The Kinh Duong Vuong festival began at the historical site of the KinhDuong Vuong-Lac Long Quan-Au Co temple and royal tomb complex in ThuanThanh district, northern Bac Ninh province on February 15 (the 16thday of the first lunar month).
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doanand local authorities respectfully offered incense to commemorate thenation’s legendary father Lac Long Quan and mother Au Co, and pray forpeace and happiness to the country and people.
Legend has itthat Lac Long Quan, whose real name was Sung Lam, the son of Kinh DuongVuong and Than Long Nu, married the daughter of De Lai, fairy Au Co.
AuCo then gave birth to a pouch filled with one hundred eggs, which soonhatched into one hundred sons, believed to be Vietnam’s ancestors. Butsoon after, Lac Long Quan and Au Co separated. Lac Long Quan went to thecoasts with 50 children while Au Co went to the highlands with theothers.
Their eldest son was made the King, who named the countryVan Lang and set up the capital in Phong Chau (nowadays Viet Tri city,Phu Tho province), starting the 18 reigns of Hung Kings.
Alongwith the solemn rites to represent respect for the ancestors, a widerange of sport and cultural activities such as Quan Ho (love duet)singing, water puppetry performance, card game, chess, wrestling,swinging and earthenware pot smashing, will be held at the three-dayfestival.-VNA
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doanand local authorities respectfully offered incense to commemorate thenation’s legendary father Lac Long Quan and mother Au Co, and pray forpeace and happiness to the country and people.
Legend has itthat Lac Long Quan, whose real name was Sung Lam, the son of Kinh DuongVuong and Than Long Nu, married the daughter of De Lai, fairy Au Co.
AuCo then gave birth to a pouch filled with one hundred eggs, which soonhatched into one hundred sons, believed to be Vietnam’s ancestors. Butsoon after, Lac Long Quan and Au Co separated. Lac Long Quan went to thecoasts with 50 children while Au Co went to the highlands with theothers.
Their eldest son was made the King, who named the countryVan Lang and set up the capital in Phong Chau (nowadays Viet Tri city,Phu Tho province), starting the 18 reigns of Hung Kings.
Alongwith the solemn rites to represent respect for the ancestors, a widerange of sport and cultural activities such as Quan Ho (love duet)singing, water puppetry performance, card game, chess, wrestling,swinging and earthenware pot smashing, will be held at the three-dayfestival.-VNA
