Festival Huế is a festival that has been held in
Huế
Huế (formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province) is the southernmost coastal Municipalities of Vietnam, city in the North Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quảng ...
every two years since 1992.
Since 2002, it has included a
Sacrifice to Heaven
Sacrifice to Heaven () is an Asian religious practice originating in the worship of Shangdi in China. In Ancient Chinese society, nobles of all levels constructed altars for Heaven. At first, only nobles could worship Shangdi but later beliefs ...
known by the Vietnamese name
Nam Giao which happens at the
Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth
The Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth (; vi-hantu, 南郊壇) is an imperial altar situated south of the city of Huế, central Vietnam. It also known as the ''Nam Giao altar''. It is dedicated to the heaven and earth. The comple ...
.
History
The first Hue Festival was held in 1992. It was named the Vietnam-France Festival until 2000, when the name was changed to Festival Huế.
Gallery
File:Festival Huế.jpg, alt=Chiếc thuyền tại Festival Huế, The boat at Hue Festival
File:Nhã nhạc cung đình Huế.JPG, alt=Đội nhạc cung đình Huế, Hue royal music troupe
File:Festival Huế 2008-7.JPG, alt=Tái tạo hình ảnh vua Nguyễn Huệ lên ngôi tại Núi Bân, Reenactment of King Nguyen Hue ascending the throne at Mount Ban
File:Festival Huế 2008-9.JPG, alt=Thi Tiến sĩ võ, Martial arts exam
File:Festival Huế 2008-10.JPG, alt=Quan giám khảo - Hội thi "Tiến sĩ võ", Martial arts exam
File:Festival Huế 2008-2.JPG, alt=Quan giám khảo - Hội thi "Tiến sĩ võ", Martial arts exam
File:Festival Huế 2008-3.JPG, alt=Tân Tiến sĩ võ, Martial arts exam
File:Festival Huế 2008-4.JPG, alt=Đoàn giám khảo hội thi "tiến sĩ võ" trở về Đại nội, đang đi qua Phu Văn Lâu, Martial arts exam
File:Festival Huế 2008-11.JPG, alt="Hành trình nối dài chuyện cổ tích 2008", "The journey to extend the fairy tale 2008"
File:Festival Huế 2008-12.JPG, alt=Nghệ nhân Câu lạc bộ Diều Huế hướng dẫn du khách làm diều tại Công viên 3-2, Hue Kite Club
File:Festival Huế 2008-13.JPG, alt=Vẽ diều, Kite drawing
See also
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Sacrifice to Heaven
Sacrifice to Heaven () is an Asian religious practice originating in the worship of Shangdi in China. In Ancient Chinese society, nobles of all levels constructed altars for Heaven. At first, only nobles could worship Shangdi but later beliefs ...
*
Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth
The Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth (; vi-hantu, 南郊壇) is an imperial altar situated south of the city of Huế, central Vietnam. It also known as the ''Nam Giao altar''. It is dedicated to the heaven and earth. The comple ...
References
Festivals in Vietnam
Religious Confucianism
Confucianism in Vietnam
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