Dinh Thay Thim Festival holds an extremely important position and role in the life and spiritual activities of not only the community of Binh Thuan but also people in neighboring provinces and cities in the South.

Dinh Thay Thim Festival

The festival is held on the 14th - 16th day of the September lunar month every year at the historical and cultural relic Dinh Thay Thim, Binh Thuan destination.

About the festival

For a long time, Dinh Thay Thim festival has become a religious gathering place for a large number of people. In the ritual part, there are basic contents of the village communal house sacrifice ritual. The main part of the ceremony is Thinh Sac Ceremony, Tinh Sanh Ceremony, Tuc Yen Ceremony,... But with Thay Thim's Palace, Thinh Sac Ceremony is replaced by the Nghinh Than Ceremony with the ceremony of inviting Thay Thim from the grave according to the way of the palace about 7 km roundabout. Before entering the shrine at the palace, the convoy will pass through Tam Tan village where in the past Thay Thim used to live and do good deeds to help poor people.

Dinh Thay Thim Festival attracts many people

Besides the rituals, there are many more activities associated with serving the sightseeing needs of tourists as well as promoting the potential of LaGi town's tourism industry. Activities such as the float car parade, Lion dance, distribution of herbal medicines for charity, and Cheo Ba Trao singing,... were held at the same time at Thay - Thim palace. At the famous Tam Tan Ngan scenic spot, many exciting and exciting activities take place such as the Traditional Martial Arts Festival combined with folk games, and the women's beach volleyball tournament. In addition, this beach not only takes place contests bearing the daily life of coastal residents such as tug of war on the sand, jogging carrying fish, carrying baskets out to sea, and knitting fishing nets,... but is also attracted by typical coastal dishes such as seafood, cakes, vermicelli with seasoning, fish cake soup,...

Dinh Thay Thim in Binh Thuan

Meaning of the festival

The festival deeply reflects the traditional folklore values of the local community, showing respect and gratitude for the merits of Thay Thim (honored as the patron god) and grandparents, The ancestors had the merit of creating, protecting, and protecting the villagers to have a healthy, peaceful, prosperous and happy life.

The festival space is also a place to strengthen and raise the sense of national origin, moral values, living personality, and the spirit of harmony to unite members of the community together, forming a noble lifestyle and the friendship between the villages is getting stronger.

Dinh Thay Thim festival is also an opportunity for people to express their sorrows and worries to the Gods, and pray for God's help and protection to overcome difficulties and challenges in daily life.

The festival contains many special meanings

About Relic Complex of Thay Thim Palace

The population of Thay Thim's palace relic is distributed including the temple worshiping Thay Thim and the tomb of Thay Thim. Thay Thim is a way to show the people's respect for the couple, a talented and compassionate Taoist who has made many contributions to helping people in their lives. After his death, in order to honor, remember and show the community's gratitude to Thay Thim, the local people built a palace to worship and since then, Thay Thim has been honored as the God patronizes and protects the villagers to be healthy, have a peaceful, prosperous and happy life.

Over nearly 150 years of existence, the architectural items of Thay Thim's Palace have been restored and embellished many times, so far still preserved quite intact in terms of design, architectural structure, materials, and decoration strict, ancient.

Dinh Thay Thim

Dinh Thay Thim Festival shows the spirit of "Drink water, remember the source" of Binh Thuan people. This is one of the most famous traditional folk festivals in Central Vietnam. If you have the opportunity to travel to Vietnam, especially Binh Thuan, do not forget to participate in this festival!

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