Opening ceremony of Hung Temple in the drizzle and cold of Ms. Ban

On the morning of April 9, at the Hung Temple Special National Historical Relic Area (Viet Tri, Phu Tho), the opening event of the Hung Temple Festival and Dat To Culture and Tourism Week in the year of the Dragon – 2024 took place.

Vice Chairman of Phu Tho Provincial People’s Committee Ho Dai Dung, head of the organizing committee for the 2024 Hung Kings Commemoration, said that this year, people and tourists from all over will not only witness activities to commemorate and pay tribute to the Hung Kings but also Experience many unique cultural, sports and tourist activities.

The opening ceremony of the Hung Temple Festival and the Dat To Culture and Tourism Week in the year of the Dragon took place in drizzly weather. Photo: Quy Doan.

The Hung Temple Festival and Culture – Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land in 2024 include: Commemoration of the Death Anniversary of Father Lac Long Quan and Incense Offering to Commemorate Mother Au Co on April 14 (March 6 of the Lunar Calendar), Incense offering ceremony for the Hung King’s death anniversary on April 18 (March 10 of the lunar calendar), Incense offering ceremony to commemorate the Hung Kings of districts, towns and cities in the province from April 9-18 (from October 1-10). 3 Lunar calendar).

According to Mr. Nguyen Dac Thuy, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Phu Tho province, this year the festival’s activities are closely linked with tourism promotion, with the highlight being the Cultural Week. – Travel to the ancestral land with many unique cultural activities, creating appeal and attracting tourists. Thereby, the locality wants to introduce and widely promote the potential, strengths, and tourism resources in Phu Tho.

In addition, the festival also takes place many other activities such as displaying artifacts, documentary heritage, books, newspapers, and photo materials at Phu Tho Provincial Library (Viet Tri city), Hung Vuong Museum (Relic site). history of Hung Temple), Viet Tri Livemusic street music program at Van Lang Park, Viet Tri city…

In addition, a number of other activities are organized to best serve tourists and compatriots across the country when making pilgrimages to the ancestral land such as performing ancient village Xoan singing in An Thai original Xoan wards, Thet communal house, and Lai temple. Len, Hung Lo communal house (Viet Tri city), Volleyball tournament with strong teams competing for the Hung Vuong Cup, OCOP trade fair and product display, Open swimming competition at Van Lang Park lake, Viet city Tri, contest of wrapping, cooking banh chung, pounding banh giay at Hung Temple historical relic site.

Especially the art show and high-altitude fireworks display at Van Lang Park lake takes place on the evening of April 17 (March 9 of the lunar calendar).

Some pictures of the opening day of Hung Temple festival:

On the first day of the festival (March 1 of the lunar calendar), the Hung Temple national historical relic area had drizzle and cold weather, so it was deserted with pilgrims. At 9am, the entrance to the temple gate was empty.

Near 10 o’clock, there were sporadic customers.

A person carries an offering to the gate of Hung temple.

The opening event of the Hung Temple Festival and the Culture and Tourism Week of Dat To in the year of the Dragon were held at the relic yard area.

Cultural performance at the opening ceremony.

Veterans in Hy Cuong commune (Viet Tri) attended the opening ceremony.

It was drizzling, people covered themselves with umbrellas to attend the opening ceremony.

An old man sat selling street food on the path to the gate of Hung Temple.

According to the reporter’s observations, on the first day of the festival, the shops in the relic area were arranged quite neatly. The festival organizers said that control of restaurant business is strictly implemented. However, in recent years, shortcomings have still arisen.

Dear Doan