On February 6 (ie, January 16 of the year of the Rabbit), Bac Ninh province held an incense offering ceremony and opened the Kinh Duong Vuong festival (Dai Dong Thanh commune, Thuan Thanh district), commemorating 4,902 years of the founding father Kinh Duong Vuong. born open country.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thuan Thanh district Nguyen Xuan Duong emphasized, this is an opportunity for our descendants to remember and be grateful to the Vietnamese ancestor who had openly established the country. At the same time, to honor the ancestors regarding the achievements that the generations of Lac and Hong children have united together, striving to overcome all hardships and challenges, maintaining independence, national sovereignty and people’s sovereignty. the nation and build the homeland, the country becomes richer and more beautiful and civilized.
“In the second quarter of 2023, Thuan Thanh district will become a town, with new opportunities and opportunities, the Party Committee, government and people of Thuan Thanh in particular and the province Bac Ninh in general, unite and agree to successfully implement the targets of the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress and the Resolution of the Party Congresses at all levels for the 2020-2025 term. Honored to be on behalf of the country’s compatriots to directly worship the ancestors of the nation, the Party Committee, the government and the people of Thuan Thanh district who have been and will continue to take care of and preserve the relic site and attract investors. invest, build and embellish the monuments of Kinh Duong Vuong Mausoleum and Temple which are spacious, worthy of historical stature, a place to worship Duc Thuy An, and provide traditional education for generations,” said Chairman of the District People’s Committee. Thuan Thanh emphasized.
Secretary of the Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan beats the drum to open the Kinh Duong Vuong festival, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. (Photo: Thai Hung/VNA)Kinh Duong Vuong Festival 2023 will take place in 3 days from February 6-8 (January 16-18 in the year of the Rabbit) with ceremonial activities including traditional rituals at the Mausoleum and Temple. Kinh Duong Vuong; The festival organizes the stages of tuong singing, quan ho singing, dance and water performances, army drum singing, cheo singing, ca tru singing, folk games…
The festival is organized to introduce, propagate and educate the generations to remember regarding the origin of the nation, promote the good traditions left by thousands of years, and preserve the morality of drinking water, remembering the source.
In addition, the festival is held to honor the traditional cultural beauty of the countryside of Bac Ninh – Kinh Bac. Through the festival, it contributes to educating generations of Vietnamese people to raise their sense of national pride, unite together, emulate labor and study to build and defend the Fatherland.
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According to historical legends and ancient documents and bibliographies, in 2879 BC, Kinh Duong Vuong ascended the throne to establish the Xich Quy state, the first independent, sovereign state of our nation.
Kinh Duong Vuong married Long Nu and gave birth to Sung Lam (nicknamed Lac Long Quan). Lac Long Quan married with Au Co gave birth to Hung Kings.
The mausoleum and Kinh Duong Vuong Temple relic worshiping the ancestors of the Vietnamese nation was built a long time ago on the high ground on the south bank of the Duong River, and in the 21st year of Minh Menh (1840) was restored and placed an epitaph.
The procession procession from the Temple to Kinh Duong Vuong Mausoleum and the Mausoleum back to the Temple according to traditional rituals. (Photo: Thai Hung/VNA)Experiencing the ups and downs of time, at present, Kinh Duong Vuong Tomb and Temple complex still retains ancient vestiges with stele, tomb and diaphragm, couplets: “Nam Bang Thuy To”Stem South country), “Nam To Mieu” (Temple of worshiping the Southern Ancestor), “Bach Viet To” (King of the Southern Fatherland)…
With great historical and cultural values, Kinh Duong Vuong Mausoleum and Temple relic site was recognized as a national historical and cultural relic in 1993.
Thai Hung (VNA/Vietnam+)