Thousands of people attended Hung Vuong's Commemoration Ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City
HCMC - On April 7, at the Hung Kings Memorial Site (Thu Duc City), leaders of HCMC and a large number of people attended the Hung Kings' Commemoration Ceremony.
On April 7, (March 10 of the lunar calendar), the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City organized the Hung Vuong Commemoration Ceremony 2025, with the theme "Remembering Hung Vuong's National Day", at the Hung Kings Memorial Area, National History - Culture Park (Long Binh Ward, Thu Duc City).
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, said that the merits of the Hung Vuong nation is to remember the roots of deep cultural symbols, affirming the sacred value of the history of building and defending the country for thousands of years of our nation.
With the teaching "Humans with cardboard, as a tree with roots, as a source of the river," Mr. Loc emphasized that, from the minds of the Vietnamese people, the gratitude of the Hung Kings - those who laid the foundation for the formation and development of the nation - always a sacred value. The Hung Kings is not only the first national building, but also becomes a deep cultural symbol and thought, affirming the history of thousands of years of building and defending the country of our nation.
Remembering the merit of the Hung Kings is an opportunity to arouse solidarity, passionate patriotism and determination to fight to protect independence, sovereignty and unifying the country. This is a valuable tradition, helping the Vietnamese people to overcome all difficulties, win enemies and promote strongly in all circumstances. Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc emphasized that the anniversary of the death anniversary is to show the tradition of "drinking water to remember the source".
In that spirit, Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc hopes that entering the new period, Ho Chi Minh City will continue to promote the tradition of a heroic city, unite, make comprehensive efforts, overcome all challenges, overcome difficulties, strive to become a modern service city, industrial, a locomotive of the digital economy, digital society, with an outstanding position in Southeast Asia by 2030.
By 2045, Ho Chi Minh City will develop on par with major cities in the world, becoming an economic, financial and service center of Asia, a global attractive destination, with people with high quality of life...
After the ceremony, many people brought fruit cakes to the temple to burn incense and offer flowers to commemorate the contributions of the Hung Kings and their predecessors.
After conducting the rituals, the delegates and the people of Ho Chi Minh City organized a parade to receive the ceremony, offer incense, and offer flowers to the Hung Kings' ancestors according to traditional rituals; offer incense and offer flowers to Duc Le Thanh Hau Nguyen Huu Canh.
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