Bac Lieu: Offering incense to commemorate Uncle Ho on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of National Day

On September 2, at Uncle Ho's temple, the District Party Committee and People's Committee of Vinh Loi District (Bac Lieu Province) respectfully held an incense offering ceremony to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of National Day and 55 years of implementing his Testament.

Uncle Ho Temple in Chau Thoi Commune (Vinh Loi District) is one of the temples built early (completed in 1972) in the West after President Ho Chi Minh passed away.

President Ho Chi Minh Temple (locals often call it Uncle Ho Temple) in Chau Thoi Commune (Vinh Loi, Bac Lieu Province) today (Photo: HH).

In addition to leaders of departments and branches, many local people attended the ceremony. There was a group of more than 10 people from Dam Doi district (Ca Mau province), about 100km from the temple, also came here to burn incense in memory of Uncle Ho.

Leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, departments, branches, localities and many people attended the incense offering ceremony to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh on the morning of September 2 at the Uncle Ho Temple in Bac Lieu (Photo: Huynh Hai).

Mr. Truong Thanh Nha, Secretary of Vinh Loi District Party Committee, said that in recent times, with the great efforts and determination of the Party Committee, government and people, all aspects of socio-economy, life, culture, education, etc. have been stable and developed well.

"The results that the Party Committee and people of Vinh Loi district have achieved are the result of studying, practicing and following Uncle Ho's ideology, morality and style through concrete actions," Mr. Nha expressed.

Leaders of the District Party Committee, District People's Committee, and local armed forces respectfully offered incense to President Ho Chi Minh (Photo: Huynh Hai).

The Secretary of Vinh Loi District Party Committee affirmed that the Party Committee and People of Vinh Loi always acknowledge and are deeply grateful to the heroic martyrs, wounded and sick soldiers, heroic Vietnamese mothers, families with meritorious services to the country, veteran revolutionary cadres, etc. who fought and sacrificed for the Fatherland and homeland.

"In particular, with the respect and affection of the Party Committee and the people of Vinh Loi district for beloved Uncle Ho, every person in the district always strives to study and follow his ideology, morality and style, considering it a lifelong task and through specific, practical actions," emphasized the Secretary of Vinh Loi district.

Some groups and individuals were honored (Photo: Huynh Hai).

At the ceremony, 3 groups and 10 individuals with outstanding achievements in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style were commended by the district.

On behalf of the collectives and individuals receiving the commendation, Mr. Ngo Quoc Quan, Deputy Secretary of Vinh Loi District Youth Union, promised to try to maintain the movement of studying and following Uncle Ho with many good models and effective methods to bring results to the agency, unit and each individual's field of work, contributing with the district to successfully complete the task.

In 1998, the temple was ranked as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). This is also a typical tourist destination in the Mekong Delta region.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/bac-lieu-dang-huong-tuong-nho-bac-ho-nhan-ky-niem-79-nam-ngay-quoc-khanh-20240902113620864.htm