First-ever fruit-arranging festival to take place at Ba Den Mountain

Ba Pagoda will host a series of activities during the Linh Son Thanh Mau Festival from June 18 to 21 (the 4th - 7th days of the fifth lunar month). (Photo: Sun Group)

Held from June 18 to 21, Linh Son Thanh Mau Festival, one of Southern Vietnam’s most important religious festivals, attracts thousands of pilgrims each year.

Traditional ceremonies at Linh Son Tien Thach Tu and Ba Pagoda will include ritual offerings, Buddhist chanting and other long-standing practices, while folk performances such as lion dances, reformed theater and classical opera will take place throughout the event.

Fruit-arranging artworks created by local artisans to be on display throughout the four-day festival (Photo: Sun Group)

A key highlight will be the fruit-arranging festival on the mountain summit, where artisans from Tay Ninh and other localities will showcase works inspired by Buddhist culture and the spiritual landmarks of Ba Den Mountain. Visitors can taste local fruits and join cultural activities there.

The festival will also introduce a 20-painting art trail telling the story of Ly Thi Thien Huong, the woman with close attachment to the Ba Den legend and later venerated as Linh Son Thanh Mau.

The Linh Son Thanh Mau art trail at Ba Den Mountain (Photo: Sun Group)

Another major event will be the lantern-lighting ceremony on June 20, during which thousands of lanterns will illuminate the square beneath the Tay Bo Da Son Lady Buddha statue.

In recent years, Ba Den Mountain has become a leading spiritual tourism destination in Southern Vietnam. The festival offers visitors an opportunity to experience local religious traditions while helping preserve Tay Ninh province’s religious, folk-art, and cultural values.

The lantern-lighting ceremony will take place on June 20 at Tay Bo Da Son Square. (Photo: Sun Group)

To mark the occasion, Sun World Ba Den Mountain is offering discounted cable car tickets from June 18 to 26. Tickets to Ba Pagoda are priced at VND 125,000, while combo tickets covering both Ba Pagoda and the mountain summit cost VND 450,000 for adults and VND 350,000 for children.

Source: Vnexpress

Translated by Mai Huong