Grand ceremony to pray for the souls of martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos Martyrs Cemetery

Pham Bang DNUM_BIZAHZCACA 22:44

(Baonghean.vn) - On the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, on the evening of July 18, the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha of Nghe An province, the People's Committee of Nghe An province coordinated with the Organizing Committee of the Drinking Water Remembering Its Source Festival to hold a grand ceremony to pray for the souls of heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Tran Thanh Man - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Nguyen Dinh Khang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor; Lieutenant General Tran Vo Dung - Political Commissar of the Military Region 4 Command.

On the side of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, there was Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu - Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Nghe An province.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee.

Trước khi vào buổi lễ, các đại biểu đã thắp hương tưởng niệm anh linh Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh tại đền thờ trong khuôn viên Nghĩa trang liệt sĩ Quốc tế Việt Lào. Ảnh: Phạm Bằng
Before the ceremony, delegates burned incense in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at the shrine in the grounds of the Vietnam-Laos International Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Pham Bang
Đoàn đại biểu dâng hoa tưởng niệm các Anh hùng liệt sĩ tại Nghĩa trang liệt sĩ Quốc tế Việt - Lào. Ảnh: Phạm Bằng
The delegation offered flowers to commemorate the heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery. Photo: Pham Bang

Through two resistance wars to help Laos fight against French colonialism and American imperialism, the Vietnamese volunteer army and military experts on international missions in Laos have always stood shoulder to shoulder and together with their friends, fought against enemy sweeps, and built and consolidated organizations, governments and the country of Laos.

Among the thousands of volunteer soldiers and military experts, many have sacrificed their lives in Laos. Among them, thousands of martyrs have been gathered at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. This is also the largest cemetery gathering martyrs of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who fought and sacrificed their lives in Laos.

Các đại biểu tham dự tại buổi lễ cầu siêu và tưởng niệm các Anh hùng liệt sĩ. Ảnh: Phạm Bằng
Delegates attending the Great Requiem and Memorial Service for the Heroic Martyrs. Photo: Pham Bang
Đại lễ được diễn ra linh thiêng, trang nghiêm, với sự tham gia đông đảo của hàng trăm tăng ni, phật tử, người dân địa phương. Ảnh: Phạm Bằng
The ceremony took place in a solemn atmosphere, with the participation of hundreds of monks, nuns, Buddhists, and local people. Photo: Pham Bang

The Vietnam-Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery is home to the graves of more than 11,000 volunteer officers, soldiers and military experts from 47 provinces and cities across the country who died on the battlefield in Laos.

Currently, the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs Cemetery has about 6,900 graves with unknown names and hometowns and 570 graves with names but unknown hometowns. Here, most of the martyrs are from Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Bac Giang...

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Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu - Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Nghe An province read a speech commemorating the heroic martyrs at the Vietnam - Laos International Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Pham Bang

Đồng chí Nguyễn Hữu Sáng - Ủy viên BCH Đảng bộ tỉnh, Bí thư Huyện ủy, Chủ tịch UBND huyện Anh Sơn phát biểu tại buổi lễ. Ảnh: Phạm Bằng
Comrade Nguyen Huu Sang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Anh Son district spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Pham Bang

The great memorial service is a noble gesture, expressing the morality of remembering the source of water and showing gratitude to the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their youth and blood for the independence and freedom of the nation, for the happiness of the people, for the noble cause of national and international liberation.

This is also an opportunity to review the heroic history of the nation in the long struggle against foreign invaders, to honor the heroic and indomitable examples of generations of predecessors and to educate the patriotic tradition of the Vietnamese people to the young generations today and tomorrow.

Attending the ceremony, leaders at all levels and delegates expressed their deep gratitude for the dedication and sacrifice of heroic martyrs for the cause of national liberation and noble international duty.

Các đại biểu dâng hương tưởng niệm, cầu siêu cho các Anh hùng liệt sĩ. Ảnh: Phạm Bằng
Central leaders and leaders of Nghe An province offer incense to commemorate heroic martyrs. Photo: Pham Bang

At the same time, I promise before the souls of the martyrs that the Party Committee, government, and people of Nghe An in general and Anh Son district in particular will pay attention to and implement well the policies for wounded soldiers, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, and families with meritorious services to the revolution.

The ceremony took place with traditional rituals including offering incense and flowers to the Memorial; requiem; offering incense to pay homage to the souls of President Ho Chi Minh and the heroic martyrs; commemorating and praying for the souls of the heroic martyrs who heroically sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the nation, for the noble international duty to be liberated...

Thousands of candles, flowers and incense sticks were offered by Buddhists and people from all over the country to show gratitude according to the Vietnamese people's philosophy of "remembering the source of water".

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