(AG Provincial E-Portal) - On the afternoon of May 23, the People's Committee of Chau Doc city (An Giang province) organized a meeting of media and press agencies to announce the plan to organize the Sam Mountain Goddess Festival in 2024 combined with the 10th anniversary from the first time this festival included in the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage (2014 - 2024).
Delegates attending the meeting
Vice Chairman of Chau Doc City People's Committee Tran Quoc Tuan informed about the socio-economic development situation and plan to organize the Sam Mountain Goddess Festival in 2024
Representatives of press agencies asked questions at the meeting
According to Standing Vice Chairman of Chau Doc City People's Committee Tran Quoc Tuan, Sam Mountain Goddess Festival takes place in the fourth lunar month every year. This year, Sam Mountain Goddess Festival will take place from May 22 to June 3 (April 15 to 27 of the lunar calendar).
This year, the the Opening Ceremony program of the Sam Mountain Goddess Festival will combine with the 10th Anniversary from the first time this festival being included in the list of National intangible cultural heritage (2014 - 2024). The program is scheduled to be held at 7:30 p.m., May 28 (April 21 of the lunar calendar), at Vinh Dong Commercial Center (Nui Sam ward). The ceremonial costumes procession of the Goddess statue and the street festival will be held at 3:00 p.m., May 29 (on the 4th day of the 4th lunar month), at the Martyrs' Stele House, the area where the Goddess resides on top of Sam Mountain and the Goddess Temple, Sam mountain. Besides the ceremonies, there are also festival activities held from April 01 to June 02 (February 23 - April 26 of the lunar calendar) including the following activities: Culture - arts, gymnastics - sports, competitions, shows.
Standing Vice Chairman of Chau Doc City People's Committee Tran Quoc Tuan emphasized: Through the Goddess Festival activities of Sam Mountain, Chau Doc city wishes to promote and introduce to domestic and international friends about potentials, strengths, landscapes, historical and cultural relics, and people of Chau Doc city and An Giang province. Thereby, attracting investors and visitors to the friendly and hospitable land of Chau Doc city.
The City will create favorable conditions for news and press agencies to work during the ceremony. At the same time, we hope that news and press agencies will accompany the province to provide bold and comprehensive information about activities before, during and after the 2024 Sam Mountain Goddess Festival. Besides, informing on achievements in various fields of the city; promoting and introducing the potentials, advantages, images of the land and people of Chau Doc to readers. /.
News by TH-TC
Translation by Thi Huynh
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