Customs - Festivals

January 8th, the first writing of spring at Chu Van An temple

THANH HOA • February 16, 2024 19:47

Mr. Hoang Van Dung, Head of the Chi Linh City Relic Management Board (Hai Duong) said that preparations are ready for the opening ceremony at Chu Van An Temple on the morning of February 17 (January 8).

1c808c3b-c24d-48a0-93f8-51e2e340326d(1).jpeg — *The Chu Van An temple relic site in Van An ward attracts mainly students to offer incense and ask for the teacher's calligraphy.*

According to the plan, the opening ceremony includes the following contents: announcement ceremony, incense offering oration, opening speech... The opening ceremony was performed by calligrapher Nguyen Dinh Ke, Hai Duong Province Calligraphy Club, with the opening performance of the Chinese script "Phuc An Thinh Phat" and the opening performance of the national script consisting of 9 characters "Thuan Thien Dia, Hop Nhan Tam, Van Su Thanh" (In accordance with heaven and earth, in accordance with people's hearts, all things will be successful); offering words to the teacher...

b4287f3e-2e80-456e-91ae-5fa5ee6b12b9(1).jpeg — *Tourists offer incense at Chu Van An temple*

According to incomplete statistics from the Chi Linh City Relic Management Board, from the first day of Tet to the seventh day of the first lunar month, Chu Van An Temple welcomed about 40,000 visitors to visit and worship.

The Chu Van An Temple is located in the middle of a lush green pine forest of Phuong Hoang Mountain in Van An Ward. The temple was inaugurated on January 4, 2008. The Chu Van An tomb is located about 600 m from the temple…

dc205d21-aee5-4c22-b5a1-f4dc7bc12ad3(1).jpeg — *Tourists ask for calligraphy to offer at Chu Van An temple to pray for good luck in studying.*

This relic site attracts a lot of tourists in January, the tourists are mainly teachers and students who come to visit, worship and ask for calligraphy, pray for good study, intelligence, courage, success...

THANH HOA