Place: King Hung Temple, which situated on Ngo Gia Tu Road, Nha Trang City.
Time: The festival is organized annually on the 10th day of the third lunar month.
“ The people who live or travel everywhere
Remember to worship the anniversary day of our ancestor
on the 10th day of the Third Lunar month”
The King Hung Temple is tied to the historical legend of the Viet ancestor: Mr. Lac Long Quan got marriage to Lady Au Co who gave birth to 100 eggs, from which 100 children came into being, of whom 50 followed their father Lac Long Quan to the sea; while 49 others followed their mother, Lady Au Co to the highlands. The eldest son of Lac Long Quan stayed here to become the first king of Van Lang State. During Van Lang State, there were 18 Hung Kings.
In Khanh Hoa Province, the festival is organized annually on the 10th day of the third lunar month at King Hung Temple, which situated on Ngo Gia Tu Road, Nha Trang City. This temple was built in 3 years from 1971 to 1974. This festival includes of respected joss-sticks offerings and offering flowers. All leaders of the province, departments, offices, and the representative religious, people within province attend the festival.
The solemn and unique ritual of the festival expressing the notable and beautiful tradition of our nation “when drinking water, remember its sources”, “when eating fruits, think of the person who planted the tree”, “birds must have nets, human must have their birth places”.
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