Over 2.5 million go on pilgrimage to ancestral land
Some 2.5 million people flocked to the northern midland province of Phu Tho to celebrate the annual Hung Kings Temple Festival as of April 23 (the eight day of the third lunar month), said the organising board.
Cultural activities to be showcased at Hung Kings Temple Festival
An exciting array of events are to be featured during the Hung Kings Temple Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho between March 24 and April 2, or from the first to the 10th day of the third lunar month, as a means of paying tribute to the nation’s founders.
Ceremony commemorates legendary ancestors of Vietnam
Authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho held a ceremony on March 29 to commemorate the legendary national ancestors of Vietnam, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co.
Hung Kings’ Temple festival cancelled over COVID-19 concerns
NDO/VNA – Activities within this year’s annual festival of the Hung Kings’ Temple, which falls on April 2, will be cancelled due to the acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), according to authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho.
Hung Kings Festival in Vietnam: What to Know and Celebrations
Every year, a large number of visitors from all over the country gather around to celebrate the national festival – Hung King Temple Festival – an incense offering ceremony in honor of Hung Kings, who were instrumental in the founding of the nation.
