Sacred ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth on top of Ngu Nhac mountain

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee; Le Van Hieu, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; leaders of the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches, localities and a large number of people and tourists from all over the country.

Also attending the ceremony was Mr. Hwang In Guk, Deputy Mayor, Head of the Delegation of Suwon City (Korea), a twin city of Hai Duong province.

Leading the procession is a team of lion dancers, gongs, drums and followed by delegates, people, and domestic and foreign tourists.

The delegation gathered at the foot of Ngu Nhac Mountain to go to the temples to perform the ceremony. Bac Nhac Temple was the first place the delegation went to perform the ceremony, followed by Trung Nhac Temple, Tay Nhac Temple, Dong Nhac Temple, and Nam Nhac Temple.

The highlight is the ceremony to worship heaven and earth at Trung Nhac temple. Here, the ceremony takes place according to traditional rituals. After representatives of leaders at all levels offer incense, representatives of the Buddhist Sangha of Hai Duong province perform the five-direction ceremony and pronounce the blessing.

Provincial Party Secretary Tran Duc Thang and Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Hieu performed the ceremony of distributing cereals to 12 districts, towns, cities, departments, branches, people and tourists.

Cereals include rice, corn, beans, peanuts, and sesame. In the ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth, cereals are sacred offerings to Buddha, saints, heaven, earth, ancestors, etc. to give thanks and pray for national peace and prosperity, and good crops. Cereals are distributed to people and visitors to breed with the wish that all things will grow and flourish, that the crops will be bountiful, and that the people will be well-fed.

The ceremony on Ngu Nhac Mountain is a long-standing ritual with the meaning of praying for favorable weather, good crops, and national peace and prosperity. This is one of the important rituals that has been successfully restored for many years, and is a unique feature of the Con Son - Kiep Bac Spring Festival. Every year, the ceremony attracts a large number of people and tourists from all over the world to attend.