“BA THIEN HAU” PAGODA FESTIVAL IN 2017
“Ba Thien Hau” Pagoda Festival was held on 14th and 15th of the first Lunar month (February 10th and 11th) and is considered one of the largest cultural festival in Binh Duong province.
In the two days of Festival, there are so many traditional and attractive performances of the Parade float, lion and dragon dance troupes, gongs and drums’s show, etc
On February 11th (15th on the Lunar Calendar), a procession carrying the “Ba Thien Hau” (“Ba” is respected woman) is held in tranditinal style: “Ba” glosbe was processed to go around the city center of Thu Dau Mot City with dragon and lion dance teams. On February 5th procession carrying the “Ba Thien Hau” is also held in the new “Ba Thien Hau” Pagoda in Binh Duong New City.
People join the festival with spiritual belief that it will bring them prosperity and luck for the upcoming year.
The Chua Ba festival draws millions of visitors in the first lunar month every year. This year, Becamex Tokyu cooperated with the Festival Organizaion Board to deliver fan and water to visitors for free.