Hung Kings Memorial Festival 2021 (06/05/2021, 08:51)

On the morning of April 21st(the 10th day of the third month in  lunar calendar), at Lac Giao Pagoda National History Site (Buon Ma Thuot City), Dak Lak Department of Culture – Sports and Tourism in collaboration with Buon Ma Thuot City People’s Committee solemly organized the Hung King’s Anniversary Ceremony in 2021.

Delegates and a large number of people attend the visiting ceremony.

Attending the ceremony were comrades: Pham Minh Tan – Executive Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Y Bier Nie – Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Pham Ngoc Nghi - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; members of the Standing Bureau of Provincial Party Committee; leaders of departments, branches of Buon Ma Thuot City; and representatives of ethnic minorities in the province.

The delegates offer possesty ...

… and incense to Hung Kings at  Lac Giao Pagoda.

Hung Kings Day took place with formal rituals such as the offering of possesty, incense and flower to the altar of  Hung King; public announcement ceremony, the oration reviews the heroic history of the Hung Kings during the nation's construction, history of struggle for national independence, national unity. This is a traditional activity held annually to be grateful to the Hung Kings who built the country, commemorating the merits of ancestor and promoting the great solidarity of 49 ethnic groups in the province; contributing to educate the patriotic tradition for people, especially the youth.

The procession of possesty.

Publicizing the heroic spirit of Hung kings, Mr. Dang Gia Duan – Vice Director of Dak Lak Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism said that, in 2020, despite the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, Dak Lak overcame difficulties, basically fulfilled the goals and targets set. Mobilization of social investment capital reached more than VND 42,141 billion; state budget revenues in the area reached VND 8,361 billion; the proportion of poor households decreased to 4.36% of the province; the proportion of national standard schools reached 50.21%. Representatives of Dak Lak Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism also showed the determination of ethnic minorities in the province to promote the results achieved in 2020 and overcome existing difficulties, emulation and strive to successfully complete the set plan in 2021.

Tuan Hai