Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ms. Tran Thi Bich Hang - Vice Chairwoman of Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee said that Long Hung - Hung Ha is the place where the Tran Dynasty originated and built. This place contains historical imprints, closely associated with the Tran Dynasty, is where the Tran family started their career, and is also the resting place of the Tran Dynasty's ancestors.

Throughout the heroic history of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people, the Tran Dynasty was one of the glorious dynasties that left behind many glorious feats with three victories over the Yuan-Mongol invaders.

"The strength of Dai Viet during the Tran Dynasty originated from the strong vitality, from the thousands of years of culture of the nation, from patriotism, indomitable fighting spirit, intelligence, and creativity tempered in the process of fighting against foreign invaders. Therefore, the Festival carries deep humanistic values, cultural imprints, has great historical significance, harmoniously combines tradition and modernity, and demonstrates the unique culture of the land and people of Thai Binh and the Long Hung - Hung Ha region" - Vice Chairman of Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

The Tran Temple Festival has been restored and maintained on January 13 every year according to traditional regulations with many traditional rituals imbued with humanity and traditional folk games and performances originating from the Tran Dynasty such as the fish offering contest, the water procession and many other fine customs have been strictly and sustainably maintained.

Before the opening evening, traditional rituals such as the Temple Opening Ceremony, Incense Offering Ceremony at the Tran Kings' Tomb, and Water Procession Ceremony were held on the afternoon of February 22, 2024.

The water procession is considered the most important ritual, recreating the past life of the Tran Dynasty ancestors before becoming kings, associated with fishing on the river. Today, this ritual has become a ritual associated with the belief of praying for water, praying for good crops as well as reporting to the kings of the residents of the Red River Delta after a year of production.

For the festival, there are many exciting activities, in addition to maintaining the activities as in 2023 including: Fine art photography exhibition, clay firecracker competition, banh chung wrapping competition, fish feast competition, fire pulling competition, tug of war..., In particular, this year's organizers added to the festival a number of other unique activities such as: Singing festival, calligraphy competition, phoenix betel leaf wrapping competition, wrestling, chess.

According to the schedule, the Tran Temple Festival in Thai Binh province will take place for 5 days, from February 22, 2024 to February 26, 2024 (ie January 13 to 17).