
The event saw the participation of hundreds of Vietnamese inOttawa and neighbouring cities, including Toronto and Montreal.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Pham Vinh Quangexpressed gratitude to the Hung Kings, who established Van Lang - the firststate in Vietnam's history, laying the foundation for the formation anddevelopment of the country.
He also reviewed the embassy staff's efforts in fulfilling diplomatic tasks aswell as OVs' solidarity and patriorism, which have helped preserve theVietnamese traditional values and contributed to national development.
President of the Canada Vietnam Society Dang Trung Phuoc said the event was anopportunity for overseas Vietnamese to look towards the homeland and pay tribute to the HungKings.
The worship of the Hung Kings, closely related to the Vietnamese people’stradition of ancestor worship, was recognised as part of the IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2012./.