This is an activity that attracts the attention of many people and tourists when the Festival has just been recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage and is an activity within the series of events of Khanh Hoa Sea Culture - Tourism Festival 2025.
The festival shows pride in the nearly 700-year-old historical tradition of the profession, honoring and paying tribute to the Ancestors, the Holy Mother and predecessors of the bird's nest profession.
According to historical records, in 1328, Navy Admiral Le Van Dat (during the Tran Dynasty) was the one who discovered the islands where swiftlets nested in the Binh Khang sea area (today's swiftlet island). He is honored as the founder of the Vietnamese bird's nest industry.
The successor of the ancestor was An Phu Su Binh Khang Le Van Quang, the 21st generation descendant of the ancestor Le Van Dat, and his daughter Le Thi Huyen Tram - Grand Admiral of the Tay Son Navy, who took on the mission of protecting and developing the bird's nest islands.
In particular, people do not forget to engrave the 10th day of the 5th lunar month in 1793 - the day Grand Admiral Le Thi Huyen Tram, her father and other generals sacrificed their lives in the war to protect sovereignty and the swallow islands. Since then, people have honored her as the Holy Mother of the Island and built a temple on the swallow island.
And every year on the 10th day of the 5th lunar month is the day of the Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest Festival.
Speaking at the festival, Ms. Trinh Thi Hong Van - Chairwoman of the Board of Members of Khanh Hoa State-owned Salanganes Nest One Member Co., Ltd. shared:
Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest Festival is a living proof of the close connection between humans and nature, between the past and the present.
By respecting and preserving, Khanh Hoa people are contributing to preserving and promoting a precious cultural heritage, so that good traditional values will be passed on forever; contributing to promoting tourism and socio-economic development of the province.
Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest Festival was recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, affirming the important role of the community working together to preserve the heritage.
Preserving and promoting the cultural and historical values of bird's nest is the responsibility of the whole community so that the quintessence is preserved, continued sustainably and spread strongly on the integration journey, bringing the Khanh Hoa bird's nest brand to the world.
This is also an opportunity for the community of people involved in the bird's nest industry and the people to respectfully pay tribute and remember the great merits of the Ancestor, the Holy Mother and the predecessors who founded and developed the bird's nest industry.
Upholding the responsibility to preserve, promote and embellish the traditional values of the profession, developing the bird's nest industry to become increasingly stronger; worthy of the great contributions of the predecessors of the bird's nest industry.
On this occasion, Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest Company awarded 15 individuals with outstanding achievements in the Khanh Hoa Salanganes Nest industry in 2025; presented souvenirs to representatives of the Le clan in Vinh Nguyen ward and Phuoc Hai ward, Nha Trang city.
Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/van-hoa/le-hoi-yen-sao-khanh-hoa-nam-2025-140523.html
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