Schedule of spring 2013 Con Son – Kiep Bac festival

- Feb. 23: Contest of making banh chung (glutinous rice square cake) at the Con Son pagoda's stone courtyard.

- Feb. 24 morning: Incense offering ceremony at Con Son pagoda, Tran Nguyen Dan temple, Nguyen Trai temple, Competition of pestling banh giay (sticky rice dumpling).

- Feb. 25:

+ Morning: Opening ceremony of Con Son - Kiep Bac spring festival, incense offering ceremony in commemoration of the death of Venerable Tertiary Ancestor Huyen Quang, announcement of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry's Decision on recognizing Con Son – Kiep Bac festival as a national intangible cultural heritage, Contest of earthen firecracker.

+ Afternoon: traditional wrestling competition

- Feb. 26 morning: Sacrifice ceremony on Ngu Nhac Linh Tu mountain, traditional wrestling competition.

19:00: Celebration of requiem and praying for the peace of forsaken spirits' souls

- Mar. 4: Celebration of death anniversary of Venerable Tertiary Ancestor Huyen Quang.

- Activities such as cock-fighting, quan ho (love duet) singing, calligraphy, art performance, etc. to be held throughout 3 days of the mid-festival.

(HaiDuongnews)