In order to worship Thien YA Na Marian on 7/8/2011, in the mountain Ngoc Tran, Huong Ho, Huong Tra (Thua Thien - Hue), thousands of pilgrims flock to take part in Hon Chen festival.
Every year, on the occasion of Spring (March), Autumn (July), the people throughout Central tingles to Hon Chen festival. By far, this adage was ever mentioned when Hue people think of this festival as an occasion of gratitude to the father mountain river, the mother of the country. By that, the gods also were born by parents.
According to legend, the Holy Mother Thien YA Na, former goddess of the ancient Cham people named Yang Ino Po Nagar, referred to as Po Nagar, ie God mother country, which according to legend the Spirit of Care created the earth Land, trees, forests, precious timber, rice, corn ... and teaches people how to plant.
The ceremony at Hon Chen (aka Power Hue Nam) was very solemn. The villagers held at the commune house, a ceremony before the day to pick all the gods in the home village. The procession Thien YA Na Hon Marian was brought from Cat Hai Chen village to organize more formally. The festival is like a festival of folklore on the Perfume River, the busiest of the "equal" (crew pairing) with flags banners, colorful incense, pilgrimages to Hon Chen, Marian shrine.
There is a lot of Vietnam travel company taking part this festival. So this is a best chance for Hue tourism developing in all fields such as some sectors hotels in Hue, tourism services, tour packages, tour guides….
Through the vicissitudes of history, in recent years the festival has been restored according to traditional practices with bold colorful local folklore. Hon Chen festival called Festival Via her, not only of believers Thien Tien Thanh Giao, but also of religious people worships her, filial piety, as the director. In that sense, the restoration Hon Chen festival was to restore a traditional cultural value.
(Source: Cinet)
