A ceremony was held on September 30 to commemorate the 570th deathanniversary of national hero and world cultural celebrity Nguyen Trai(1942-2012) at his native land in the northern province of Hai Duong.
Thecommemoration is part of the autumn festival in Con Son-Kiep Bac, whichis a complex of relics associated with the life of many Vietnameseheroes and scholars, including Tran Hung Dao, Nguyen Trai, Tran NguyenDan and Chu Van An.
Nguyen Trai, pen name Uc Trai, wasborn in Chi Ngai commune, Chi Linh district in 1380. He followed Le Loiin the resistance war against the Ming invaders and made greatcontributions to the nation’s glorious victories. He was also the authorof a huge volume of literary works, including 110 poems and especiallyBinh Ngo Dai Cao (Great Proclamation upon the Pacification of the Wu),one of the country’s first declarations of independence.
In1980, on the occasion of his 600th birthday, Nguyen Trai was recognisedby UNESCO as a world cultural celebrity, an eminent military expert anda talented politician.
Also on the day, a poem nightfeaturing Nguyen Trai’s immortal poems as well as songs praising thenational hero and world cultural celebrity was organised at the templededicated to him in Chi Linh town.
The same day, a folk artperformance and a seal opening ceremony took place in Kiep Bac relic tocommemorate the 712th death anniversary of national hero Tran Quoc Tuan(also known as Tran Hung Dao).
The performance re-enactedthe Hau thanh or Hau dong (going into trance), which was a traditionalspiritual ritual in Kiep Bac to praise the merit, prestige and virtue ofTran Hung Dao, who was honoured as Saint Tran.
This year, the Hau thanh rituals will be performed until October 5, when the Con Son-Kiep Bac Festival wraps up.-VNA
Thecommemoration is part of the autumn festival in Con Son-Kiep Bac, whichis a complex of relics associated with the life of many Vietnameseheroes and scholars, including Tran Hung Dao, Nguyen Trai, Tran NguyenDan and Chu Van An.
Nguyen Trai, pen name Uc Trai, wasborn in Chi Ngai commune, Chi Linh district in 1380. He followed Le Loiin the resistance war against the Ming invaders and made greatcontributions to the nation’s glorious victories. He was also the authorof a huge volume of literary works, including 110 poems and especiallyBinh Ngo Dai Cao (Great Proclamation upon the Pacification of the Wu),one of the country’s first declarations of independence.
In1980, on the occasion of his 600th birthday, Nguyen Trai was recognisedby UNESCO as a world cultural celebrity, an eminent military expert anda talented politician.
Also on the day, a poem nightfeaturing Nguyen Trai’s immortal poems as well as songs praising thenational hero and world cultural celebrity was organised at the templededicated to him in Chi Linh town.
The same day, a folk artperformance and a seal opening ceremony took place in Kiep Bac relic tocommemorate the 712th death anniversary of national hero Tran Quoc Tuan(also known as Tran Hung Dao).
The performance re-enactedthe Hau thanh or Hau dong (going into trance), which was a traditionalspiritual ritual in Kiep Bac to praise the merit, prestige and virtue ofTran Hung Dao, who was honoured as Saint Tran.
This year, the Hau thanh rituals will be performed until October 5, when the Con Son-Kiep Bac Festival wraps up.-VNA
