Like the year-beginning festival

For a long time, people all over the country, after the Lunar New Year, are busy celebrating festivals at the beginning of the year with many meaningful activities. In Binh Duong, entering the new year, the Full Moon Festival in January associated with the Ba Temple (Mazu Goddess) Festival always attracts a large number of people in the province and tourists from all over.

The common features of the New Year's festivals are to show the tradition of gratitude and repayment through the spiritual and cultural activities of the community, which is also an opportunity to pray for national peace, good crops, happiness, and more faith and hope for good things to come in the new year. In particular, festivals in general and New Year's festivals in particular also have the meaning of connecting the past with the present, arousing and promoting the unique culture and precious traditions of the people in the communities.

The excitement of this year is that people in the province and tourists from all over the world have fully enjoyed a festive season at the beginning of the year in a joyful and safe way without being restricted or worried by the COVID-19 epidemic like the previous years. The Full Moon Festival in January, specifically the Ba Temple Festival, was held in a traditional way with full of rituals bringing more joy to locals and visitors. In addition, the organization of the festival at the beginning of the year has also been directed by local authorities and committees to bring a joyful, safe and healthy festival season.

Particularly in the past year, after efforts to promote economic recovery with correct and effective policies and solutions, the province's socio-economic development targets have basically met or exceeded the proposed plans with new developments, urban and rural appearance, and prosperous socio-economic life. The lives of people of all walks of life are continuously improved and enhanced, social security is guaranteed. Therefore, in this year's festival season, people and tourists are all excited and eager to celebrate with the new festivals in confidence and high expectations for a new and successful year.

Reported by Dam Thanh – Translated by Vi Bao