Lauching Lam Chay Festival 2025
On the afternoon of February 12, the Lam Chay Festival officially opened. Attending the event were Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee - Tran Van Dung; Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department - Hoang Dinh Can; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Tan Hoa and leaders of Chau Thanh district, Long An province.
.jpg "Lauching Lam Chay Festival 2025")
Delegates offer flower baskets in respect
It has become a tradition that from January 14 to 16 every year, people in Tam Vu town, Chau Thanh district and other localities in and outside the province eagerly await the Lam Chay Festival taking place at Tan Xuan Communal House (Tam Vu town).
This is one of the biggest festivals in Long An province, a place where elements and beautiful folk culture bearing the community and village characteristics of the people from the past to the present converge.
Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Chau Thanh District People's Committee - Nguyen Thi Diem Quynh deliveres the opening speech of the Lam Chay Festival
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Chau Thanh District People's Committee - Nguyen Thi Diem Quynh said that the Lam Chay Festival and Tan Xuan Communal House were recognized as an intangible festival and a national relic in 2014. This is an important cultural event, demonstrating the special attention and appreciation of our Party and State for the efforts and contributions of the Party Committee, government and people of Chau Thanh District in preserving and promoting traditional cultural and historical values, enhancing the appearance of the Southern region - one of the four thousand-year-old towns of Gia Dinh citadel.
.jpg "Lauching Lam Chay Festival 2025")
Deputy Head of the Tan Xuan Communal House Relic Management Board - Le Quang Trung beat the drum to lauch the Lam Chay Festival in 2025
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Diem Quynh, the Lam Chay Festival is a testament to the determination to inherit, continue the legacy and honor our ancestors; demonstrating the viewpoints of the Party and State in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland; arousing the pride, patriotism, and heroic traditions of each citizen in the new era.
After the opening ceremony, the delegates enter the Communal House to burn incense. Then they visit the tomb and burn incense for the Patriot Do Tuong Tu
The Lam Chay Festival is a combination of religious, ethnic, folk beliefs and gratitude to heroes and martyrs, creating a festival space with worship rituals combining Buddhism, Taoism and folk beliefs.
With a history of more than 100 years and becoming a traditional cultural feature of the land and people, the Lam Chay Festival is held to pray for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather./.
By Staffs - Translated by Q. Thien
Source: https://baolongan.vn/khai-mac-le-hoi-lam-chay-2025-a190319.html
