Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates laid wreaths and offered incense and flowers in tribute to the Hung Kings and other ancestors at the main temple.
They also offered incense at the tomb of the 6th Hung King and paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and martyrs at the relief featuring the late leader’s talk with soldiers from the Tien Phong Vanguard Division stationed at the complex.
The festival is being held from April 21 to 25 (from the sixth to the tenth of Lunar March) by the Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee in coordination with Thai Nguyen, Binh Duong, Quang Nam and Kien Giang provinces.
During the last three days, Hung Kings Temple welcomed 2.5 million pilgrims to pay tribute to their ancestors and enjoy cultural activities held in the framework of the festival, according to organizing board.
On April 23, a palanquin and offering procession was organised by seven communes and wards surrounding the Hung Kings Temple Complex namely Chu Hoa, Hung Lo, Kim Duc, Van Phu, Hy Cuong of Viet Tri city, and Tien Kien and Hung Son of Lam Thao district.
The procession was led by lion dancers, followed by groups carrying national flag and festive flags and others playing ritual drums and gongs. Meanwhile, another group carried offerings of flowers, chung cakes (square glutinous rice cakes), banh day (round glutinous rice cakes) and their local specialties.
The same day’s morning, a chung cake and banh day (day cake) making contest was held with the involvement of 13 local teams and one team from the northern province of Thai Nguyen who each had 10 minutes to make cakes.
A book festival and a photo exhibition also opened in the square of Van Lang Park in Viet Tri city, displaying 15,000 book titles and 100 artworks highlighting Phu Tho’s landscapes and people.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings are related to ancestral worshipping traditions of most Vietnamese families, which forms an important part of people’s spiritual lives. It was recognised by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.
The Commemoration of Lac Long Quan, Au Co and the Hung Kings is held annually at the Hung Kings Temple. Millions of people flock to the site to attend the Hung Kings Temple Festival every year.
They also offered incense at the tomb of the 6th Hung King and paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh and martyrs at the relief featuring the late leader’s talk with soldiers from the Tien Phong Vanguard Division stationed at the complex.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates laid wreaths and offered incense and flowers in tribute to the Hung Kings.
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During the last three days, Hung Kings Temple welcomed 2.5 million pilgrims to pay tribute to their ancestors and enjoy cultural activities held in the framework of the festival, according to organizing board.
On April 23, a palanquin and offering procession was organised by seven communes and wards surrounding the Hung Kings Temple Complex namely Chu Hoa, Hung Lo, Kim Duc, Van Phu, Hy Cuong of Viet Tri city, and Tien Kien and Hung Son of Lam Thao district.
The procession was led by lion dancers, followed by groups carrying national flag and festive flags and others playing ritual drums and gongs. Meanwhile, another group carried offerings of flowers, chung cakes (square glutinous rice cakes), banh day (round glutinous rice cakes) and their local specialties.
The same day’s morning, a chung cake and banh day (day cake) making contest was held with the involvement of 13 local teams and one team from the northern province of Thai Nguyen who each had 10 minutes to make cakes.
During the last three days, Hung Kings Temple welcomed 2.5 million pilgrims.
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The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings are related to ancestral worshipping traditions of most Vietnamese families, which forms an important part of people’s spiritual lives. It was recognised by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.
The Commemoration of Lac Long Quan, Au Co and the Hung Kings is held annually at the Hung Kings Temple. Millions of people flock to the site to attend the Hung Kings Temple Festival every year.
