Hung Kings' death anniversary to be commemorated both at home and abroad
The death anniversary of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – will be connected online to more than 40 countries and territories on April 10 or the 10th day of the third lunar month.
The death anniversary of Hung Kings was marked in the northern province of Phu Tho. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The death anniversary of HungKings – the legendary founders of the nation – will be connected online to more than 40countries and territories on April 10 or the 10th day of the thirdlunar month.
The project to mark the anniversary globally wasinitiated by a number of scientists, intellectuals and leaders of Vietnamese associationsin seven countries, with the aim of connecting overseas Vietnamese and internationalfriends in an effort to preserve intangible cultural heritage of humanity and theworship rituals dedicated to Hung Kings.
Therefore, the commemoration is a special culturalevent for not only the Vietnamese community abroad but also internationalfriends.
This year’s event will feature rituals, artperformances and a ceremony to honour outstanding Vietnamese abroad.
A ritual commemorates Hung Kings' death anniversary (Photo: VNA)
It will be held in both online and offline formats, at ,and be broadcast on such TV channels like Hung King TV Global, HITV and FutureNow.
Since its inception in 2005, apart from thecommemoration of Hung Kings, a range of social and charitable activities havebeen held in Vietnam and several countries under the project, such as providing relief aid to flood victims in Vietnam's central region, granting scholarships to poorstudents and supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hung King is the title given to the ancient Vietnameserulers of the Hong Bang period (2879–258 BC). They were the Kings of Van Lang. The worshiping rituals of the Hung Kings wasrecognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012./.
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The death anniversary of Hung Kings was marked in the northern province of Phu Tho. (Photo: VNA) 
A ritual commemorates Hung Kings' death anniversary (Photo: VNA) 
