The nation’s sacred sovereignty, borders, seas and islands will be tothe fore of a festival designed for ethnic groups of Vietnam at theVietnamese Ethnic Group Village in Dong Mo, Hanoi, on June 28-29.
In the spotlight of the festival, themed “A great family of Vietnameseethnic groups and the fatherland’s sacred sovereignty”, will be atraditional ceremony commemorating sailors of the Hoang Sa (Paracel)flotilla, according to the organising board on June 19.
The “Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa” (Feast and Commemoration Festivalfor Hoang Sa Soldiers), to be staged by fishermen from Ly Son island,central Quang Ngai province, pays tribute to the men enlisted in theflotilla to patrol the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos totap natural resources and defend national island sovereignty.
According to Vietnam’s feudal state history, the Hoang Sa flotilla wasset up when the Nguyen Lords began their reign in the south of thecountry.
Thousands of sailors overcame roaring wavesand storms to survey sea routes, plant milestones and erect stelesaffirming national territory in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, and tap marineresources at orders by the Nguyen Lords. Their missions were full ofdangers, and many of them never returned to mainland.
To pay tribute to the men enlisted in the flotilla, the ceremony hasbeen observed through hundreds of years by families in Ly Son and manycoastal areas in Quang Ngai.
Apart from the feast,there will be a ceremony of fishermen from central Da Nang city prayingfor rain and a ritual worshiping the god of sea wave (Po Riayak) of Chamfishermen of the central province of Ninh Thuan.
These form part of Vietnam Family Day (June 28), the organising board said.
A record Vietnamese map, pieced together by thousands of familyphotos, will be put on display at the festival. It will then bepresented to soldiers and residents on Truong Sa island district,bearing signatures of representatives of ethnic groups and tourists.-VNA
In the spotlight of the festival, themed “A great family of Vietnameseethnic groups and the fatherland’s sacred sovereignty”, will be atraditional ceremony commemorating sailors of the Hoang Sa (Paracel)flotilla, according to the organising board on June 19.
The “Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa” (Feast and Commemoration Festivalfor Hoang Sa Soldiers), to be staged by fishermen from Ly Son island,central Quang Ngai province, pays tribute to the men enlisted in theflotilla to patrol the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos totap natural resources and defend national island sovereignty.
According to Vietnam’s feudal state history, the Hoang Sa flotilla wasset up when the Nguyen Lords began their reign in the south of thecountry.
Thousands of sailors overcame roaring wavesand storms to survey sea routes, plant milestones and erect stelesaffirming national territory in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, and tap marineresources at orders by the Nguyen Lords. Their missions were full ofdangers, and many of them never returned to mainland.
To pay tribute to the men enlisted in the flotilla, the ceremony hasbeen observed through hundreds of years by families in Ly Son and manycoastal areas in Quang Ngai.
Apart from the feast,there will be a ceremony of fishermen from central Da Nang city prayingfor rain and a ritual worshiping the god of sea wave (Po Riayak) of Chamfishermen of the central province of Ninh Thuan.
These form part of Vietnam Family Day (June 28), the organising board said.
A record Vietnamese map, pieced together by thousands of familyphotos, will be put on display at the festival. It will then bepresented to soldiers and residents on Truong Sa island district,bearing signatures of representatives of ethnic groups and tourists.-VNA
