Ceremony of offering incense to commemorate the Hung Kings

On the morning of April 7th (the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month of the Year of the Snake) - the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day - at the Hung Kings' Temple Historical Site, the Party Committee, government, and people of Phu Tho province, on behalf of the people, soldiers nationwide, and overseas Vietnamese, solemnly organized a ceremony to offer incense in remembrance of the Hung Kings.

Attending the incense offering ceremony were President Luong Cuong; Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense, along with leaders from several central and local departments, ministries, and agencies, Phu Tho province, and the people.

From 5 a.m., thousands of people had already arrived early to offer incense. The organizers deployed forces to ensure security and order from the central festival grounds to the temple gate.

At approximately 6:15 AM, to the sound of ceremonial music, the procession of incense bearers set off from the ceremonial courtyard, passing through the ceremonial gate, the Lower Temple, the Middle Temple, and up to the Upper Temple.

Leading the procession was the honor guard carrying the national flag, the Hội flag, and a wreath bearing the inscription "Forever grateful to the Hung Kings for their contributions to nation-building." Following them were a group of young women carrying incense, flowers, and offerings, and 100 young men symbolizing the descendants of Lac and Hong.

With heartfelt gratitude and respect for the merits of their ancestors, reflecting the Vietnamese people's principle of "drinking water, remembering the source," President Luong Cuong and other Party and State leaders entered the Upper Temple to offer incense and flowers, expressing their profound gratitude to the forefathers who contributed to building and defending the nation, enabling their descendants to continue the tradition of building a prosperous, beautiful, and civilized Vietnam, and to move forward into a new era – an era of national progress for the Vietnamese people.

During the solemn moment of the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day, at the Kinh Thien Palace on Nghia Linh mountain peak, Mr. Bui Van Quang, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Tho province, read a commemorative address honoring the Hung Kings.

The eulogy expresses profound gratitude to the Hung Kings and our ancestors for their contributions to nation-building and national defense; and respectfully reports to the spirits of our ancestors the great achievements that the entire Party, people, and army have attained in the process of renovation, integration, and national development.

Before the sacred spirits of our ancestors, the Party Committee, government, and people of all ethnic groups in Phu Tho province are honored to represent the people of the whole country and overseas Vietnamese in preserving the ancestral mausoleums, uniting as one, building a stronger and more prosperous homeland, and diligently maintaining and beautifying the places of worship so that the descendants of Lac Hong may worship them for generations to come.

Immediately after the delegation offered incense, a large number of local people began their pilgrimage, carrying offerings from the ceremonial grounds up to the Upper Temple to light incense and pay tribute to the merits of King Hung.