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Hung Kings’ death anniversary observed in Czech Republic

More than 1,000 overseas Vietnamese living the Czech Republic and other European nations were brought together at a ceremony in Prague on April 22 to celebrate the death anniversary of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the Vietnamese nation.
Hung Kings’ death anniversary observed in Czech Republic ảnh 1Offerings presented to Hung Kings (Photo: VNA)

Prague (VNA) – More than 1,000overseas Vietnamese living the Czech Republic and other European nations werebrought together at a ceremony in Prague on April 22 to celebrate the deathanniversary of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the Vietnamese nation.

The event, the seventh of its kind, featured 20exhibition pavilions set up by Vietnamese people associations and businessesacross Czech localities.

Visitors could enjoy traditional folk songs likeQuan ho Bac Binh – which were inscribed in 2009 on the Representative List ofthe Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and Then singing – thequintessence of ethnic culture in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen.

They were able to taste Vietnamese specialdishes and partake in a ‘chung’ cake wrapping contest.

A photo exhibition highlighting Vietnam’ssovereignty over seas and islands was held as part of the event.

Worshipping rituals were carried out to demonstratethe nation’s solidarity and tradition of paying tribute to ancestors. 

Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland FrontCentral Committee Nguyen Huu Dung said the success of the event was attributedto the presence of overseas Vietnamese from nearly 20 European nations. 

Meanwhile historian Duong Trung Quoc hailed theactive participation of Vietnamese expatriates in the Czech Republic tostrengthen national solidarity and commemorate the Hung Kings.

Legend has it that the Hung Kings ruled Vietnamfrom 2879 BC until 258 BC and are considered the founders of the nation. Tohonour the Kings, the tenth day of the third lunar month serves as the nationalcommemorative anniversary for them. 

The worshipping rituals of the Hung Kings was recognised as UNESCO IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012.-VNA
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