Dancing in Deutschland: An art performance by overseas Vietnamese in Germany to celebrate the Hùng Kings Memorial Day 2017.(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Various culturalactivities will be held worldwide to celebrate the Hung Kings Memorial Daywhich falls on April 25 this year.
Among them are the implementation of a projecttitled “Vietnam Ancestral Global Day” and an ancestor worship ceremony to beheld by the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese (ALOV).
Other activities will include the ProjectMobilisation Unit of Vietnam Ancestral Global Day (PMU-VAGD) which will be heldin coordination with overseas Vietnamese associations in the Czech Republic,Russia, Hungary, and Germany.
The cultural events will include art performancesand exhibitions of products from across Vietnam. Alongside this will beseminars and workshops about Vietnamese culture. The events are highly regardedby Vietnamese living, studying and working abroad, as they provide anopportunity to pay homage to their home country.
A report from the ALOV reveals that this is thefirst time “Vietnam Ancestral Global Day” has been celebrated simultaneously inmany European countries following a shared format. The events will be modifiedslightly to suit the context of each Vietnamese community.
”Contributions to organisation and funding havebeen received from overseas Vietnamese associations in various countries,” thereport said.
The ALOV and PMU-VAGD negotiated with the Mai LinhGroup Corporation, alongside various local businesses, to contribute fourstatues of the Hung Kings, as well as 12 sets of ritual clothes, and trays ofofferings to organisation committees abroad.
Vietnam Ancestral Global Day
The annual Hung Kings’ Temple Festival is usuallycelebrated by overseas Vietnamese communities in a similar fashion to backhome. Ceremonies are often held with incense offerings and tributes to thenation’s ancestors.
That being said, as the events have in the pastbeen held sporadically and without a centralised format, they generally attractlittle attention from overseas Vietnamese and international friends.
The spreading of Vietnamese culture, especiallythe spiritual ritual of the “Hung Kings’ worship rite” is not far-reaching. In2012, the “Hung Kings’ worship rite” was recognised as a UNESCO IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity.
“This makes it the one and only ritual in Vietnamto be recognised as world cultural heritage so far. The incorporation of the‘Hung Kings’ worship rite’ in the Representative List of the IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity has contributed to heightening the importance ofVietnamese ancestor worship in countries and territories where overseasVietnamese communities are living.”
“Thus, it encourages those communities to recognisecultural similarities and promote respect of cultural diversity,” the reportsaid.
Since 2015, the Vietnam Ancestral Global DayProject has moved towards three key goals: To preserve and spread theIntangible Cultural Heritage “Hung Kings’ worship rite” abroad; to holddiscussions, seminars and workshops to connect and promote interculturalexchange between Vietnamese and other cultures in the world; and to build astrategy to spread and advertise Vietnamese cultural (spiritual) values in thelife of overseas Vietnamese, host countries and international friends, as wellas in the virtual/media environment in a systematic, consistent, comprehensiveand annual manner.
The non-profit socio-cultural project aims tobring public values to overseas Vietnamese all over the world. It is carriedout at both community and international levels.-VNA
Among them are the implementation of a projecttitled “Vietnam Ancestral Global Day” and an ancestor worship ceremony to beheld by the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese (ALOV).
Other activities will include the ProjectMobilisation Unit of Vietnam Ancestral Global Day (PMU-VAGD) which will be heldin coordination with overseas Vietnamese associations in the Czech Republic,Russia, Hungary, and Germany.
The cultural events will include art performancesand exhibitions of products from across Vietnam. Alongside this will beseminars and workshops about Vietnamese culture. The events are highly regardedby Vietnamese living, studying and working abroad, as they provide anopportunity to pay homage to their home country.
A report from the ALOV reveals that this is thefirst time “Vietnam Ancestral Global Day” has been celebrated simultaneously inmany European countries following a shared format. The events will be modifiedslightly to suit the context of each Vietnamese community.
”Contributions to organisation and funding havebeen received from overseas Vietnamese associations in various countries,” thereport said.
The ALOV and PMU-VAGD negotiated with the Mai LinhGroup Corporation, alongside various local businesses, to contribute fourstatues of the Hung Kings, as well as 12 sets of ritual clothes, and trays ofofferings to organisation committees abroad.
Vietnam Ancestral Global Day
The annual Hung Kings’ Temple Festival is usuallycelebrated by overseas Vietnamese communities in a similar fashion to backhome. Ceremonies are often held with incense offerings and tributes to thenation’s ancestors.
That being said, as the events have in the pastbeen held sporadically and without a centralised format, they generally attractlittle attention from overseas Vietnamese and international friends.
The spreading of Vietnamese culture, especiallythe spiritual ritual of the “Hung Kings’ worship rite” is not far-reaching. In2012, the “Hung Kings’ worship rite” was recognised as a UNESCO IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity.
“This makes it the one and only ritual in Vietnamto be recognised as world cultural heritage so far. The incorporation of the‘Hung Kings’ worship rite’ in the Representative List of the IntangibleCultural Heritage of Humanity has contributed to heightening the importance ofVietnamese ancestor worship in countries and territories where overseasVietnamese communities are living.”
“Thus, it encourages those communities to recognisecultural similarities and promote respect of cultural diversity,” the reportsaid.
Since 2015, the Vietnam Ancestral Global DayProject has moved towards three key goals: To preserve and spread theIntangible Cultural Heritage “Hung Kings’ worship rite” abroad; to holddiscussions, seminars and workshops to connect and promote interculturalexchange between Vietnamese and other cultures in the world; and to build astrategy to spread and advertise Vietnamese cultural (spiritual) values in thelife of overseas Vietnamese, host countries and international friends, as wellas in the virtual/media environment in a systematic, consistent, comprehensiveand annual manner.
The non-profit socio-cultural project aims tobring public values to overseas Vietnamese all over the world. It is carriedout at both community and international levels.-VNA
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