Tran Temple seal-opening festival 2023 organized in Nam Dinh province

On February 4, or the 14th day in the first month of the lunar year 2023, the Tran Temple seal-opening festival was held solemnly in Tran Temple in Nam Dinh province.

The organizing mobilized more than 2,000 public security officers in order to ensure security and safety for the event and visitors.

Despite the ceremony taking place late at night, visitors were already rushing to the temple from the afternoon to offer their incense. The large number of personal vehicles, especially cars, packed the roads leading to the temple.

At 22:30, an incense offering ceremony was held to pay tribute to great contributions of Kings and mandarins of the Tran Dynasty.

Chairman of Nam Dinh City People’s Committee Pham Duy Hung on the occasion affimed the importance of the organization of the Tran Temple seal-opening festival.

At 23:15 on the same day, the seal-opening festival was officially held. Following the seal-opening ceremony, the Tran Temple began to open to visitors and the stamped papers began to be distributed to people and pilgrims from February 5.

In neighbouring province of Ha Nam, a ceremony was also held at Tran Thuong Temple to open a festival commemorating Tran Hung Dao, an outstanding general in the Tran Dynasty.

The site of the temple was the former food warehouse chosen by Tran Hung Dao to provide food supplies for the resistance war against the Mongol invasions in the 13th century.

At the festival, small bags of locally grown grains are distributed to visitors with the wish for a year of favourable weather and abundant crops.