Vu Lan honors those who have died for the eternal existence of the Fatherland.

Vu Lan tri ân những người đã nằm xuống cho Tổ quốc trường tồn - Ảnh 1. — Heroic Vietnamese Mothers attend the Vu Lan art performance - Filial Piety and the Nation - Photo: T. ĐIỂU

Venerable Thich Gia Quang - Vice Chairman of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Central Information and Communication Committee - delivered the opening speech for the Vu Lan - Filial Piety and Nation 2025 art program with the theme "Filial Piety and the Sacred Soul of the Fatherland" on the evening of August 25 in Hanoi .

This is an annual program organized by the Central Communications and Information Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Association during the Vu Lan Festival.

Vu Lan - Ảnh 2. — Vu Lan Festival - Filial piety and the nation's gratitude to the families of wounded soldiers and martyrs nationwide - Photo: T. ĐIỂU

Those who love their country

Venerable Thich Gia Quang said that, in the compassionate light of Buddhist teachings, filial piety is not only about caring for one's parents, but also about unwavering loyalty to the nation and its people.

"So many sons and daughters have sacrificed their youth, left their beloved homes… to preserve the integrity of the nation. They were also filial children, but they chose a greater love: love for their homeland, for every inch of land, every breath of their country," said Venerable Thich Gia Quang.

Therefore, for the past 11 Vu Lan seasons, the Vu Lan - Filial Piety and Nation program has always followed a journey to pay tribute to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and families of wounded soldiers and martyrs nationwide.

This year, the program runs from June, with many activities expressing gratitude, charity, and social welfare.

At the art program on the evening of August 25th, the organizers presented gifts to 5 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers from Hanoi and Bac Ninh , including a 104-year-old mother from Bac Ninh; along with 11 relatives of wounded soldiers and martyrs.

Vu Lan - Ảnh 3. — Singers Ngoc Son (center) and Quach Tuan Du (left) get closer to the audience while singing "Mother's Love" - Photo: T. DIEU

Ngoc Son and Bao Tram moved the audience to tears.

In addition to the commemorative activities, there were also special cultural performances honoring filial piety and the homeland.

Singers Bao Tram and Ngoc Son – the two Ambassadors of Filial Piety of the program – presented nearly 1,000 live audience members and a large number of television viewers with outstanding performances praising the love of mothers and fathers.

Singer Bao Tram sings "Legend of Mother" with special heartfelt emotion - Video : T. ĐIỂU

Bao Tram's voice is especially sweet and heartfelt when she sings the song "Legend of Mother ."

Meanwhile, Ngoc Son ignited the audience with emotion through familiar songs that have been loved by the audience for a long time, especially the song "Father's Love".

In this segment, he sang with his adopted son, Quách Tuấn Du, and invited the audience to sing along to some parts, which delighted them because of the connection.

Vu Lan tri ân những người đã nằm xuống cho Tổ quốc trường tồn - Ảnh 4. — Child artist Nguyen Nhat Vinh won first prize in the painting competition "Igniting Filial Piety - Illuminating the National Spirit" - Photo: T. DIEU

At the ceremony, the organizers also presented awards to 15 winners of the online writing and drawing contest "Igniting Filial Piety - Illuminating the National Spirit".

Among the winners, the first prize in the writing competition went to Nguyen Dinh Minh (Hai Phong) with his essay "Martyr Monks in a Nearly Thousand-Year-Old Temple" .

And young artist Nguyen Nhat Vinh (Gia Lai) won first prize with his painting "Harmony between life and spirituality, always remembering the gratitude owed to previous generations."

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vu-lan-tri-an-nhung-nguoi-da-nam-xuong-cho-to-quoc-truong-ton-20250826073731456.htm