Vietnamese expatriates in Thailand organize a ceremony to commemorate the ancestors.

According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Thailand, in harmony with millions of Vietnamese people both at home and abroad, the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani province, Northeast Thailand, solemnly celebrated the Hung Kings Commemoration Day 2023.

Vietnamese expatriates in Udon Thani offer incense on the occasion of Hung Vuong Ancestor Commemoration Day. Photo: VNA.

This is the fifth consecutive year that the Hung Kings Commemoration Ceremony has been organized by the Vietnamese community to remember the contributions of the Hung Kings in founding and defending the nation. In a solemn and respectful atmosphere before the Hung Kings' altar at Khanh An Pagoda, the only Vietnamese pagoda in Udon Thani province, overseas Vietnamese offered incense and flowers to the Hung Kings' altar, expressing their reverence, gratitude, and remembrance of the common ancestors of the entire Vietnamese nation. Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani province, highlighted the great significance of organizing the Hung Kings Commemoration Ceremony, affirming that although living far from their homeland, the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani province is always proud of their Lac Hong lineage and always promotes the spirit of unity and devotion to their homeland.

Vietnamese expatriates in Udon Thani offer incense to commemorate the Hung Kings' anniversary. Photo: VNA.

Mr. Hoa emphasized: “We overseas Vietnamese always remember our ancestral roots, our forefathers, the Hung Kings. We are happy and excited to carry the bloodline of Lac Hong, which is also the bloodline of Vietnam. We overseas Vietnamese in Thailand are still descendants of Vietnam.” For Ms. Tran Thi Tu, for the past five years, she has always dedicated her time to preparing for and participating in the Hung Kings Commemoration Ceremony with reverence and gratitude to the Hung Kings, the ancestors and origins of the Vietnamese nation. Ms. Tu shared that although she could not return to her homeland on this occasion, participating in the Hung Kings Commemoration Ceremony in Udon Thani helped her express her respect and devotion to her country.

Vietnamese expatriates in Udon Thani offer incense on the occasion of Hung Vuong Ancestor Commemoration Day. Photo: VNA.

Meanwhile, Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Oanh shared that Hung Kings' Commemoration Day is an occasion for Vietnamese descendants to express their gratitude to the Hung Kings for their contributions to the founding of Vietnam. She emphasized that thanks to the Hung Kings, descendants have the Vietnam we have today and a unified Vietnamese nation. According to Ms. Oanh, this is a cultural tradition that needs to be preserved and passed on to future generations.

Beyond being a community-building activity, the Hung Kings Commemoration Day is also an opportunity for the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani to educate the younger generation, those of the Lac Hong lineage in Thailand, to always preserve and spread the traditional culture of the nation, and to remember their homeland.

VNA

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