The Hùng Kings Temple Festival (Vietnamese: Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương or lễ hội đền Hùng) is a Vietnamese festival held annually from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in honor of the Hùng Vương or Hùng Kings. Although the official name is the death anniversary of the Hung kings (Vietnamese: Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương), the festival does not mark any specific death date for any Hung king.
The Hùng Kings Temple Festival
The purpose of this ceremony is to remember and pay homage to the Hung who are the traditional founders and first kings of the nation. The festival started as a local holiday, but became a national holiday from 2007.
The ceremony takes place over several days, but the 10th of the month is considered the most important. A procession begins at the foot of the mountain and stops at each small temple before reaching the High Temple. Here, pilgrims offer prayers and incense to their ancestors.
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