Gio To Hung Vuong, Hung Vuong commemoriations will be held in Vietnam on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month. This is a new holiday since 2007 in Vietnam. On March 28, 2007 the government added the traditional holiday commemorating the mythical Hung Kings to its list of public holidays.
This day is also known as Vietnam Founding Father Day or Hung Kings Commemoriations Day which in Vietnamese as 'Gio to Hung Vuong'. The Death anniversary of the Hung Kings which in Vietnamese Gio To Hung Vuong is the Ancestral death anniversary of the Hung kings. It is the Vietnamese festival to worship Hung Vuong. Hung Vuong means Hung Kings in Vietnamese was the first king of Văn Lang or Lạc Viet as Vietnam was known at the time. Legend has it that the dragon lord, Lạc Long Quan and the mountain fairy sometimes a Chinese immortal, Au Co had 100 children. Hung Vuong is the eldest son of them went to live by the coast, domain of dragons. According to legend, he came to power in 2880 BC, ruling an area covering what is now Vietnam and part of southern China. He founded the Hong Bang Dynasty, which ruled Vietnam until 258 BC. It is likely that the name Hung Vuong is a combination of the two Vietnamese words Hung, which means "brave" and Vuong, which means "king". The Vietnamese government has recently announced that there will be a new public holiday in Vietnam to celebrate the Hung kings called Gio To Hung Vuong in Hung temple.
Every year, on this traditional occasion, March 10th of the Lunar calendar, Vietnamese people worldwide join their brothers and sisters in spirit to observe Vietnam National Day in commemoration of their ancestors. This day of observance also promotes the restoration of Vietnam's traditional values. The Festival lasts from the 9th to the 131h of March, with March 10 being the main day. The festival offers an opportunity for Vietnamese to visit their land of origin, and involves, among other things, a procession of traditional cakes ("Banh Chung", "banh day" - a rice pie...), "Xoan" folk song contest, bronze drum beating, etc...
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