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.

Celebrating for a raise about the Hung Kings worship at the occasion of a festival

As expected of the Organizing Committee, on April 13, 2013 (meaning on March 4, 2013  based on the lunar calendar), Ceremony in recognition of "Religious Hung Vuong Worship" is a UNESCO World Heritage will take place on the occasion of the organization for Hung Temple Festival 2013.

Hung King and Festival

In preparation for the ceremony by the World Heritage and organization for the Hung Temple Festival 2013, many items in the historic zone of Hung Temple were completed as: Parking P2, the working house, the living house, the Lac Long Quan Temple area, campus, sidewalk’s port to the 5-cutting roads’ point to the Well temple...
Besides, many other items also are being finalized such as the way the ceremony, the Hung Vuong square... The administrations of the Hy Cuong and Chu Hoa communes are pushing strong about sense of community throughout the festival.
Managements of Phu Tho Province also ordered for the relative departments to concern and complete the space of the Hung Vuong square and the electrical system in the area to ensure that the organization of the important activities at the festival.
The province will strengthen the management to the Hung Temple Festival 2013 to get a benchmark in the organization and the consensus of the majority of people.
With only on the ceremony road project, Management Board is also rushing to complete to support for this year's festival.

A program in Hung King Festival

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Cac, Director of Regional Hung Temple historic said: The completion of these works plays an important role in the preservation and promotion of "the Hung Vuong worship religion of Vietnamese in the Phu Tho province".
“Hung Temple Festival 2013” is promised to be a festive pattern in the organization with a community.
On December 6, 2012, at the 7th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the 2003 Convention on the conservation for the intangible cultural heritage was officially recognized on "Hung Vuong Worship Religion" in the Phu Tho province in Vietnam is one of the intangible cultural heritages, which is representative of humanity.
The UNESCO’s decision recognized clearly that the dossier meets the criteria to be enrolled in the list of intangible cultural heritages, which is representative of humanity. The decision also specified: "Hung Vuong Worship Religion" expresses a reverence for ancestral rank; and since then, it raised the national pride and community cohesion.
This approve will contribute to the recognition of the importance of ancestor worship in many other countries. By doing so, it not only encourages the community, but it also acknowledges the similarities, and creates a condition for the promotion of respect for the diversity of cultures.
On the schedule, at the festival, there are always many great worship programs, especially,  UNESCO approved Hung Vuong Worship Religion to become the heritage of humanity on Dec 6th, 2012. It proves that. Do you know?

Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk was established a theatre

According to Mr. Nguyen Van - Director of Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism in the Bac Ninh province said: Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk’s Theatre was established on the basis of the upgrade the Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk’s team with the 1196/QD decision of the provincial people's Committee president.

The Quan ho Folk theater is a unit under Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Bac Ninh province.

The theater is performing arts function to serve the needs of the folk enjoy of people, who are interested in it in the world. The theatre’s tasks are such as collecting, research, experimentation, training, teaching, conservation and promotion of the value of Bac Ninh Folk.

The establishment of Bac Ninh Quan Ho Fork Theatre

Its organizational structure consists of three office about the professional works and two offices related to the performing arts.

After 44 years of operation, there were many artists have got many achievements in the professional exams and perform in Vietnam.

Up to nowadays, there are 10 artists of the theater, which has been conferred the title of the elite artists. And an artist was awarded the title of People's Artist.

The establishment of Theatre Quan Ho Bac Ninh Folk is one of the many activities of the province in order to preserve and promote the unique artistic value of the Quan Ho folk songs, which have been recognized as the intangible culture heritage of humanity by UNESCO.