Ceremony of offering sticky rice cakes to express gratitude to Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan

• February 5, 2014 18:13

(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of the 6th day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse (February 5, 2014), in Nam Giang commune, Nam Dan district, the Nghe An Tourism Association and Saigon Kim Lien Joint Stock Company organized a ceremony to offer banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes) at the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - the mother of President Ho Chi Minh.

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Vu The Binh - Vice President of the Vietnam Tourism Association; Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An; representatives of the Nghe An Tourism Promotion Center, staff and employees of Saigon Kim Lien Joint Stock Company, along with a large number of local people and tourists.

Ông Nguyễn Mạnh Cường - Phó Giám đốc sở VHTT&DL đánh trống khai lễ dâng bánh.
Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, beat the drum to officially open the cake offering ceremony.

Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan, the mother of President Ho Chi Minh, was the woman who gave birth to and raised three outstanding children for the country: Nguyen Sinh Khiem, Nguyen Thi Thanh, and Nguyen Sinh Cung - President Ho Chi Minh - the national liberation hero and outstanding cultural figure.

The two banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes) measured 1m x 1m x 0.5m, each weighing 350kg, and were traditionally wrapped in dong leaves and sticky rice.

Rước bánh hạ từ chiếc xe tải xuống khiêng lên mộ bà Hoàng Thị Loan
Get ready to carry the cake up!
Vượt qua hàng chục bậc thang khiêng hai chiếc bánh chưng lên mộ bà Hoàng Thị Loan
Climbing dozens of steps to carry cakes up to the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan

Following the opening ceremony at the Saigon – Kim Lien Hotel (Vinh City), the organizing committee carried banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes) to offer at the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan in Nam Giang commune (Nam Dan district). Afterwards, the cakes were brought back to the Saigon – Kim Lien Hotel to be distributed as blessings to everyone.

Lãnh đạo tỉnh Nghệ An, sở VHTTDL, Ban lãnh đạo Cty CP SGKL, Cty Sagota, cùng du khách thập phương làm lễ dâng bánh tại mộ Bà Hoàng Thị Loan
Delegates and visitors from all over the country offered cakes at the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan.
.Đông đảo người dân, du khách thập phương đến thắp hương trong buổi lễ
A large number of locals and tourists from all over came to offer incense during the ceremony.
Cắt bánh chưng phát lộc cho mọi người
Cutting the sticky rice cake to give good fortune to everyone.

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The event of offering green sticky rice cakes to honor Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan is not only a beautiful cultural tradition that educates the younger generation about remembering their roots, but also contributes to promoting the beautiful image of the land and people of Nghe An, thereby encouraging the development of tourism activities in Nghe An.

It is understood that in the coming years, the Tourism Association, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Nghe An province, and Saigon - Kim Lien Joint Stock Company will maintain and continue to promote the offering of banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes) to the spirit of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - the mother of President Ho Chi Minh, creating a beautiful tradition.

Thanh Chung-Pham Ngan