Tiếng Anh

Annually, thousands of visitors from all over the country participate in a national festival – Hung King Temple Festival. It is a ceremony in honor of Hung Kings, who were instrumental in the founding of the nation. The Hung King Temple Festival is held from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month, but the main festival day is on the 10th. On that day, Vietnamese working people can have a day off. The main ceremony takes place at the Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho Province. Many ancient and modern flags are hung along the road to the temple. During the Hung Temple Festival, there are many folk games such as bamboo swings, rice cooking competitions, human chess,… Banh Chung (square cake) and Banh Giay (circle cake) are also prepared to remind people of the Lang Lieu Legend (the 18th Hung King who invented these cakes). It’s true that the Hung King Temple Festival is one of the most important and sacred festivals of the Vietnamese people.

Tiếng Anh

King Hung Temple Festival is a traditional festival that is considered the national festival in Vietnam. The festival commemorates the merit of the first King of Vietnam – Hung Kings. It’s an occasion for every Vietnamese to remember their origin and express their respect as well as gratitude to the ancestors of Vietnamese people. It is from 8th to 11th of the third lunar month in Phu Tho Province. This festival is impressive because there are many people joining it. The main activities are: offering to Hung Kings, bamboo swings, Lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances. I like this festival very much because it is so meaningful and I also like its joyfulness. Joining the pilgrimage to the ancestral land of King Hung Temple these days has become a beautiful tradition of Vietnamese people.

Tiếng Anh 

Hung Temple Festival is a traditional festival of the Vietnamese people. The mind of people about the festival is toward the ancestors, the source with respect and deep gratitude (Drinking water remember the source).

“Whoever goes backwards
Remember the death anniversary of the 10th of March.”

In order to remember the merits of the Hung Kings who have made publicity, site, King Le Thanh Tong in 1470 and the reign of King Le Kinh Tong in 1601 copied and sealed in Hung Temple, choosing the 11th and 12th of the third lunar month. made the death anniversary of the Hung Kings. By the time of the Nguyen Dynasty – the second year of Khai Dinh officially selected March 10, the lunar calendar was the anniversary of the Hung Kings’ death anniversary and reminded all Vietnamese people to remember the ancestor worship.

According to the annual custom, Hung Vuong’s death anniversary is held at Hung Temple, Viet Tri, Phu Tho. This is a chance for children and grandchildren from all over the country to express their gratitude to those who went before. Because the meaning of the death anniversary of Hung Vuong 10-3 is especially important, the rituals are carried out quite elaborately. When Hung Vuong sacrifices often have music and offerings, a sacrificial committee consists of people with dignitaries to be priests. In addition, on the anniversary of Hung Vuong’s death anniversary, people often decorated with flags, music, costumes and sacrifices. Common items are cow, goat, pig, fruit, banh chung, rice cake, sticky rice, tea, candy, …

On December 6, 2012, the Hung Vuong death anniversary was known to the world when UNESCO recognized the “Hung Vuong worship belief in Phu Tho” as a representative intangible cultural heritage of mankind. On the anniversary of the Hung King’s death on March 10, not only does the tradition of drinking water remember the source, it is also the pride of Vietnamese people in front of international friend.

Despite the thousands of years of history, with many ups and downs but the tradition of “drinking water to remember the source” of the Vietnamese people has never changed. Hung Vuong’s death anniversary is a powerful testament to that.