Vietnamese People Pay Tribute to Hung Kings

On the morning of April 10 (the 10th of the third lunar month), the incense offering ceremony on the death anniversary of Hung Kings was solemnly held by Phu Tho province at the Hung Temple special national historical relic site. Photo: VNA

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Hung Kings Anniversary - Hung Temple Festival 2022 organized by the People's Committee of Phu Tho province with the theme "Sacred roots, the land of the Hung Kings," marks the 10th Anniversary of UNESCO's recognition of Worshiping Hung King as the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Before the main ceremony, a large number of people and tourists came to the Hung Temple relic to offer incense and pay tribute to the Hung Kings. The Management Board of the relic site has guided people in practicing their beliefs according to traditional rituals. They also ensure security, order, and safety for people coming here.

On the 9th day of the 3rd lunar month, the art program "Sacred roots, the land of the Hung Kings" and fireworks at the stage of Van Lang Park, Viet Tri city took place. The event is associated with the 10th Anniversary of UNESCO's recognition of Worshiping Hung King as the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Within the framework of the event, the Organizing Committee held a 15-minute high-altitude fireworks display for tourists and locals.

April 10 (March 10 of the lunar calendar) is the day of the incense offering ceremony in memory of the Hung Kings, the incense offering ceremony at relics worshiping Hung Kings, famous people, and generals of the Hung Kings period in the province.

To support tourists and people who cannot participate in the Hung Kings Festival in Phu Tho, the provincial Department of Information and Communications coordinated with the Management Board of the relic site to launch a mobile application "Den Hung."

With the mobile application "Den Hung," users can easily search for full information about the special national historical relic site Hung Temple with cultural and religious architectural works such as Ha Temple, Trung Temple, Thuong Temple, Thien Quang Pagoda, Mother Au Co Temple, Great Father Lac Long Quan Temple.

This information is presented in an easy-to-understand, easy-to-view, with illustrated images, audio, and video.

The application also provides visitors with maps and exact locations of attractions in the relic; where festival activities take place in the Hung Kings Festival 2022.

People attend the ceremony at the special national historic site of Hung Temple. Photo: VNA

Towards the Hung Kings commemoration day

In Ho Chi Minh City, the program of the Hung Kings Festival 2022 takes place from April 8-11 (March 8 to March 11 of the lunar calendar) at the Hung Kings memorial area, Park of Culture and National History in Thu Duc City.

The opening ceremony of the event took place at 7 p.m. on April 8, the Hung Kings commemoration ceremony was held from 7 a.m. on April 10 (on the 10th of the third lunar month). Cultural and artistic performances and the closing ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on April 11.

In addition to the main activities of the festival, there are also folk games and activities introducing 3-regional cuisine throughout the 4 days of the festival.

Kien Giang Province holds the Hung Kings commemoration ceremony at the Temple of the Hung Kings in Tan Hiep district.

The ceremony took place on the morning of April 10 with about 200 people attending. The festival does not have activities like previous years, but only 4 sports activities within the framework of the 8th Gymnastics and Sports Event in Tan Hiep district.

Temple of the Hung Kings in Tan Hiep district was built in 1957 as the first Hung Kings Temple of the Mekong Delta. In 2004 the People's Committee of Kien Giang province recognized this as a provincial historical-cultural relic site.

In Dong Nai, two places of worshiping Hung Kings recognized as provincial relic are: Temple of the Hung Kings (Binh Da Ward, Bien Hoa City) and Hung Kings Temple (Phu Son Commune, Tan Phu District).

On the occasion of the Hung Kings Festival, the Management Board of the relic will coordinate to organize activities. There are activities, such as: telling stories about the Hung Kings, making banh chung, five-fruit trays, folk games.

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