Pilgrims travelled to Huong (Perfume) Pagoda for its annual festival in 2020 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Many spring festivals in the
capital city of Hanoi will be halted as it is applying COVID-19 preventive measures.
Hanoi festivals have been cancelled for the second straight
year due to the ongoing pandemic. will be held in small
scale.
Authorities of My Duc district, which is home to Huong
(Perfume) Pagoda, is building plans to welcome back visitors in the coming time
and seeking approval of the municipal People’s Committee.
The pagoda has stopped receiving visitors since last May due
to the pandemic.
Huong Pagoda, located in Huong Son commune of My
Duc, consists of a vast complex of Buddhist temples and shrines built on
limestone Huong Tich mountains.
Every year, the site hosts a large number of pilgrims from
all over the country. The pilgrimage festival starts from
the 6th day of the lunar year, while the peak falls
between the 15th day of the first lunar month to the 18th day of the second lunar
month. Yet the spectacular landscape draws tourists also throughout the year.
in Soc Son district are suspended and only
small incense offering ceremonies held. Its communes and townships are asked to
bolster inspection of the holding of cultural, sporting and tourism activities in
celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the 3-day Giong festival of Phu Dong and Soc temples
in Soc Son is celebrated annually, starting on the sixth
day of the lunar year and attracting thousands of visitors.
Other major events, particularly the Co Loa, Hai Ba
Trung and Tan Vien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festivals in
Hanoi’s outlying districts of Dong Anh, Me Linh and Ba Vi will also be put on hold.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered stepping up preventive measures to ensure safety during the 2022 Tet
festival, asking units and localities to halt the organisation of festivals and
firework displays on the occasion.
At present, nearly 600 patients in Hanoi are in
critical condition./.
Source: VietnamPlus
