BTO- Fishing villagers in Binh Thanh beach –Tuy Phong district on July 18 solemnly held a ceremonial event called Cau ngu festival at Ong Nam Hai worship temple, which has been recognized as a provincial-level historical-cultural relic.The festival attracted the participation of local residents and hundreds of visitors. Ong Nam Hai temple (Whale-worship temple), located on the seaside near an immense sand hill, was built during the reign of King Minh Mang with a unique architectural style bearing traditional features of Vietnamese mausoleums and communal houses. Thenceforth, dozens of dead whales (respectfully called Ca Ong) washing aside onto the shore were buried at the temple. The biggest ever is a 25 meter-long whale, which was 4.8 meters in width, 2.7 meters in height and weighed 60 tons. Legend has it that in a gloomy day in 1982, on the waters of Tuy Phong, it was suddenly...
