(HNMO) - On June 2 (April 6 of the lunar calendar), on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the coronation of King Le Thai To (595-1428), Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung; Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Hanoi Nguyen Ngoc Tuan and the Hanoi delegation offered incense to commemorate King Le Thai To at the memorial site of King Le Thai To (No. 2023 Le Thai To Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi).
At the relic, the delegates respectfully offered incense and expressed gratitude to King Le Thai To and his predecessors for their merits in preserving the country and opening up independence and prosperity for the nation and nation.
* On the evening of the same day, at the memorial area of King Le Thai To, the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hoan Kiem district solemnly held a festival to celebrate the 595th anniversary of the coronation of King Le Thai To. Attending the event were former Politburo member, former Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi; Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan.
The festival to celebrate the 595th anniversary of King Le Thai To's coronation is an opportunity to review historical traditions; honoring and promoting the good old cultural values of the nation, at the same time promoting the promotion of the typical historical, cultural and artistic values of the relic memorial of King Le Thai To, associated with the development of Thang Long - Hanoi.
The history of Vietnam marks the beginning of the 1418th century, when our people under the domination of the Ming Dynasty suffered many miserable and miserable situations. Witnessing the perilous situation of the nation, Le Loi, with his noble spirit and passionate patriotism, raised an army, raised a flag, and opened a festival to swear an insurrection. After a decade of tasting honey and lying on thorns (1428-XNUMX), the hero Le Loi and his insurgent army successfully chased the Minh invaders out of the country, issued a declaration of Binh Ngo Dai proclamation declaring that the world would settle down, and the North and South would quit their jobs.
In the joy and joy of the nation, on April 15, the year of Mau Than - 1428, Le Loi was officially crowned, proclaimed Thuan Thien, and named the country Dai Viet. During his reign, the king laid a solid foundation for an entire dynasty, an independence and prosperity for the whole nation and nation.
Speaking at the festival, Chairman of Hoan Kiem District People's Committee Pham Tuan Long affirmed that the coronation event of King Le Thai To has gone down in history, with the admiration and honor of the nation. And it is here, on the banks of the legendary Sword Lake, associated with the legend of "King Le returning the treasure sword to the magic turtle", the presence of the memorial site of King Le together with Nam Huong communal house has formed a complex of historical - cultural relics, an attractive place of religious and cultural activities, and at the same time a symbol of the desire for peace and the unyielding will of the nation and the determination to protect the nation and the people. With those typical values, the cluster of relics was registered as a national historical relic in 1995.
“The festival is an opportunity to review the glorious historical tradition of the country, at the same time to recognize, honor and promote the values of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and unique folk beliefs of the nation. The restoration of traditional rituals during the festival also has practical significance, contributing to promoting the cultural identity, honoring the national historical and cultural values of the old quarter, the national cultural heritage value of Ngoc Son temple, Hoan Kiem lake, the creative cultural value of the walking space in Hoan Kiem lake area and its vicinity ...", Mr. Pham Tuan Long emphasized.
The festival to celebrate the 595th anniversary of King Le Thai To's coronation takes place in 3 days, from 2nd to 4th June, with many spiritual rituals, cultural and artistic activities at the relic site and walking space in Hoan Kiem lake area and its vicinity.
In addition to the incense offering ceremony and the opening ceremony on the evening of June 2, on June 6, there will be a traditional palanquin procession around Hoan Kiem Lake, the opening of an exhibition of Hang Trong folk paintings at Nam Huong communal house and a photo exhibition of the beauty of Hoan Kiem Lake at the lakeside in front of the memorial site of King Le Thai To. On 3-6, there will be calligraphy performance, human chess competition, martial arts performance... at the walking space in Hoan Kiem lake area and surrounding area.
