An Giang's festival recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

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The Ba Chua Xu Festival on Mount Sam is held from the 23rd to the 27th day of the fourth lunar month. VNA Photo: Công Mạo
Vietnam delegates at the 19 session of the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asunción, Paraguay. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Vietnam delegates at the 19 session of the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asunción, Paraguay. Photo by courtesy/VNA
The Ba Chua Xu Festival on Mount Sam is one of the biggest religious events in the south, representing a protector of the Vietnamese borders and a guardian of prosperity and health. Photo by courtesy/VNA
The Ba Chua Xu Festival on Mount Sam is one of the biggest religious events in the south, representing a protector of the Vietnamese borders and a guardian of prosperity and health. Photo by courtesy/VNA
Vietnam delegates at the 19 session of the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asunción, Paraguay. Photo by courtesy/VNA
The Ba Chua Xu Festival on Mount Sam is held from the 23rd to the 27th day of the fourth lunar month. VNA Photo: Công Mạo
The Ba Chua Xu Festival on Mount Sam is held from the 23rd to the 27th day of the fourth lunar month. VNA Photo: Công Mạo
An Giang's festival recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was officially recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paraguay on December 4. The festival has been preserved and practised for generations in Chau Doc of An Giang province. It is held from the 22nd to the 27th of the fourth lunar month, at the Ba Chua Xu Temple on Mount Sam and the stone pedestal on the mountain to worship the Holy Mother. VNA Photo