Cultural, sports activities to commemorate Hung Kings
A series of cultural, sport and tourism events will be held from April 9 – 18 in the northern province of Phu Tho to commemorate Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation.
PhuTho (VNA) – A series of cultural, sport and tourism events will be heldfrom April 9 – 18 in the northern province of Phu Tho to commemorate Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation.
Director of the provincial Department of Culture,Sports and Tourism Nguyen Dac Thuy said a plan for organising the events hasbeen built by the local authorities.
Accordingly, in addition to ritual and festive activities, a running "Den Hung SpiritualityMarathon 2024" will be organised in the Hung Kings Temple historicalsite with the competition of 6,000 athletes nationwide.
On this occasion, the province will inaugurate a bas-relief featuring "President Ho Chi Minhtalking to officers and soldiers from theVietnam People’s Army at Gieng Temple intersection”.
An art performance programme highlighting cultural heritage willbe held on every Saturday evening at the Hung Vuong Museum in Viet Tri city.
A men's football tournament has kicked off, attracting theparticipation of 210 players from Viet Tri city, 13 districts, and the provincialPolice and Hung Vuong University.
At a conference to discuss the plan to organise thecelebration of the death anniversary of Hung Kings, and an “AncestralLand Culture and Tourism Week 2024”, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Commitee Ho Dai Dung asked membersof the organising board to strengthen coordination to completee tasks onschedule.
The commemoration of the Hung Kings comes on the 10th day of thethird lunar month, which falls on April 18 this year and is a national holiday. The practice of worshipingthem in Phu Tho province was recognised by UNESCO as part of the world'sintangible cultural heritage in 2012.
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State President Vo Van Thuong, central and local officials, along with thousands of people offered incense in commemoration of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, at the Hung Kings Temple in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 29 (the 10th day of the third lunar month).
A ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, was held on April 29 by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and other international organisations in Geneva.
A ceremony marking the anniversary of Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation - and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land will be held from April 9-18 in the northern province of Phu Tho with various activities.
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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
