Huong Pagoda Festival, one of the biggest festivals of the Vietnamese began in January and the end of March of the lunar calendar.
Huong Pagoda early Mass is not just a trip early spring but also a journey into the land of Buddha. Perfume Pagoda is actually a collection of caves, temples, in an overall combination of natural and man-made. For Vietnamese, Huong Son landscapes considered as Buddha by here Guan Yin Bodhisattva practice. Huong Pagoda Festival usually begins in January and lasts until the end of March of the lunar calendar.
For hundreds of years, people Vietnam has traditionally attend the Perfume Pagoda Year’s Day. And more, the number of visitors traveled the Perfume Pagoda increasing. No wonder that the name of Dr. Phan Huy Chu, Nguyen Dynasty in a single on this sightseeing once said: “here is the most fun festival South”. The reason Huong pagoda festival east is probably because this is the land of Buddha concept besides, the Huong Son of man is immersed in the immense natural, romantic free soul stream Yen strength, and by Huong Son of people find peace in the silence of the soul.
Has a routine on the 6th lunar, Huong Pagoda organization and Assembly. The ceremony is derived from the ancient forest opening ceremony of the Muong people. According to the record book, Huong Son mountain formerly principal residence of the Muong people, living by gathering, hunting and fishing. The minority opinion, after a five, forest door closed so, enter the new year, need to celebrate Open forest to start a the gathering new hunting season. Without opening ceremony forests that arbitrarily the forest is very vulnerable to risks such as: captured by forest ma soul, bitten by snakes, tigers eat meat … The next time the gospel of this crowded, mountainous Perfume Son was renovated to become the charming mountain water painting with natural caves and temples built. Business still hold on Open the door of the Muong forest temple opening ceremony – opening the pagoda to this day.
In the opening meeting organized at the temple yard dragon dance, on Yen stream flow, performing dragon boating. The details for the opening ceremony the not too picky, cumbersome that natural holiday “meditation”. Also parts by here meditate more inclined to festivals to create a sense of citizenship of the land of Buddha.
About 20 years ago, Huong pagoda festival is the envy of many people. Desire is by day travel difficulties, roads, remote and rough roads, where vehicles are rare, but available today. Every ball in the province immediately to the Hanoi pagoda is also dreams.
Remember at that time, the private cars to go just rare, most of which take a bus or agencies, collective organization for the first ceremony. If you are lucky the agencies for the support staff, but if I had to take a bus that would be terrible. Two soft old European cars when time is used, long striped casinos, smell of fuel oil causing passengers bureaucracy distorted, ecstatic. That’s not to mention the holiday season, all the bus pagoda are filled with people, instead of 40 drivers is to put more chairs the 50 -60 crowded. And yet, people are still going, still desire one time came to the land of Buddha. Is tired, sickness anymore but just down to Suoi Yen wharf is how much hard work gone before. 5km long streams with more than 4000 boats used to transport guests, shareholders, too, but never have something Boat collide. Huong Pagoda anyone to have to go through this stream two times, one time and one time. The boat glides across the water very slowly, free access each trip takes an hour but no one worried that someone is interested to enjoy the feeling of being “touched” in nature. Also about 20 -15 years ago, do not have specific plans to Huong pagoda if not careful will be caught dead, eat or do business without paying the price before the bird is sure extorted heaven. But the situation has ended the 10 years with the firm hand of local government and management of the relic pagoda.
Today Huong pagoda, visitors are no longer afraid to face customer situation unsettled. Jostle for guests at the wharf or threat of force. Streams Yen wharf had planned but really, a few thousand boat are numbered to avoid confusion and ferryman scene started to die. In 2011, the cable car system from the Huong Tich temple to be officially put into operation to help the elderly or small children can also go the Perfume Pagoda. With youth or some Buddhist beliefs, the Buddhist ceremony and the new road to climb clear heart into whatever you have slings road they chose to follow.
Take the pagoda today has many different features compared to the old days, no wooden boat canoe instead is red iron boats. Worm rock – attractive gift every time someone goes to the Perfume Pagoda is now no longer. Dream Forest is now also not even white airspace perhaps by climate and by human impact should narrow forest … But not because of the Perfume Pagoda loss of traditional beauty, lost exquisite details create “private nature” of the Perfume Pagoda. Spring are new and still like how old, every Vietnamese child is living in the land of the S-shaped or both expatriate children eagerly planned on the land of the Buddha, to offer incense to show our Scripture, to find a little comfort in life many worries, hard work, as well as to mix with the with immense natural earth and sky.