Paying tribute to the National Ancestor at Ca Mau Cape.

NDO - On the morning of April 3rd, at the Lac Long Quan temple in the Mui Ca Mau National Tourist Area (located in Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district), Ca Mau province organized a ceremony to pay respects, lay flowers, and offer incense to express gratitude to the National Ancestor Lac Long Quan.

Attending the wreath-laying and incense-offering ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Ho Hai, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Hien, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Pham Thanh Ngai, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, along with many leaders in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Council, the Provincial People's Committee, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ca Mau province, and a large number of people from the southernmost part of the country.

Leaders of Ca Mau province and a large number of people came to lay flowers and offer incense to pay tribute at the Temple of National Ancestor Lac Long Quan.

The commemoration of the National Ancestor, held at Ca Mau Cape and continuously maintained for the past five years, is an opportunity for all segments of the local population to remember the merits of the National Ancestor, uphold the principle of "drinking water, remembering the source," and build and strengthen national unity.

Leaders of Ca Mau province offer incense to pay tribute to the National Ancestor.

In the hearts and minds of every Vietnamese person, National Ancestor Lac Long Quan is the ancestor of the nation, a symbol of founding the nation, laying the foundation for future generations to strive to build a stronger and more prosperous country.

In harmony with the traditional culture of the Vietnamese nation, every citizen of Ca Mau today is proud to carry within them the bloodline of "descendants of Lac and Hong," always looking back to their roots, remembering and being grateful to their ancestors and forefathers who contributed to expanding the territory, building and defending the nation...

Localities in Ca Mau province offer local specialties as a tribute to the National Ancestor.

At the memorial ceremony, leaders of the Party Committee and government of Ca Mau province and localities within the province successively offered to the National Ancestor typical local products, praying for national peace and prosperity, and for every family to be well-fed and prosperous.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province, Pham Thanh Ngai, recited prayers and made promises before the Temple of National Ancestor Lac Long Quan.

Before our ancestors, on behalf of the generations of Lac Hong descendants in Ca Mau, the leaders of Ca Mau province pledged to continue the tradition of the Dragon and Immortal, constantly uniting to overcome all difficulties and challenges, striving wholeheartedly for the cause of nation-building and national defense of our forefathers, contributing to building a richer and stronger homeland and country.

Nguyen Ho Hai, Secretary of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee, beat the drum three times as a signal at the ceremony to pay respects to the National Ancestor Lac Long Quan.

Immediately after the memorial service, the festival officially commenced with many activities, such as: displaying OCOP products, introducing potential and distinctive local products; a traditional cake-making competition, decorating trays of cakes to offer to the National Ancestor Lac Long Quan; and sports games (volleyball, tug-of-war, sack race relay, shooting, cockfighting...).

This is an opportunity for locals and tourists to interact, improve their health, and immerse themselves in the vibrant festive atmosphere, helping them to learn more about the land and people in the southernmost region of the country…

Many traditional folk sports games take place after the memorial service.

Earlier that morning, in Nam Can town (Nam Can district, Ca Mau province), the Secretary of the Ca Mau Provincial Party Committee and other provincial leaders visited and offered incense at the memorial monument commemorating the martyrs of the Hon Khoai Uprising.

The uprising took place on December 13, 1940, and is associated with the name of martyr, teacher, journalist, and Hero of the People's Armed Forces Phan Ngọc Hiển (also known as Teacher Hiển).

The uprising became a landmark in the history of the national liberation struggle of the Party Committee, government, people, and army of Ca Mau. Proud of the Hon Khoai Uprising, the southernmost region of the country has adopted the date of the uprising (December 13th) as the province's revolutionary tradition day.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/tri-an-duc-quoc-to-o-dat-muica-mau-post869669.html