Authorities in Thua Thien-Hue Province conduct a ritual to pray for
peace and harmony at the Nam Giao Platform on the same spot where Nguyen
Dynasty kings (1802-1945) used to offer gifts to the gods and pray for
protection.
Archaeologists have just asked local authorities of
central Thanh Hoa Province to step up their efforts to prevent land
erosion at Nam Giao worship platform in the complex of the Ho Citadel.
An animal skeleton found at Nam Giao worshipping
platform in central Thanh Hoa Province is believed to be the first such
discovery in the history of archaeology in Viet Nam.
Hue authorities have decided not to have an actor perform the role of a
king for two traditional royal ceremonies that will be re-enacted at
this year''s Festival Hue, and have decided instead that a commoner would
perform the rituals in these changed...
