Vinh City: Death anniversary of King Tran Quoc Tuan

Attending the ceremony were comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, associations, departments, branches, and organizations of the city, and a large number of people coming to perform spiritual ceremonies at the Temple.

Delegates attending the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

A large number of people attended the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan (from Tuc Mac village, Nam Dinh) is a national hero revered by the people; a great cultural figure in Vietnamese history; a great general of the Tran Dynasty, awarded the title of National Duke, Great King.

His life and career were closely linked to the resistance war against the Yuan-Mongol invaders to maintain national independence. His whole life was devoted to the country's military art with heroic works of literature such as "Van Kiep Bi Tong Truyen Thu" "Hich Tuong Si"... which are still passed down to this day.

He is the one who had many famous sayings expressing the spirit of the nation in the face of foreign invasion.

Delegates offered incense and gifts at the altar of Hung Dao Dai Vuong. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Together with people across the country, the 718th anniversary of the death of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan in Vinh City was solemnly held with the following ceremony parts: flower offering ceremony; grand ceremony, proclamation reading, incense offering ceremony.

The organizing committee performs the grand ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

This is a spiritual and cultural activity that helps people understand more about the life and career of Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan. At the same time, it has the meaning of educating the tradition of remembering the source of drinking water, reminding today's descendants to respect, be grateful, and pay tribute to the national heroes who sacrificed themselves for the country.