Together with Bai Dinh and Yen Tu Pagoda Festival, Huong Pagoda Festival is among the greatest Buddhist festival in northern part of Vietnam. Huong Pagoda is located in My Duc District, 70 kilometers away from Hanoi to the south. This festival lasts for three months from the first to the third month in Lunar Calendar. In fact, the official opening day for the festival is on the 6th day of the first Lunar month. As other festivals in Vietnam, Huong Pagoda Festival is also divided into two parts: The ceremonies and the entertaining activities. Ceremonial rituals consist of incense offering procession and Zen ceremony in which Monks and Buddhists offer incense, flowers, candles and fruits. During the ceremony, there are two monks perforining beautiful and flexible dances. On the other hand, entertaining activities include enjoying boat cruise along Yen Stream for watching picturesque scenery, climbing mountain and exploring holy caves. It is believed that climbing up the top of Huong Tich Mountain will bring you fulfillment and great success in life.
1. Where do people celebrate Huong Pagoda Festival?
2. How long does the festival last?
3. Which part of the festival do people climb the mountain?
4. Tell some example of entertaining activities during the festival
5. Why do people climb up the top of Huong Tich Mountain?
People celebrate HPF in northern part of VN.
2. It lasts for three months.
3. People climb the mountain in the entertaining activities part.
4. They include enjoying boat cruise along Yen Stream for watching picturesque scenery, climbing mountain and explering holy caves.
5, Because this will bring them fulfillment and great success in life.
