The Organizing Committee of the 2024 Lotus Village Festival offers flowers and incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh.

Thanh Duy - Thanh Cuong DNUM_BBZAFZCACE 19:54

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of May 11, before the opening ceremony, the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Lotus Village Festival held a flower and incense offering ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Square, Uncle Ho's Memorial House in the Kim Lien Special National Relic Site and Chung Son Temple - the ancestral temple of President Ho Chi Minh.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Ho An Phong - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Bui Dinh Long - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Festival Organizing Committee; leaders of the Department of Culture - Sports and affiliated units; leaders of the Department of Culture - Information; Centers of Culture, Sports and Communications of districts, cities and towns.

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Leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nghe An province, and the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Sen Village Festival offered incense at the Uncle Ho shrine in Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh city. Photo: Thanh Duy
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Comrade Ho An Phong - Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism offers incense at Uncle Ho's shrine in Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh city. Photo: Thanh Duy

President Ho Chi Minh has passed away, but his great career and noble example will live forever with the mountains and rivers of Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style have always been the ideological foundation and compass for all actions, illuminating and guiding the Vietnamese revolution from one victory to another.

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Leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nghe An province, and the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Lotus Village Festival offered flowers at the Uncle Ho Statue in Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh city. Photo: Thanh Duy
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Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong and Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long - Head of the Festival Organizing Committee respectfully offered flowers at Uncle Ho's Statue in Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh City. Photo: Thanh Duy
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Delegates respectfully commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Duy

The 2024 Sen Village Festival will be organized at the provincial level, with the following events: Incense offering ceremony at Uncle Ho's shrine and flower offering in front of Uncle Ho's statue in Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh City and a parade to Uncle Ho's hometown; Flower and incense offering ceremony at Uncle Ho's Memorial House at Kim Lien Special National Relic Site and Chung Son Temple - the ancestral temple of President Ho Chi Minh.

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Nam Dan district's car leads the parade from Vinh city to Uncle Ho's hometown in Kim Lien, Nam Dan. Photo: Thanh Duy

The festival includes activities: Cavalry performance, trumpet music, play performance about Uncle Ho; Sen Village Singing Festival in Nghe An province; Volleyball tournament and Traditional martial arts tournament; Street performance "Lotus blooming season home"; organizing folk games associated with Uncle Ho's childhood activities; Art program "From Sen Village to Ho Chi Minh City".

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Leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nghe An province, and the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Sen Village Festival offered flowers and incense at the Uncle Ho Memorial House at the Kim Lien National Special Relic Site. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong offers flowers to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho An Phong offers incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Cuong

This year's festival has an additional Marathon "Journey to Lotus Village" organized by Win Vietnam Sports Company Limited and Vietnamnet Newspaper, in coordination with the Department of Culture and Sports, and related departments and branches.

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Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long - Head of the Organizing Committee of the 2024 Sen Village Festival offered incense to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Cuong
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The People's Public Security Band performs ceremonial music. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In 2024, the Sen Village Festival will be held for the 42nd time. This is an important political and cultural activity, expressing the gratitude and respect of the people for President Ho Chi Minh; propagating and educating Ho Chi Minh's ideology; introducing and promoting the culture of Sen Village, Nghe An homeland to friends and domestic and foreign tourists about the image of a dynamic, friendly land, always open to opportunities for cooperation and development.

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Delegates offer incense at Chung Son Temple - the ancestral temple of President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In the sacred atmosphere, at the worship room, Uncle Ho's Statue in Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh City; Uncle Ho's Memorial House in Kim Lien National Special Relic Site, leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nghe An Province and the Organizing Committee, together with delegates respectfully offered flowers, incense, reported achievements, commemorated, expressed infinite gratitude and deep respect for President Ho Chi Minh; respectfully commemorated his ancestors at Chung Son Temple.

Thanh Duy - Thanh Cuong