Crowds attend whale worshipping festival in Vung Tau
A Nghinh Ong or whale worshipping festival is taking place in Vung Tau city, the southern province of in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, attracting crowds of local people and tourists.
Participants at the event (Illustrative image. Source: dulichvungtau.vn)
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – A Nghinh Ong or whale worshipping festival is taking place in Vung Tau city, the southern province ⛎of in Ba Ria – Vung Tau, attracting crowds of local people and tou🌜rists.
The “Nghinh Ong Thang Tam Vung Tau” festival, which lasts from September 11-18, includes rituals such as praying the sea gods, a procession of the whale god from the sea to the Thang Tam Temple and hosting a feast to ancestors and heroic martyrs.
The event also features a number of traditional performances including folk games, swimming, and fishing and net-making competitions.
Vietnamese fishermen believe that whales rescue people in danger at sea and can bring them a prosperous fishing season.
Thus, the annual Nghinh Ong festival offers a chance for fishermen to express their gratitude towards the Nam Hai god (a whale) and the sea gods for protecting and supporting them in their daily lives and at sea, while praying for peace and a good harvest.
The “Nghinh Ong Thang Tam Vung Tau” festival was recognised as one of the fifteen biggest festivals in the country by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2000.-VNA
A ceremony was held in Can Gio district of Ho Chi Minh City on September 19 to recognise the Nghinh Ong (Whale worshiping) festival as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Binh Thuan’s Tourism Association worked with an international delegation of travel agencies and reporters on September 13 in a bid to promote the central province’s popular services and products.
The “Nghinh Ong” , or whale worshiping festival, was launched on September 28 (August 16 in the Lunar Calendar) in Vung Tau city, the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
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Participants at the event (Illustrative image. Source: dulichvungtau.vn)
