President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony commemorating the deathanniversary of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 28 (the 10th day of the third lunar month).
The ceremony is the highlight of the 2015 Hung Kings Temple Festival from April 23-28.
Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and People’sCommittee, Chu Ngoc Anh, delivered an eulogy praising the kings forfounding and protecting the nation, both in peace and wartime.
He said the celebration reflects the great unity and patriotism of allgroups in the Vietnamese community, adding that the nation alwaysaspires to international peace and solidarity.
President Sang, Party and State leaders, local officials and peopleoffered incenses, flowers and fruits to national founders at the temple.The President and delegates also took the occasion to lay a wreath atthe tombs of the Hung Kings and paid tribute to the late President HoChi Minh and the country’s war heroes.
Followingthe incense-offering ceremony, millions of Vietnamese from across thecountry and abroad thronged to the temple complex – a special nationalrelic site – to pay their homage.
The same day, people nationwide worshipped the Hung Kings by performing similar rituals as a mark of respect.
Earlier, other ceremonies were held to commemorate the deathanniversary of the Lac Long Quan, believed to be the father of both thecountry and the Vietnamese people, and to their mother Au Co. Togetherthe pair are said to have founded the nation of Van Lang, the earliestincarnation of Vietnam.
During the Hung KingsTemple festival, a number of cultural and sporting events, such as photoexhibitions, music performances, traditional cooking competitions and atourism fair attracted over 8 million visitors.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings are closely related to theancestral worshipping traditions of most Vietnamese families, which forman important part of their spiritual lives. It was recognised as UNESCOIntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.-VNA
The ceremony is the highlight of the 2015 Hung Kings Temple Festival from April 23-28.
Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and People’sCommittee, Chu Ngoc Anh, delivered an eulogy praising the kings forfounding and protecting the nation, both in peace and wartime.
He said the celebration reflects the great unity and patriotism of allgroups in the Vietnamese community, adding that the nation alwaysaspires to international peace and solidarity.
President Sang, Party and State leaders, local officials and peopleoffered incenses, flowers and fruits to national founders at the temple.The President and delegates also took the occasion to lay a wreath atthe tombs of the Hung Kings and paid tribute to the late President HoChi Minh and the country’s war heroes.
Followingthe incense-offering ceremony, millions of Vietnamese from across thecountry and abroad thronged to the temple complex – a special nationalrelic site – to pay their homage.
The same day, people nationwide worshipped the Hung Kings by performing similar rituals as a mark of respect.
Earlier, other ceremonies were held to commemorate the deathanniversary of the Lac Long Quan, believed to be the father of both thecountry and the Vietnamese people, and to their mother Au Co. Togetherthe pair are said to have founded the nation of Van Lang, the earliestincarnation of Vietnam.
During the Hung KingsTemple festival, a number of cultural and sporting events, such as photoexhibitions, music performances, traditional cooking competitions and atourism fair attracted over 8 million visitors.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings are closely related to theancestral worshipping traditions of most Vietnamese families, which forman important part of their spiritual lives. It was recognised as UNESCOIntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.-VNA
