Solemn incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the death of President Ho Chi Minh

(Chinhphu.vn) - On the morning of September 12 (July 21, At Ty year), at Uncle Ho Temple on the top of Vua Mountain, Ba Vi National Park, the incense offering ceremony in memory of President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of his death and the successful organization of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2, 2025 was solemnly held.

The incense offering ceremony to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of his death and to celebrate the successful organization of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2, 2025 was solemnly held at Uncle Ho Temple on the top of King Mountain, Ba Vi National Park - Photo: VGP/Tran Manh

Attending the incense offering ceremony in memory of President Ho Chi Minh were members of the working delegation: Comrade Ho Duc Phoc, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, representative of the incense offering ceremony; Comrade Tran Duc Thang, member of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment ; leaders of ministries, branches, central agencies, Hanoi city, Phu Tho province; along with representatives of the Nguyen Sinh family, Hoang Xuan family in Nghe An and many comrades and compatriots.

According to the Organizing Committee, due to being busy with work and unable to attend in person, General Secretary To Lam; Politburo member Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister; Politburo member Tran Thanh Man, Chairman of the National Assembly; former Politburo member Nguyen Sinh Hung, former Chairman of the National Assembly, representative of the Nguyen Sinh family; Politburo member Tran Cam Tu, Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat, Politburo member Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Head of the Central Organizing Committee... sent incense, flowers, and offerings to pay their respects to Uncle Ho.

In the sacred atmosphere, the representative of the Organizing Committee emotionally expressed: Today, September 12 (July 21, At Ty year), comrades representing leaders, former leaders of the Party and State, representatives of all comrades and compatriots gathered at Uncle Ho Temple on King Peak - Ba Vi Mountain - the spiritual ancestor mountain of the Vietnamese people, respectfully offering incense to commemorate the 56th anniversary of Uncle Ho's death according to the traditional customs of the nation.

Leaders, former leaders of the Party and State, and representatives of the people gathered at Uncle Ho Temple on King Peak - Ba Vi Mountain - the spiritual ancestor mountain of the Vietnamese people, respectfully offering incense to commemorate the 56th anniversary of Uncle Ho's death according to the traditional customs of the nation - Photo: VGP/Tran Manh

On this exact day, 56 years ago, at 9:47 a.m. on September 2, 1969 (July 21, year of the Rooster), beloved President Ho Chi Minh breathed his last, bid farewell to the entire Vietnamese people, and peacefully returned to his ancestors and the roots of the nation.

Before passing away, Uncle Ho left a sacred Will. It is a priceless spiritual heritage, a message of advice and heartfelt feelings, a deep belief left for future generations. Also in the Will, he lovingly chose Ba Vi Mountain, the place where heaven and earth meet, where mountains and rivers converge - the Ancestral Mountain of the South - the Mother Mountain of Vietnam's peaks, as the final resting place of his life, after a lifetime of tireless work for the people and the country.

With the wish to remember Uncle Ho's merits, to pass them on to future generations, based on the wishes in his Will, the generations of Vietnamese descendants of the Ho Chi Minh era asked for permission to choose King Peak, Ba Vi Mountain, a sacred mountain in the Vietnamese consciousness, a place name consistent with the content in Uncle Ho's Will as the place to build the Uncle Ho Temple with the hope that this place will be a destination for generations of Vietnamese descendants today and tomorrow to gather here to offer incense and learn from Uncle Ho's example.

Delegates commemorate and pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh's great contributions to the country and the entire Vietnamese people - Photo: VGP/Tran Manh

Today, on the occasion of the 56th anniversary of his death, comrades representing the leaders, former leaders of the Party and State, and all comrades and compatriots respectfully offer incense, flowers and gifts to commemorate his death according to custom to remember and express gratitude for his immense contributions to the country and the entire Vietnamese people. At the same time, it is also an opportunity for all comrades and compatriots to recall his teachings, his deeds and review his example of revolutionary morality: "Diligence, thrift, integrity, impartiality and selflessness".

Uncle Ho's revolutionary moral example is not only simply affirmed in reality but also carries the meaning of noble moral values ​​of the era, demonstrating a noble soul, representing the harmonious fusion of the wonderful qualities of a leader of the people, belonging to the people in the new era. A very noble, very great moral example, but very simple, pure, like the natural order of everyday life, to remind the Vietnamese descendants to continue to study and follow Uncle Ho's example.

