The northern midland province of Phu Tho is working with five otherprovinces and cities to prepare a range of activities to commemorate thedeath anniversary of the Hung Kings and celebrate the Hung Kings TempleFestival.
According to Ha Ke San, Vice Chairman ofthe Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee, the five-day festival, whichstarts from March 27 (the fifth day of the third lunar month), will becombined with tourism programmes promoting the homeland of the nation’slegendary founders – the Hung Kings, in Phu Tho.
Apart from traditional worshipping rituals dedicated to the nation’slegendary father and mother, Lac Long Quan and Au Co, as well as theHung Kings, the festival will honour Xoan singing, the ceremonialsinging originating in Phu Tho which has been recently recognised by theUNESCO as a world intangible cultural heritage in need of urgentprotection.
There will also be a photo exhibitionon places of worship dedicated to the Hung Kings and relics related tothe Hung Kings period nationwide.
The festivalaims to educate people about patriotism and continue completing thedossier on worship rituals dedicated to the Hung Kings to seekrecognition as part of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage ofHumanity.-VNA