Gregorian Date
April 7, 2025
Lunar Date
3/10
Day of Week
Monday
Hung Kings Commemorative Day (Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương) honors the legendary 18 Hùng Kings of the Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879 BCE – 258 BCE), credited as the founding fathers of Van Lang and the Vietnamese nation. In 2012, UNESCO inscribed the ancestral worship of the Hùng Kings as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Hung Kings Festival (Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương) honors the legendary Hùng Kings, considered the founders of the Vietnamese nation. It falls on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month.
Celebrations are centered at the Hùng Kings Temple in Phú Thọ province. Traditional offerings include bánh chưng (square sticky rice cake) and bánh giầy (round rice cake), symbolizing Earth and Sky.
Happy Commemoration Day
Bánh Chưng (square sticky rice cake) and Bánh Giầy (round rice cake)
According to legend, Âu Cơ (a Fairy) and Lạc Long Quân (a Dragon Lord) married. Âu Cơ gave birth to a sac containing 100 eggs, which hatched into 100 sons - the ancestors of the Vietnamese people.
Avoid disrespecting ancestors or speaking ill of national heroes.
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