More activities commemorate Hung Kings

A Cultural Camp and Festival of Xoan and Phu Tho folk singing are taking place in the northern midland province of Phu Tho from Mar. 26-31, as part of activities to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival.
A Cultural Camp and Festival of Xoan and Phu Tho folk singing are takingplace in the northern midland province of Phu Tho from Mar. 26-31, aspart of activities to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival.

With the participation of singing clubs and art troupes fromuniversities and districts in the locality, the festival aims topopularise Xoan singing, which has recently earned the UNESCO’srecognition as the World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Also in the province the same day, a seminar on preserving andupholding cultural and historical values of Hung Kings worship ritualsopened with many historians and researchers taking part.

In addition to talking about the customs of ancestor worship, theparticipants also discussed measures to complete a scientific dossier onHung Kings worship rituals, which is seeking UNESCO’s recognition as aWorld Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Prof. Phan Huy Le stressed that the worship of the Hung Kings is part ofthe nation’s custom of ancestor worship, which is the source ofinternal power to foster national solidarity. The practice has survivedmany ups and downs in history, with thousands of places of worshipdedicated to the nation’s legendary founders across the country.

The same day, the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists incollaboration with the Phu Tho provincial Association of Literature andArts opened the sixth international art photo exhibition in Phu Thoprovince.

On display during the eight-day event were542 works by 354 artists from 38 countries and territories worldwide,including 304 photos from Vietnam.-VNA

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