran Quang Ung, Head of the organizing Committee for the festival in Tien Du District said: The Lim festival this year will not be singers give a hat out to receive money. Implementation of the direction of the Bac Ninh Province People's Committee, the organizing Committee for festivals in the Tien Du district have met to invite clubs, which operate the Quan Ho fork singing at the Lim festival’s space to sign about commitments not to receive money; This will be monitored by the district's Department of Culture and the Culture Boad of town.

A Quan Ho singer gave a hat out to receive money at the Lim festival last year.

In addition, to preserve the traditional culture of the festival and ensure aesthetics, this year’s festival will be only arranged four tents to sing. It replaces for six ones in the previous year. At the same time, the restaurant and entertainment points will be put away from the central area of the festival.

People's Committee of Bac Ninh Province has also direct the speaker to prevent the use of radio in the tent to sing (it will lose the traditional values). The singers just sing directly based on the method of the Quan Ho traditional fork.