On the morning of April 12th (1st of lunar March), Am Chua festival in 2021 officially opened at Am Chua relic area (Dai An mountain, Dien Dien commune, Dien Khanh district). Mr. Nguyen Khac Toan - Permanent Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee; Dinh Van Thieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended and offered incenses.
At the opening ceremony, after beating drum to opening ceremony, lion dancing, traditional sacrifice, review of history; The provincial delegations and people offered incense to commemorate the merits of Holy Mother Thien Y A Na. After the opening program, from now until the end of the ceremony (April 14th), there will be about 200 pilgrim groups with about 6,000 people inside and outside the province to visit and offer incense at the Am Chua relic. Due to the influence of the Covid-19 epidemic, this year, the time of each group visit lasting only 15 minutes (every year it was 30 minutes/group); Therefore, only a few groups can participate in singing and ball dancing to praising the merit of the Holy Mother, praying for the peace of the nation, good climate and good crops.
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Provincial leaders offer incense to commemorate the merits of Holy Mother Thien Y A Na.
This is a big traditional festival in the locality that takes place from 1st to 3rd Lunar March to commemorate the thanks of Goddess Thien Y A Na. The Am Chua Relic site is associated with the legend where the Mother Thien Y A Na descended on the earth and was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national-level historical-cultural relic in 1999.
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