Keo Pagoda Festival has become a regional cultural and spiritual event showcasing unique characteristics of the rice-growing communities in the Southern Red River Delta.
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NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh congratulates the Party Committee, authorities, and people of Vu Thu District who are responsible for managing, preserving, and safeguarding the Keo Pagoda Special National Relic Site. |
Each year, Vu Thu District has introduced new initiatives while preserving the core traditional customs, blending in additional activities that align with contemporary development trends to meet the needs of various social groups, especially the younger generation.
The Keo Pagoda Festival has preserved many folk cultural values, reflecting a spiritual atmosphere yet remaining close and spreading the simple, rustic, and authentic countryside spirit that has endured for generations.
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The ‘Khai Chi Mo Cua Den’ (temple door opening) ceremony, a crucial ritual during the Keo Pagoda Autumn Festival. |
Thai Binh Province's Keo Pagoda holds a Spring Festival (starting on the 4th day of the first lunar month) and an Autumn Festival (held in mid-September of the lunar calendar). However, the Autumn Festival is considered the main event of the year, lasting several days and attracting many locals and visitors.
The Autumn Festival honours and venerates Zen Master Khong Lo, the founder of the pagoda, who was highly skilled in Buddhist teachings and is credited with curing King Ly's illness, earning him the title of Imperial Chaplain.
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Secretary of the Thai Binh Provincial Party Committee Ngo Dong Hai beats the drum to officially open the 2024 Keo Pagoda Autumn Festival. |
This year, the Keo Pagoda Festival runs for eight days (from October 12 to October 19), with a variety of spiritual and cultural activities, and traditional folk games held across various locations within the Keo Pagoda Special National Relic Site.
