On the morning of April 18 (March 10, Giap Thin year), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the incense offering ceremony in memory of the Hung Kings at Kinh Thien Palace on the top of Nghia Linh mountain in the Hung Temple National Historical Site in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province.
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| The procession went up to the Upper Temple. |
Also attending the ceremony were Politburo member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man; Politburo member, Minister of Public Security, General To Lam; Politburo member, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, General Luong Cuong; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission Bui Thi Minh Hoai; leaders of ministries, departments, branches, central agencies, provinces, cities and tens of thousands of people from all over the country, overseas Vietnamese and international tourists.
Amidst the resounding ceremonial music, the incense offering procession with majestic honor guards and splendid flags departed from the festival center yard through the Nghi Mon, Ha Temple, Trung Temple to Thuong Temple.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other Party and State leaders offered incense at the Upper Palace, expressing deep gratitude to our ancestors who contributed to building and defending the country. |
Leading the procession were soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army carrying the national flag, festival flags and wreaths bearing the words "Forever grateful to the Hung Kings who built the country".
Following behind were young girls and 100 descendants of Lac Hong in ancient costumes, holding high festival flags, demonstrating the strong vitality of the Dragon Fairy lineage, along with a procession offering incense, flowers, banh chung and banh giay associated with the legend of Prince Lang Lieu.
In the sacred moment of the Ancestors' Death Anniversary, on the sacred Nghia Linh mountain, with a sincere heart to pay tribute to the ancestors' merits, demonstrating the Vietnamese people's morality of "When drinking water, remember its source", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other Party, State and local leaders entered the Upper Palace to offer incense and flowers, expressing deep gratitude to the ancestors who had contributed to building the country so that descendants could continue the Lac Hong tradition to build a rich and civilized Vietnam like today.
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| Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People's Committee Bui Van Quang read the memorial service for the Hung Kings. |
On behalf of the people of the whole country, before the souls of the Hung Kings, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Tho province Bui Van Quang, Head of the Hung Kings' Commemoration Ceremony in the year of Giap Thin 2024, read the eulogy in memory of the ancestors and Hung Kings who opened the source of the nation, established the Van Lang State; opened mountains, broke rocks, built a career through eighteen dynasties; laid the foundation for the nation and people to prosper forever...
The Proclamation also respectfully informs the souls of our ancestors about the great achievements that the country has achieved in the process of innovation and international integration. Affirming to continue the Dragon Fairy tradition, striving with all our might for the cause of building and defending the country of our ancestors; upholding the spirit of patriotism and revolution; the will of independence, self-reliance, and self-reliance; promoting the strength of great national unity combined with the strength of the times; joining hands, being unanimous, determined, and making greater efforts; seizing opportunities, advantages, and firmly overcoming difficulties; building an increasingly strong, prosperous, civilized, and happy country; firmly protecting independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, making the Fatherland and Vietnam famous.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of the Party and State offered incense at Thuong Temple in the Hung Kings Temple National Historical Relic Site. |
“Before the spirits of the Hung Kings, I pray that the Holy Ancestors bless the country with prosperity, peace, and prosperity, and may the people live in peace and prosperity for all generations. May the rains and winds be favorable, and the people and things flourish; may the whole country overcome difficulties and challenges, and successfully fulfill the set goals and tasks. May the descendants of Lac Hong in all parts of the country and our overseas compatriots always be healthy, peaceful, and enjoy peace,” Chuc Van stated.
Immediately after the incense offering ceremony, Party and State leaders and delegates laid wreaths and burned incense at Hung Vuong Mausoleum; respectfully commemorated President Ho Chi Minh and soldiers who sacrificed for the Fatherland next to the bas-relief depicting Uncle Ho talking to officers and soldiers of the Vanguard Army at the Den Gieng five-way intersection.
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| Party and State leaders and delegates laid wreaths at the bas-relief depicting Uncle Ho talking to officers and soldiers of the Vanguard Army Corps at the Den Gieng five-way intersection. |
The Hung Kings' Commemoration Anniversary - Hung Temple Festival and the 2024 Culture and Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land will take place from April 9 to 18 (ie March 1 to 10 of the Lunar calendar) at the Hung Temple Historical Relic Site (Viet Tri City) and districts, towns and cities in Phu Tho province.
At the same time, in localities where there are temples dedicated to Hung Kings and famous people and generals of the Hung Kings' era across the country and throughout Phu Tho province, incense offering ceremonies were simultaneously held to commemorate the Hung Kings according to traditional rituals.
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