Hanoi officials pay tribute to ancestors ahead of Lunar New Year

A delegation of the Hanoi Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee offered incense in commemoration of ancestors and late President Ho Chi Minh on January 21, one day ahead of the Year of the Cat.
Hanoi officials pay tribute to ancestors ahead of Lunar New Year ảnh 1Hanoi officials offer incense to King Ly Thai To at the monument near Hoan Kiem Lake on January 21. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – A delegationof the Hanoi Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, and VietnamFatherland Front Committee offered incense in commemoration of ancestors andlate President Ho Chi Minh on January 21, one day ahead of the Year of the Cat.

The delegation visited the monumentsto Kings Ly Thai To and Le Thai To, Ngoc Son Temple, Kinh Thien Palace, andHouse 67 in the President Ho Chi Minh relic complex.

Paying tribute to the ancestors andthe late President, the delegation, led by Secretary of the municipal PartyCommittee Dinh Tien Dung, reported on local achievements and pledged tocontinue efforts to develop the capital city.

On this occasion, the officialsoffered Tet greetings and presented gifts to workers of the Thang Long - HanoiHeritage Conservation Centre and the management board of the President Ho ChiMinh relic complex./.
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