( PowerPoint 2007+ ) Hung Kings'''' Death Anniversary ( Lễ hội giỗtổ Hùng Vương )

Hello Everybody! Watching a video 3 2 1 0 Question What’s the festival I am talking about? Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary 1. Legend of Hung Kings Death Anniversary It is said that thousands of years ago, Lac Long Quan (King Dragon of the Land of Lac Viet) had superhuman strength and liked to stay near water. He succeeded to the throne of his father, and governed the Lac- Viet tribe. De Lai, king of a northern tribe, with his daughter Au Co made a trip to visit the south.Admiring Lac Long Quan’s talent, De Lai married Au Co to Lac Long Quan Lac Long Quan’s statue in Hung Temple Au Co and 100 egg s, which hatched into 100 chi ldren Lac Long Quan and A u Co when they s eparated After that, Au Co became pregnant and gave birth to a membranous sac. The sac kept getting larger and larger, and burst on the seventh day. Surprisingly, there were one hundred eggs in the sac, which hatched into one hundred beautiful children. The couple then parted due to their different origins. Lac Long Quan led 50 children down to the coastal region to populate the land and propagate the race. Au Co brought 50 children up to the mountainous area. The Hung Kings The children of Lac Long Quan and Au Co were the ancestors of Vietnam, and so the Vietnamese are known as "Dragon and Fairy descendants." The eldest child, Hung Vuong, was left to become King; he founded the capital in Phong Chau and named the country Van Lang. He’s the first king of Vietnam. From generations to generations, the Vietnamese people hold a festival nationwide on the 10th day of the third lunar month to commemorate the anniversary of their ancestor's death, founder of the Vietnamese nation - the first Hung King. Lac Long Quan and Au Co’s statue in Nha Trang 2. Hung Kings’ Anniversary [...]... procession marches are followed by - Xoan singing performance (a kind of folk song of Vinh - Phu region) in Thuong Temple - Ca tru (a kind of classical opera) in Ha Temple - Other activities: including bamboo swings, nem con (throwing a sacred ball through the ring), cham thau (beating bronze drum), dam duong (pounding rice),… Xoan singing “Banh Chung” Cooking Contest “Banh Giay” Cooking Contest Boat Racing... elephants and wooden horses The procession Palanquin procession “Banh Chung” and “Banh Day” are unreplaceable offerings in order to honour the merit of Hung Kings who taught people to plant rice and to remind people of Lang Lieu who invented these cakes “Banh Chung” and “Banh Day” Making rice cakes to offer to Hung Kings The children of the Hung Kings throughout the country converge on the temple to offer... Annually held from 8th to the 11th days of the third lunar month  The main festival day is on the 10th day  Takes place at the Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain (Phong Chau District, Phu Tho Province, some 85km northwest of Hanoi) Hung Temple’s Gate Ha Temple Thuong Temple Trung Temple Gieng Temple - Begins with a palanquin procession performed by three villages of Co Tich, Vi... Chung” Cooking Contest “Banh Giay” Cooking Contest Boat Racing Contest “Dam Duong” Free-Wrestling Contest Swinging Contest Writting Calligraphy Dragon Dancing Cock fighting 3 Meaning of Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary Hung Temple Festival not only attracts visitors from all over the country because of its special traditional cultural activities, but it is also a sacred trip back in time to the origins... People usually show their love and pride of their homeland and ancestral land This religious belief deeply imbedded in the minds of every Vietnamese citizen, regardless of where they originate News about Hung Kings Festival on Champion Paper Thank you for watching ^^ . talking about? Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary 1. Legend of Hung Kings Death Anniversary It is said that thousands of years ago, Lac Long Quan (King Dragon of. swings, nem con (throwing a sacred ball through the ring), cham thau (beating bronze drum), dam duong (pounding rice),… Xoan singing “Banh Chung” Cooking Contest “Banh Giay” Cooking Contest Free-Wrestling. performance (a kind of folk song of Vinh - Phu region) in Thuong Temple - Ca tru (a kind of classical opera) in Ha Temple - Other activities: including bamboo swings, nem con (throwing a