Every March in QUANG BINH, the people of Minh Hoa district celebrate the full moon festival, participating in many attractive cultural and sports activities.

The full moon festival in March Minh Hoa is a long-standing traditional festival of local people. During the war years, the full moon festival was lost. In 1991, the first full moon festival was restored and held every year until now. From 2018, Minh Hoa district combines the full moon festival with the week of cultural and tourism sports to attract tourists. The full moon festival opens with an incense offering ceremony at But Waterfall, Yen Hoa commune, on the morning of April 25.

The ritual is simple but it takes place solemnly at the waterfall. This is a ceremony to pray for good weather, good crops, peaceful and harmonious life … The incense offering ceremony at the waterfall is an important part of the program of the Week of Sport, Culture, Tourism and Association. full moon in March Minh Hoa.

Tran Thi Canh (left), 74 years old, from Lam Dong, said that after 30 years away from her hometown, she has just returned for the first time on the occasion of the full moon festival. After finishing the incense burning ceremony at the waterfall, Ms. Canh said that she was very excited to see the development of the district in all aspects, with many new ideas for her homeland.

According to the legend of the Buddha waterfall, in the past, two brothers went to the forest to find honey and saw a beautiful stone statue, so they carried home. When they came to this area, they put rocks in the stream to bathe, when they got up, they could not lift the stone statue to bring back. Since then, people call this place the waterfall. Called the waterfall but there is no waterfall here, only a cool stream flows all year round. After the ceremony at the waterfall, many people walk down the stream to wash their hands and admire the scenery.

On the evening of April 25, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Week of Minh Hoa district and the full moon festival in March opened with the artistic program “Grateful love to my hometown Minh Hoa”, with 2 parts Sac of my hometown and Minh Hoa. sunny.

In 2020, this festival cannot be celebrated due to the influence of Covid-19. Mr. Dinh Van Linh, Vice Chairman of Minh Hoa District People’s Committee expected the festival to be an opportunity to attract tourists to the locality.

Within the framework of the full moon festival in March, Minh Hoa district received the certificate of recognition with the national intangible cultural heritage “Folk Performing Arts, Folk Medicine Dating Folklore in Minh Hoa District, Quang Binh Province” and by recognizing provincial-level historical relics for the resistance base of King Ham Nghi in Minh Hoa.

Before that, from April 21, many sports and cultural activities took place at the Stadium of Minh Hoa district, attracting thousands of people to participate.

Sports activities include soccer, volleyball, badminton, stick pushing, tickling, swing festival …

Food fair held with nearly 20 stalls, from many communes. The festival attracts many photographers looking to compose.

The fair sells products from mountains and forests, caught and collected by local people such as bamboo shoots, snails, cool fish in streams, and many different fruits and spices.

A tourist enjoys wild bee nymphs exploited by local people. Local people are proud, visitors can freely ask about products, try them, whether they buy or not.

A decorated booth in a style that is friendly with nature.

Female tourists from Ba Don town (Quang Binh) let the children learn about some types of forest fruits that can be processed for food.

Stone snail dish served with the waiter, a specialty of the people of Minh Hoa. Boi is dry, finely crushed corn with a little cassava flour and steamed. Follow vnexpress