New features at 2024 Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival

A draft plan on the organization of the 2024 Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival was approved by the Festival Content and Propaganda Sub-board on August 26 afternoon.

Accordingly, this year’s festival will have the same scale as the 2023 one.

The highlight of the 2024 festival focuses on September 18 with a series of rituals and activities, including the opening ceremony of the Culture, Tourism, and Trade Promotion Week; the awarding ceremony of the 2024 Hai Duong Tour Guide Contest; the 724^th death anniversary of National Hero Tran Hung Dao, and the opening ceremony of the 2024 Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival.

In which, the death anniversary and the festival opening ceremony will be broadcast live by Hai Duong Radio and Television on the evening of the day.

A seal opening and seal mark granting ceremony will be held shortly after the anniversary instead of the dead of night as before.

An art program using modern and new technology will also be organized that night.

This year’s Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival will mainly take place at Kiep Bac relic from September 12 – 22.

At Con Son relic, there will be a precession ceremony, the 582^nd death anniversary of National Hero, World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Trai, offering ceremonies at Nguyen Trai and Tran Nguyen Dan temples, and cultural and sports activities.

This year’s festival coincides with the appraisal of a nomination dossier for seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac relic and landscape complex as a world heritage site. Therefore, further attention will be paid to propagandizing the value of the heritage complex.

TIEN HUY