Numerous activities to be held at Hung Kings Festival 2023
Various activities will be held in the northern province of Phu Tho to mark the death anniversary of Hung Kings, considered the founders of Vietnam, heard a meeting organised by the provincial People’s Committee on the matter.
Phu Tho (VNA) – Various activities will be held in thenorthern province of Phu Tho to mark the death anniversary of Hung Kings, considered🅷t🎀he founders of Vietnam, heard a meeting organised by the provincial People’sCommittee on the matter.
The 10-day event, beginning on April 20, will also be a platformfor the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land in the locality.
The death anniversary of the Hung Kings is commemorated on the 10th day of the third lunar month, which falls on April 29 this year, and is a national holiday. The practice of worshiping 🅠the Hung Kings in Phu Tho province was recognised by UNESCO as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage in 2012.
Main rituals during the event include ceremonies to offer incense toLac Long Quan and Au Co - the progenitors of Vietnam as well as flower offering at themonument which features the President Ho Chi Minh talkingwith soldiers from the Vietnam People’s Army.
Other ac🎉tivities include an international conference on Vietnam’stourism, culture, heritages and sustainable development, a swimming andstand-up paddle board competition, the northwest tourism fair 2023, andfootball and volleyball tournaments.
Visitors can also enjoy the Northwestern Tourism Fair in 2023, theNortheast - Phu Tho trade fair in 2023, the Ancestral Land Food Culture Festival,and a Cultural Camp and Art Festival to celebrate the legacy of the Hung Kings./.
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An incense-offering ceremony was held at the top of Nghia Linh Mountain in the northern province of Phu Tho in commemoration of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on January 21 (the last day of the last lunar month).
As this year’s Hung Kings festival is just one day before the Reunification Day and International Workers' Day, workers in Vietnam will enjoy a rare five-day holiday.
A ceremony marking the death anniversary of Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation, and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land will be held from April 20-29 in the northern midland province of Phu Tho with various activities.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
A ritual at the Hung King festival. (Photo: VNA) 
