Hung King's death anniversary in Udon Thani, Thailand

NDO - On April 6, the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani Province solemnly held the Hung Kings' Commemoration Ceremony in Udon Thani, more than 500km northeast of Bangkok. The activity aimed to commemorate and express gratitude to the Hung Kings and ancestors who had contributed to building and defending the country.

Attending the event were representatives of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Khon Kaen Vu Ngoc Tuan, Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa, member of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front , 10th tenure, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani Province, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Thailand, and many overseas Vietnamese in Udon Thani and the Northeast region of Thailand.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Vu Ngoc Tuan emphasized that every year, on the 10th day of the third lunar month, Vietnamese people, whether in the country or in any country or territory in the world , all turn to the origin of the country and the origin of the nation to commemorate the Hung Kings who had the merit of building and defending the country.

Mr. Vu Ngoc Tuan emphasized that the Hung King's death anniversary is also an opportunity toeducate the tradition of "When drinking water, remember its source", and at the same time, it is an important occasion to promote to the world an extremely valuable and unique heritage that has existed for thousands of years, deeply rooted in the soul and emotions, becoming the traditional morality of our compatriots nationwide and overseas Vietnamese.

The Hung Kings' death anniversary is a day for all our people in the country and overseas Vietnamese to vow to forever remember President Ho Chi Minh's advice: "The Hung Kings built the country, we must work together to protect it."

Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa (second from right) at the Hung Kings' Commemoration Ceremony on April 6. (Photo: Contributor)

On behalf of overseas Vietnamese in Udon Thani province, Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa, member of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, 10th tenure, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Udon Thani province, Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Thailand, affirmed that overseas Vietnamese in Udon Thani as well as in Thailand, every time the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month comes, all turn to the origin of the country, the origin of the nation to remember the Hung Kings who had the merit of building and defending the country. "Wherever one goes, remember the anniversary of the ancestors on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month/ Everywhere, the song is forever passed down/ The country is still the homeland for thousands of years".

Udon Thani is the only place in Thailand to date that has a Hung King Temple. After the Hung King Commemoration Ceremony in 2019 and remembering the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh, every year the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani province organizes the Hung King Commemoration Ceremony to educate the tradition of "When drinking water, remember its source" and spread the spirit of patriotism towards the origin in the Vietnamese community in Thailand in general and in Udon Thani in particular.

The organization of the Hung Kings' Commemoration Festival also contributes to affirming that, no matter where they live and have deeply integrated into the host country, over many generations, overseas Vietnamese still preserve the traditional culture of their homeland and are an inseparable part of the Vietnamese ethnic community.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/gio-to-hung-vuong-tai-udon-thani-thai-lan-post870523.html