The pride of the coconut people is poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu. Therefore, every year, the Ben Tre Traditional Cultural Festival is held on the right day of his birth to commemorate him, a physician, teacher, and poet with many unique and deeply influential patriotic poems. wide to all classes of people.
Every year, Ben Tre takes July 1st as the traditional Ben Tre Traditional Cultural Festival to celebrate the birthday of Nguyen Dinh Chieu. The festival was held at the special national relic "Tomb and Memorial of Nguyen Dinh Chieu" (An Duc commune, Ba Tri district) to commemorate the birthday of Uncle Do.
Over the years, the Party Committee and people in Ben Tre have always taken care of conserving, enriching, and expanding the Nguyen Dinh Chieu relic site as well as his poetry and literary creations out of strong regard for the Nguyen Dinh Chieu poet. Since 1992, the province has designated Nguyen Dinh Chieu's birthday, July 1, as the province's traditional cultural festival.
The ceremony was solemnly organized with traditional rituals, incense offerings, and visits to the tomb of poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu. The festival is equally exciting with many activities such as free medicine, cooking contest, tug of war, pot beating, drum performance, Don Ca Tai Tu Festival, costume contest of characters in the story "Luc Van Tien", poetry recitation, lion dance, martial arts competition,... attracted a large number of people and tourists to attend.
Traditional Cultural Festival attracts a large number of tourists to attend
Coming to the festival, visitors also have the opportunity to visit a photo exhibition about the socio-economic achievements of Ben Tre province and the poetic works of Nguyen Dinh Chieu as well as learn about the background and literary career of Nguyen Dinh Chieu poet.
The festival's activities to commemorate the talented poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu, who has been closely associated with the people of Ba Tri also contribute to preserving the traditional cultural beauty of the nation. Ben Tre is held every year as a big festival, the pride of the coconut people. The festival is meant to remind people of the talent and virtue of a sage and honor the ideological and ethical values of a teacher, a lifelong physician for the people, who have brought their talents and wisdom to serve the people and the country. Uncle Do's example has gone into history books and people's hearts not only in the Mekhong Delta destination but spread and resounded throughout the country.
Moreover, the festival also aims to propagate, learn and inherit the ideological, personality, and moral values of patriotic poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu, actively contributing to preserving the national cultural identity and local cultural traditions.
The traditional cultural festival of Ben Tre is associated with the birthday of patriotic poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu
Ben Tre, often referred to as "Coconut Land" for its lush coconut groves, is a captivating province in the heart of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
Ben Tre offers a plethora of activities that cater to various interests
While traveling to Vietnam, you should consider including the Ben Tre Traditional Cultural Festival in your plan. The festival provides an exceptional opportunity to immerse yourself in the lively culture of the region while learning about the life and accomplishments of a significant historical figure.