The Hung Temple Festival and the Culture - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land take place for 10 days (from April 9-18), with many meaningful activities, arousing the morality of remembering the source of drinking water and the strength of great national unity towards the origin.
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| The performance opens the series of events of Hung Temple Festival and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of Giap Thin - 2024. (Source: VNA) |
On April 9, at the Hung Temple Historical Site, the Organizing Committee of the Hung Kings' Commemoration Anniversary 2024 opened the Hung Temple Festival and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of the Dragon 2024.
In his opening speech, Vice Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee Ho Dai Dung emphasized: The series of events in the Hung Temple Festival and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of Giap Thin 2024 aim to honor the tradition of patriotism, arouse the morality of drinking water and remembering its source and the strength of great national unity towards the origin, showing gratitude to ancestors; at the same time, preserving and promoting the value of cultural heritage associated with tourism development in the homeland.
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| Vice Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee Ho Dai Dung beats the drum to open the Hung Temple Festival and the Culture - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of Giap Thin - 2024. (Source: VNA) |
The Hung Kings' Commemoration Anniversary - Hung Temple Festival and the 2024 Culture - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land will take place from April 9-18 (ie March 1-10 of the Lunar calendar), at the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site (Viet Tri city) and districts, towns and cities in Phu Tho province.
The ceremony includes: The death anniversary of the national founder Lac Long Quan and the incense offering ceremony to commemorate the mother Au Co on April 14 (6th day of the third lunar month); the incense offering ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings on April 18 (10th day of the third lunar month); the incense offering ceremony to commemorate the Hung Kings of localities in the province from April 9-18.
The Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land has many activities such as: Displaying artifacts, heritage documents, books, newspapers, and photo documents at Phu Tho Provincial Library (Viet Tri city), Hung Vuong Museum (Hung Temple historical relic site); Street music program "Viet Tri Livemusic" at Van Lang Park, Viet Tri city; Cultural camp and display of typical products...
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| Leaders of Phu Tho province presented flowers and souvenir flags to delegations participating in activities at the Hung Temple Festival and the Cultural - Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in the year of Giap Thin 2024. (Source: Phu Tho Newspaper) |
Mr. Nguyen Dac Thuy, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Phu Tho province, said that this year, the festival activities are closely linked with tourism promotion, in which the highlight is the Cultural and Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land with many unique cultural activities, aiming to introduce and widely promote the potential, strengths and tourism resources in Phu Tho.
On this occasion, many activities were organized to best serve tourists and people nationwide when making pilgrimages to the homeland such as: Xoan singing performances of ancient villages at Xoan wards of An Thai origin, Thet communal house, Lai Len temple, Hung Lo communal house (Viet Tri city); Volleyball tournament of strong teams competing for the Hung Vuong Cup; Trade fair and OCOP product display; Open rowing competition at Van Lang Park lake, Viet Tri city; Banh chung wrapping, cooking and pounding contest at Hung Temple historical relic site. Especially, the art program and high-altitude fireworks display at Van Lang Park lake took place on the evening of April 17 (March 9 of the lunar calendar).
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