Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary 2024

The Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary is one of the traditional festivals in Hoi An that draws a large number of locals and visitors. Traditional rituals along with cultural activities have helped to build and promote tourism in Hoi An.

About the Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary

The Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary is a well-known Hoi An celebration celebrated every year at the ancestor temple in Tan Hiep island commune - Cu Lao Cham. The nest's ancestral temple was constructed in the nineteenth century as a place to revere the nest itself and the gods who preserve it.

The death anniversary of the nest is a unique cultural beauty of Hoi An that dates back more than 150 years to pay honor to the ancestors' virtues. The event expresses appreciation to the ancestors while also praying for a calm, wealthy, and joyful life. At the same time, this is a chance to remind children and grandkids of the need of conserving and safeguarding the sea's and islands' rich natural resources. This is one of the events in Quang Nam that draws visitors from all over the world.

Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary is a well-known festival in Hoi An destination

The ancestor anniversary also helps to promote the traditional artisan village of the Hoi An river region, allowing domestic and foreign tourists to learn more about the origins of a unique specialty known as swallow’s nest.

Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary Rituals and Activities

The death anniversary of the nest is traditionally observed on the 9th and 10th of the third lunar month each year. This year's nest anniversary celebrations coincide with the Hung King Temple Festival and fall on a weekend, thus the number of tourists to Hoi An will be quite high.

Rituals before the main holiday

On the 9th, preparations for the death anniversary of the bird's nest will begin. People will gather to clean, decorate, and arrange sacrifices. The elders and representatives of the village's clans will meet at the ancestral temple in the evening to worship the ancestors and gods in preparation for the formal ritual the next day.

On the 9th lunar month, preparations for the death anniversary celebration begin

The ritual of worshiping

The formal worshiping service, as well as the procession, takes place on the 10th. The gods' procession will walk through the village's temples and shrines to worship, and the gods will be invited to the region of the ancestral temple to perform spiritual devotion.

The sacrificial ceremony, chief priesthood, left-right sacrifice, ancient music, ceremonial, and reading of literature will be done in the order of rites on the death anniversary of swallow’s nests' profession,... The ceremonial ceremony comes next. The content, according to legend, is to sacrifice to the great ancestor and the gods who have patronized the profession, such as Dai Can, Thanh Hoang, Ngu Hanh Tien Nuong, Nam Hai Ngoc Lan, Phuc Ba, Thuy Long, Ha Ba,…

The ceremonies commemorating the Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary are meticulous

The festival component

The Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary has recently been celebrated in conjunction with other cultural and tourism events. The festival portion of the occasion will include traditional activities in Hoi An such as bai choi singing, pot smashing games, campfire exchanges, "Fishing village fun," and so on.

The experience of the "seafood delicacies" food market is the most appealing component of the ancestors' death anniversary event. You will explore the splendor of Hoi An's culinary culture via a variety of delectable delicacies including squid, fish, crab, wild veggies, snails, and so on.

The festival also gives visitors a variety of emotions

The Bird's Nest Ancestral Anniversary is one of the distinctive religious and cultural events that the local community and bird's nest exploiters in Hoi An have maintained and promoted. The swiftlet industry will approach a fresh harvest with joy and anticipation for a fruitful crop after the death anniversary. 

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