Ceremony commemorates legendary ancestors of Vietnam
Authorities of the northern province of Phu Tho held a ceremony on March 29 to commemorate the legendary national ancestors of Vietnam, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co.
Officials of Phu Tho province pay tribute to Lac Long Quan at his temple on Sim Mountain on March 29 (Photo: VNA)
Phu Tho (VNA) – Authorities of the northern provinceof Phu Tho held a ceremony on March 29 to commemorate the legendary national ancestorsof Vietnam, Father Lac Long Quan and Mother Au Co.
At the temples dedicated to Lac Long Quan and Au Co inthe Hung Kings relic site, on behalf of the Vietnamese people, leaders of PhuTho province offered incense and offerings to express gratitude to the two forlaying the foundations of the country.
This year, due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, theceremony was streamlined, and participants also took preventive measures asrecommended by health agencies.
Meanwhile, many activitieswithin this year’s annual festival of the Hung Kings’ Temple, which falls onApril 2 (the 10th day of the third lunar month), will be cancelleddue to the pandemic.
However, certain commemoration services will still beperformed, including the incense offering ceremony – the most important ritual dedicated to the legendaryfounders of the nation.
Legend has it that Lac Long Quan married Au Co, who latergave birth to a pouch filled with one hundred eggs, which soon hatched into ahundred sons, believed to be the ancestors of the Vietnamese nation. Theireldest son was made king, who named the country Van Lang and set up the capitalin Phong Chau (nowadays Viet Tri city of Phu Tho province), beginning the era of the Hung Kings.
To honour their great contributions, a complex of templesdedicated to them was built on Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho, and the 10th dayof the third lunar month was designated as the national commemorativeanniversary for the kings.
The worship of the Hung Kings was recognised as part of theIntangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2012./.
VNA
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Officials of Phu Tho province pay tribute to Lac Long Quan at his temple on Sim Mountain on March 29 (Photo: VNA)