Tran Thuong Temple’s food-distributing festival kicks off

  • Thousands of people queue up to receive the food parcels. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
    Thousands of people queue up to receive the food parcels. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
  • As many as 180,000 food parcels have been prepared for distributing to visitors at 12 gates around the temple from 23pm on the 14th day to 5pm on the following day. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
    As many as 180,000 food parcels have been prepared for distributing to visitors at 12 gates around the temple from 23pm on the 14th day to 5pm on the following day. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
  • Food parcels are distributed by local elders to visitors. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
    Food parcels are distributed by local elders to visitors. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
  • Food parcels are distributed by local elders to visitors. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
    Food parcels are distributed by local elders to visitors. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa
A traditional food-distributing festival kicked off at the Tran Thuong Temple in Tran Hung Dao commune, Ly Nhan district, the northern province of Ha Nam on February 11 (the 14th day of the first lunar month). The festival, annually held on the 14th and 15th days of the first lunar month, has become a fine tradition, honouring heroes who had contributed to constructing and safeguarding the homeland. The Tran Thuong Temple is dedicated to Tran Hung Dao (1228-1300), the supreme commander in the Tran Dynasty, who repelled three major Mongolian invasions in the 13th century. As many as 180,000 food parcels have been prepared for distributing to visitors at 12 gates around the temple from 23pm on the 14th day to 5pm on the following day. VNA Photo: Đại Nghĩa

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