Khang:Oh Huy, your necklace is nice!

Huy: Thanks, Not only me, but Phuc and Hieu also have this necklace
Phúc : He is right!
Khang: When did you buy this?
Huy: We bought it during the Hung temple festival.
Khang: Luckily, I'm working on a project about the Hung Temple
festival. Can your guys tell me a little bit about the Hung Temple
festival ?
Phúc: Of course, let’s see. Hung Temple Festival is one of the most
important cultural events of the Vietnamese people. On the day of the
festival, thousands of people from all regions of the country flock to
Hung Temple to participate in activities to remember and honor the
Hung Kings. It's occasion for every Vietnamese to remember their origin
and express their respect as well as gratitude to ancestor of Vietnamese
people. Therefore, it's considered as national festival of Vietnam. On
December 6, 2012, the Hung Temple Festival was recognized by
UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Khang: When and where is this festival held every year?
Hiếu: King Hung Temple Festival takes place yearly at King Hung
Temple from the 8th to 11th day of the third lunar month in the year.
According to the legend, the 10th day of that month is the death
anniversary of King Hung. During the festival, Vietnamese people from
all over the country as well as Vietnamese people living abroad head for
King Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain, Phu Tho Province to take
part in this festival.
Khang: Would you mind telling me more please?
Huy: Legend has it that: Kinh Duong Vuong gave birth to a son, who
later succeeded his father and was named Lac Long Quan. Lac Long
Quan married Au Co and gave birth to a royal cell that gave birth to a
hundred people who were the ancestors of the Bach Viet people. Lac
Long Quan appointed his eldest son Hung Vuong to succeed him as
king. After 18 generations, the 18th Hung King gave peace to Thuc Phan
- An Duong Vuong.
To express gratitude to the Hung Kings for publicizing the heaven and
earth, King Le Thanh Tong and King Le Kinh Tong copied the seal to
leave it at Hung Temple, to commemorate King Hung and remind all
Vietnamese people to remember and worship their ancestors.
Khang: And?” nói kiểu tỏ vẻ khó hiểu”
Huy: The festival is featured with many folk games such as “nem con”,
rice cooking competitions, lion dance, human chess, water puppet
performance, wrestling, etc. All folk games contribute a bustling
ambiance to the festival and attract participation of various people.
Besides, “xoan” singing or “gheo” singing are also performed at the
festival by local residents.
Phúc: So you guys all think that Hung Temple festival are awesome,
right?
Huy: Yeah!
Phúc: In that case, we must save the value of festival by anyway
Hiếu: Definitely