On February 12th (i.e. Lunar January 15), the People's Committee of Hop Tien commune, Kim Boi district organized the Festival of Sim Pagoda Festival in At Ty Spring, 2025. The festival welcomed many people and tourists to visit the pagoda and enjoy the scenery.
The palanquin procession to Sim Pagoda.
The special art program at the Festival of Sim Pagoda Festival in At Ty Spring, 2025.
This is an annual festival with 2 parts, the ceremony and the festival. In which, the ceremony is solemnly organized with full rituals and ceremonies, including the palanquin procession from Ong Tu's house to Sim Pagoda, to Bai Nac stream, then back to Sim Pagoda; offering incense, performing ceremonies at U communal house, praying for the gods to bless a year of peace, prosperity, good crops, and happiness for every family.
During the festival, the local people and tourists enjoyed the art programs; the cultural exchanges between Vinh Tien, Dong Bac, Vinh Dong communes, Kim Boi district; Banh Chung wrapping contest; the competitions in the ethnic sports and men's volleyball.
The festival not only meets the cultural and spiritual needs of the people, enhances the preservation and promotion of cultural identity, but it is also an opportunity to introduce and promote the tourism potential and strengths of Hop Tien commune in particular and Kim Boi district in general.
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