Due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand, the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani Province organized the Hung Kings Commemoration Ceremony this year on a small scale, with the participation of members of the Association’s Executive Committee.

In a respectful and solemn atmosphere, delegates attending the ceremony offered incense to commemorate the Hung Kings.

Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani Province, said that this year is the fourth consecutive year that the Vietnamese community in Udon Thani Province has held the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Ceremony at Khanh An Pagoda. This is also the place where overseas Vietnamese held the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Ceremony for the first time in 2019 and where they placed the statue of King Hung.

The Chairman of the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani Province added that the annual Hung Kings Commemoration Festival is also an opportunity for overseas Vietnamese to remind their descendants of the Lac Hong bloodline that still flows in every Vietnamese person in Udon Thani Province in particular and around the world in general.

Mr. Luong Xuan Hoa called on people, especially the young overseas Vietnamese generation, not to forget their roots as descendants of Lac Hong, to join hands in preserving the traditional culture of the nation, and to turn towards their homeland.

Previously, on March 27, during a working visit to Udon Thani province, a delegation from the Vietnamese Consulate General in Khon Kaen led by Consul General Chu Duc Dung and the overseas Vietnamese community offered incense to commemorate the Hung Kings at Khanh An Pagoda.

Speaking at the incense offering ceremony, Consul General Chu Duc Dung emphasized: “All Vietnamese people are proud to carry the blood of Lac Hong descendants. The worship of the Hung Kings is the cultural identity and traditional morality of the Vietnamese people, expressing the gratitude of generations of descendants to the merits of their ancestors in the cause of building and defending the country.”

Consul General Chu Duc Dung emphasized that the establishment of the Hung King Worship Committee by overseas Vietnamese in Udon Thani province, the center of Vietnamese people in the Northeast of Thailand, shows the gratitude of overseas Thais to the ancestors of the Vietnamese people, affirms the respect for preserving and promoting national cultural traditions, contributing to building an advanced Vietnamese culture with strong national identity.
On the occasion of the Hung Kings’ death anniversary, the Consul General called on overseas Vietnamese to try to follow Uncle Ho’s teachings: “The Hung Kings built the country, we must work together to preserve it” to build an everlasting Vietnam, a glorious Vietnamese nation standing shoulder to shoulder with friends from all over the world.

Udon Thani is a large province in the Northeast region of Thailand, located in the center of the Mekong Subregion, with many natural resources, historical relics, famous scenic spots and rich cultural traditions.

With an area of ​​over 17,000 km2, a population of nearly 1.6 million people and an international airport, Udon Thani is a very potential market for investment, trade and tourism. This is also the province with the largest Vietnamese population in Thailand, with a statistical figure of about 15,000 people, but the actual number may be much larger.

Nowadays, most of them are well-off, well-integrated with the local community, have stable lives and jobs, and make significant contributions to the local socio-economic development, highly appreciated by the government. Many people of Vietnamese origin are very successful, have high positions and prestige in Thailand. The people are very united, patriotic, respectful of Uncle Ho, and have made many contributions to society.