Overseas Thais celebrate Hung Kings' death anniversary

According to a VNA reporter in Thailand, joining the atmosphere with millions of Vietnamese people at home and abroad, the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani province, northeastern Thailand, solemnly celebrated the Hung Kings' death anniversary 2023.

Overseas Vietnamese in Udon Thani offer incense to commemorate Hung Kings. Photo: VNA

This is the fifth consecutive year that the Hung Kings' death anniversary has been held to commemorate the merits of building and defending the country of the Hung Kings. In a respectful and solemn atmosphere in front of the Hung Kings' altar at Khanh An Pagoda, the only Vietnamese pagoda in Udon Thani province, overseas Vietnamese offered incense and flowers to the Hung Kings' altar, expressing their respect, gratitude, and remembrance of the common ancestors of the entire Vietnamese nation. Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani province, highlighted the great significance of organizing the Hung Kings' death anniversary, affirming that despite living far away from the Fatherland, the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani province is always proud of the Lac Hong bloodline, always promoting the spirit of solidarity, and looking towards the homeland.

Photo caption — *Overseas Vietnamese in Udon Thani offer incense to commemorate Hung Kings. Photo: VNA*

Mr. Hoa emphasized: “We overseas Vietnamese always remember the origin of an ancestor, our father is King Hung. We are happy and excited to have Lac Hong blood, which is also Vietnamese blood. We overseas Vietnamese in Thailand are still Vietnamese descendants”. For Ms. Tran Thi Tu, for the past 5 years she has always spent time with her compatriots preparing and participating in the Hung Kings' death anniversary with respect and gratitude to the Hung Kings, the ancestors and the origin of the Vietnamese people. Ms. Tu shared that although she did not have the conditions to return to her homeland on this occasion, participating in the death anniversary in Udon Thani also helps her express her respect and turn to the Fatherland.

Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Oanh shared that the Hung King's death anniversary is an opportunity for Vietnamese descendants to show their gratitude to King Hung for his contributions to the founding of Vietnam. She emphasized that thanks to King Hung, descendants have the country of Vietnam as it is today and a unified Vietnamese nation. According to Ms. Oanh, this is a cultural feature that needs to be preserved and passed on to future generations.

Not only is it a community bonding activity, the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day is also an opportunity for the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani to educate the younger generation, the children of Lac Hong blood in Thailand, to always preserve and spread the traditional cultural features of the nation, towards the homeland.

VNA

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