On behalf of the working delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc wrote in the guestbook at Uncle Ho's Temple - Photo: VGP/Tran Manh

Celebrating the 56th anniversary of implementing his Testament, the 80th anniversary of Uncle Ho reading the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a period of time not long compared to the thousands of years of traditional history of the nation, but 56 years of implementing his testament, our entire Party, people and army have overcome all difficulties and challenges, closely following the great ideas in his Testament, uniting, uniting, joining hands and hearts to build Vietnam into a country with a foundation, potential, position and international prestige like today, to gradually move towards the goal of building Vietnam to reach new heights, becoming more and more dignified and beautiful, as Uncle Ho wished during his lifetime.

In the solemn and emotional atmosphere commemorating the 56th anniversary of Uncle Ho's death, all comrades and compatriots present at the incense offering ceremony, representing the entire Party, the entire people and the entire army, promised before Uncle Ho's spirit to continue to inherit and strongly promote the glorious tradition and valuable lessons of the Party, overcome all difficulties, repel risks, strengthen solidarity, unity, join hands, make the most of opportunities and advantages, maximize all resources, strive to study and follow Uncle Ho's ideology, morality and style regularly and practically, in order to build each family, each agency, unit, each enterprise, each ministry, branch and each locality to increasingly develop, contributing to building "... A peaceful, unified, independent, democratic and prosperous Vietnam..." as Uncle Ho's last wish in his will.

Uncle Ho Temple at King Peak, Ba Vi National Park - Photo: VGP/Tran Manh

Uncle Ho Temple at King Peak, Ba Vi National Park

Uncle Ho Temple at King Peak, Ba Vi Mountain (Ba Vi Mountain has 3 peaks. King Peak is 1,296 m high, Tan Vien Peak is 1,227 m high and Ngoc Hoa Peak is 1,131 m high) has an area of ​​150 m2, designed with beam and column architecture, 2 floors, 8 curved roofs creating a very solid position.

The architecture of Uncle Ho Temple in Ba Vi is unique and different from the architecture of traditional Vietnamese temples, because of the harmonious combination of ancient and modern architectural styles, in accordance with Uncle Ho's instructions in his Will: "... build a simple, spacious, sturdy, cool house so that visitors have a place to rest...".

The central position of the temple is the statue of Uncle Ho, behind the statue is the national flag, in front hangs a bas-relief with the words: "Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom." In the middle of the temple door is a monolithic green stone slab, inside is engraved with Uncle Ho's will, outside is engraved with an excerpt of the eulogy read by the 3rd Central Executive Committee at the Uncle Ho's memorial service in 1969. At the same time, the stone slab is also a screen to protect the temple. In front of the stone slab is a bronze drum, Hy Cuong Phu Tho bronze drum version, with a diameter of 79 cm (symbolizing Uncle Ho's 79 years of life); height of 69 cm (to mark the year 1969 when our beloved Uncle Ho passed away).

Behind the temple is a bas-relief with a bronze drum symbol and a miniature map of Vietnam with embossed bronze letters, quoting Uncle Ho's saying during the anti-American resistance war: "Vietnam is one. The Vietnamese people are one. Rivers may dry up, mountains may wear away, but that truth will never change."

Uncle Ho Temple at King Peak, Ba Vi National Park is a place to organize spiritual and cultural activities, organize reporting activities, admit new Party members of many organizations, agencies, and units. It is a meaningful tourist destination about "remembering the source of drinking water" and the movement: "Studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh".

It has become a tradition that every year on the occasion of Uncle Ho's death anniversary (July 21st of the lunar calendar), representatives of the Party and State leaders, localities, units; the Nguyen Sinh family, the Hoang Xuan family from Kim Lien, Nam Dan, Nghe An and a large number of people from all over the country gather at Uncle Ho's Temple on King Peak, Ba Vi National Park to hold an incense offering ceremony to commemorate Uncle Ho's death anniversary according to traditional customs, to express gratitude for his great contributions to the Vietnamese people.

Tran Manh

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