Perfume Pagoda Festival
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The Perfume Pagoda Festival is a major Vietnamese Buddhist pilgrimage event held annually at the Perfume Pagoda complex near Hanoi, attracting large crowds who journey by boat and mountain paths to pray for luck, health, and prosperity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Quan Âm) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vietnamese folk beliefs
ⓘ
agricultural prayers for good harvest ⓘ |
| attracts |
Buddhist pilgrims
ⓘ
domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Vietnamese lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalSignificance |
important spring festival in northern Vietnam
ⓘ
one of the largest Buddhist pilgrimage festivals in Vietnam ⓘ |
| durationApproximate | three months ⓘ |
| economicImpact | supports local tourism economy ⓘ |
| heldAt | Perfume Pagoda complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldInCavePagoda | Hương Tích Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as part of Vietnam's intangible cultural heritage (national level) ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Hà Tây Province (now part of Hanoi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hanoi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivities |
Buddhist rituals
ⓘ
boat processions ⓘ mountain trekking ⓘ offering incense ⓘ pilgrimage to Perfume Pagoda ⓘ praying for health ⓘ praying for luck ⓘ praying for prosperity ⓘ |
| mainPagoda | Chùa Hương NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTempleComplex | Perfume Pagoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursAnnually | true ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
local Buddhist clergy
ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ |
| peakTime | from the first lunar month to the third lunar month ⓘ |
| pilgrimageRoute |
Yến Stream boat journey
ⓘ
mountain paths to Hương Tích Cave ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| riskIssues |
environmental pressure on the site
ⓘ
overcrowding ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| startsOnLunarDate | 6th day of the first lunar month ⓘ |
| transportMode |
on foot
ⓘ
rowing boat ⓘ |
| typicalCrowdSize | hundreds of thousands of visitors per season ⓘ |
| typicalOfferings |
flowers
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ incense ⓘ |
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