Millions of Vietnamese attended ceremonies held across the country onthe 10th of the third lunar month which falls on April 9 this year, topay tribute to the Hung Kings, the founders of Van Lang, the first Statein Vietnam’s history.
The main ceremony washeld at the national historical relic site of the Hung Kings Temple inthe northern province of Phu Tho, with the attendance of Le Hong Anh,Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central CommitteeSecretariat; Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and President of theVietnam Fatherland Front’s Central Committee, together with many centraland local officials, as well as a delegation of overseas Vietnamese andpeople from all corners of the country.
Anestimated 5 million visitors have come to the Hung King Temple to payrespect to the nation’s founders since the beginning of the Hung KingTemple Festival, which is held annually on this time of the year.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal Party Committee, People’s Council,People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front jointly organized aceremony in commemoration of the Hung Kings.
Addressing the event, Pham Van Hai, Vice Chairman of the municipalcommittee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, highlighted the importance ofthe Van Lang era under the reign of the 18 Hung Kings, when thenation’s cultural foundation was laid and the heroic tradition ofnational defence began.
Vietnamese legend has itthat Lac Long Quan, son of Kinh Duong Vuong married to Au Co, daughterof King De Lai. Au Co then gave birth to a sac containing 100 eggs fromwhich 100 children were born. The couple then decided to separate inorder to populate the land and propagate the race, so half the childrenfollowed their mother to the highlands and the remaining half went withtheir father to the sea.
The firstchild went with mother Au Co to Phong Chau, now Phu Tho province. Hethen became King Hung and founded the first nation in the history ofVietnam, called Van Lang.
Rulingthe country through 18 dynasties, Hung Kings taught people how to growwet rice. They chose Nghia Linh mountain, the highest in the region, toperform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for lush crops.
To honour Hung Kings’ greatservices, a complex of temples dedicated to the Kings was built on NghiaLinh mountain, and the tenth day of the third lunar month is designatedas the annual national commemorative anniversary.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings are closely related to theancestor worshipping tradition of most Vietnamese families, which formsan important part of people's spiritual lives. It was recognised as aUNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.-VNA
The main ceremony washeld at the national historical relic site of the Hung Kings Temple inthe northern province of Phu Tho, with the attendance of Le Hong Anh,Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central CommitteeSecretariat; Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member and President of theVietnam Fatherland Front’s Central Committee, together with many centraland local officials, as well as a delegation of overseas Vietnamese andpeople from all corners of the country.
Anestimated 5 million visitors have come to the Hung King Temple to payrespect to the nation’s founders since the beginning of the Hung KingTemple Festival, which is held annually on this time of the year.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the municipal Party Committee, People’s Council,People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front jointly organized aceremony in commemoration of the Hung Kings.
Addressing the event, Pham Van Hai, Vice Chairman of the municipalcommittee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, highlighted the importance ofthe Van Lang era under the reign of the 18 Hung Kings, when thenation’s cultural foundation was laid and the heroic tradition ofnational defence began.
Vietnamese legend has itthat Lac Long Quan, son of Kinh Duong Vuong married to Au Co, daughterof King De Lai. Au Co then gave birth to a sac containing 100 eggs fromwhich 100 children were born. The couple then decided to separate inorder to populate the land and propagate the race, so half the childrenfollowed their mother to the highlands and the remaining half went withtheir father to the sea.
The firstchild went with mother Au Co to Phong Chau, now Phu Tho province. Hethen became King Hung and founded the first nation in the history ofVietnam, called Van Lang.
Rulingthe country through 18 dynasties, Hung Kings taught people how to growwet rice. They chose Nghia Linh mountain, the highest in the region, toperform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for lush crops.
To honour Hung Kings’ greatservices, a complex of temples dedicated to the Kings was built on NghiaLinh mountain, and the tenth day of the third lunar month is designatedas the annual national commemorative anniversary.
The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings are closely related to theancestor worshipping tradition of most Vietnamese families, which formsan important part of people's spiritual lives. It was recognised as aUNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.-VNA
