Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival

Mentioning the most famous festivals in Vietnam, Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival is not to be missed. For those who like spiritual tourism, Ba Chua Xu Temple built at the foot of Sam mountain, Chau Doc is definitely a top spiritual tourist destination in An Giang with beautiful architecture especially at night.

Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival is held from the night of April 23 to the end of April 27 of the lunar calendar every year. The rites of worship will also be performed by the people in the village according to traditional rites. Before the main rituals take place, on the 10th day of the third lunar month, the temple management board will elect a person to lead the ceremony. This person must be a person 60 years or older, healthy, have a spouse, children and good morals. The ritual part of the Via Ba ceremony includes five ceremonies: Ba Bathing Ceremony, Thoai Ngoc Hau's request ceremony to Ba Temple, Tuc Yet Ceremony, Adoration Ceremony, and Chanh Te ceremony. In 2001, the Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a national festival.

Time: 23th - 27th April (Lunar month)

Place: An Giang Province