Ba Phi Yen's death anniversary

Ba Phi Yen's death anniversary is one of the largest traditional cultural festivals in Con Dao. The festival takes place on the 18th day of the 10th lunar month every year to commemorate Ba Phi Yen - a loyal, chaste woman in the sacred place of Con Dao. The traditional festival of Ba Phi Yen's death anniversary in Con Dao today is still vibrant with a colorful festive atmosphere, parallel to the ever-changing flow of modern life. Proudly inheriting his father's legacy Traditional Festival The death anniversary of Mrs. Phi Yen in Con Dao originates from the legend of Mrs. Phi Yen, whose personal name is Le Thi Ram, the king's wife. Legend has it that the woman was extremely chaste and dared to prevent the king from bringing in foreigners to solve the country's internal problems. Mrs. Phi Yen Temple, also known as An Son Temple, is located about 2km southwest of the center of Con Dao district, in Residential Area No. 3. The temple was founded by ancient An Hai villagers to worship a talented and beautiful woman, rich in loyalty and patriotism, who dared to overcome the constraints of religious rites to prevent her husband from selling the country for glory. On the 18th day of the 10th lunar month every year, at An Son temple, the people of An Hai village in the past and now the people of Con Dao solemnly celebrate the death anniversary of Mrs. Phi Yen. The people of Con Dao district see Mrs. Phi Yen as a goddess who helps all aspects of life. Despite experiencing many ups and downs of history, at any stage, people on the island still maintain the custom of worshiping Ba  Traditional Festival The death anniversary of Mrs. Phi Yen has long been a typical and largest folk culture festival of the year for Con Dao people. Over time, the death anniversary of Ba Phi Yen has gradually been upgraded and expanded in both scale and organizational form, attracting the participation of many people from all walks of life and tourists from all over. Blending with the breath of the times, in addition to traditional activities such as: Tablet procession, main death anniversary ceremony, offering vegetarian offerings and receiving blessings. The traditional festival of Ba Phi Yen's death anniversary bears the mark of a sacred, culturally diverse Con Dao, becoming even more special and diverse with many new cultural experience events. Prominent among them is a series of cultural, sports and tourism events lasting nearly a month before the official death anniversary ceremony. However, the beauty of new festivals always comes from the roots of traditional festivals. The lasting vitality of the festival creates good values, enriches people's lives and is a bridge for visitors to have a more multi-dimensional view of festival culture in Con Dao. Therefore, even though life is constantly changing, the traditional festival of Ba Phi Yen's death anniversary still has a strong place of its own, attracting a large number of people and tourists to participate.