Celebrating for a raise about the Hung Kings worship at the occasion of a festival

As expected of the Organizing Committee, on April 13, 2013 (meaning on March 4, 2013  based on the lunar calendar), Ceremony in recognition of "Religious Hung Vuong Worship" is a UNESCO World Heritage will take place on the occasion of the organization for Hung Temple Festival 2013.

Hung King and Festival

In preparation for the ceremony by the World Heritage and organization for the Hung Temple Festival 2013, many items in the historic zone of Hung Temple were completed as: Parking P2, the working house, the living house, the Lac Long Quan Temple area, campus, sidewalk’s port to the 5-cutting roads’ point to the Well temple...
Besides, many other items also are being finalized such as the way the ceremony, the Hung Vuong square... The administrations of the Hy Cuong and Chu Hoa communes are pushing strong about sense of community throughout the festival.
Managements of Phu Tho Province also ordered for the relative departments to concern and complete the space of the Hung Vuong square and the electrical system in the area to ensure that the organization of the important activities at the festival.
The province will strengthen the management to the Hung Temple Festival 2013 to get a benchmark in the organization and the consensus of the majority of people.
With only on the ceremony road project, Management Board is also rushing to complete to support for this year's festival.

A program in Hung King Festival

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Cac, Director of Regional Hung Temple historic said: The completion of these works plays an important role in the preservation and promotion of "the Hung Vuong worship religion of Vietnamese in the Phu Tho province".
“Hung Temple Festival 2013” is promised to be a festive pattern in the organization with a community.
On December 6, 2012, at the 7th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the 2003 Convention on the conservation for the intangible cultural heritage was officially recognized on "Hung Vuong Worship Religion" in the Phu Tho province in Vietnam is one of the intangible cultural heritages, which is representative of humanity.
The UNESCO’s decision recognized clearly that the dossier meets the criteria to be enrolled in the list of intangible cultural heritages, which is representative of humanity. The decision also specified: "Hung Vuong Worship Religion" expresses a reverence for ancestral rank; and since then, it raised the national pride and community cohesion.
This approve will contribute to the recognition of the importance of ancestor worship in many other countries. By doing so, it not only encourages the community, but it also acknowledges the similarities, and creates a condition for the promotion of respect for the diversity of cultures.
On the schedule, at the festival, there are always many great worship programs, especially,  UNESCO approved Hung Vuong Worship Religion to become the heritage of humanity on Dec 6th, 2012. It proves that. Do you know?

UNESCO approved Hung Vuong Worship Religion to become the heritage of humanity.

On the evening day 6/Dec/2012, in the 7th session of the "Intergovernmental Committee" on the protection of intangible cultural heritage was taking place in Paris (France), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO) has officially passed an approval about Hung Vuong King Worship Religion in Phu Tho province is the Intangible Cultural Heritage representative of humanity.

As soon as the chairman of the session (Mr. Arley Gill, Grenada) typed the hammer through the profile of Vietnam, a number of international delegations came to celebrate and share the joy with the Vietnamese delegation.

It could not hide the emotion, Ambassador of Vietnam, Mr. Duong Van Quang, who is a header of Vietnam's permanent delegation related to UNESCO, said: These are great news and honor for the people of Vietnam in general and the people of Phu Tho province, in particular.

This happiness for Phu Tho province has doubled, because last year, records Xoan singing of the province was also approved as an intangible cultural heritage that should be protected emergency.

The Hung Vuong King Worship Religion that was approved by UNESCO, shows that the world appreciated highly, and also recognizes the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people, it already has thousands of years.

Hung Vuong King Worship Religion was approved by UNESCO

An Ambassador of Vietnam, Mr. Duong Van Quang, in the context of cultural integration, the Belief Hung Vuong Worship in Phu Tho which was approved, proved the existence of a cultural life of Vietnam. It is associated with a flow of cultural integration in the world.

Shortly after this event, Mr. Hoang Dan Mac, who is the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee of Phu Tho, gave reporters a quick interview at the headquarters of UNESCO on this new pleasure.

Mr. Hoang Dan Mac shared: This religion represents a spiritual foundation of the unity of the nation. It binds the community and makes the power of the people of Vietnam always overcome difficulties and challenges in the process of construction and development of the country. To preserve and promote the value of cultural heritage, Phu Tho province will be a lot of work to do. First, the province will begin drafting a program for action with a lot of content. In particular, there are a number of repair and associated certificates of intangible cultural heritage in the Hung Kings temple.

Some representatives said: In recent years, the State has a lot of interest in the intangible cultural heritage, thus the long-term strategy aimed at protecting and promoting the values of the cell cultural heritage in general; especially of ethnic minority heritage.

Earlier, at a press conference on 28/Nov/2012, Ms. Cécile Duvelle, as Head of the Secretariat of the 2003 Convention on the protection of intangible cultural heritage, has appreciated the preparation of Vietnam on suggest this heritage.

During study, to consider the nomination, one of the prominent points was the submission for Hung Vuong King Worship Religious profile, which was the UNESCO’s experts gave the good reviews. It has achieved the criteria include: the custom of the Hung Vuong Worshiping shows the reverence for ancestors; it adds to the pride and national unity; successful proposal will not encourage awareness of gratitude "predecessors" in many countries around the world, but also raise awareness of respect for cultural diversity in the community.

The reservation and promotion of the values will be guaranteed by Vietnam and local budget. These measures will ensure the maintenance and development of religion, at the same time it remains sacred and other provisions of belief.

Representatives of the village and the members of the festival has contributed positively to the preparation of the dossier. It also represents a consensus. Belief has been censored by the "Institute of Culture and Arts" under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam. It is based on the opinions of local communities in 13 districts in Phu Tho. Then, the results have been successful, as detailed above.

The profile for submission the Hung Kings threshold is a world heritage

According to history in Vietnam, the Hung Kings had created country. Today, on the day of the annual 10/March (calculated according to the lunar calendar), the festival here is held to commemorate the work of the reign of King Hung. As such it has an important significance in the formation of Vietnam today.
Recently, there was a press conference held on 29/11 at the headquarters of the Organization Culture, Science and Education of the United Nations (UNESCO) in Paris (France). Ms. Cécile Duvelle who is a secretariat of the convention of the intangible cultural conservation of UNESCO, said that: 

“The records about the religious worship of Hung King in Vietnam will be one of 35 submitted items to the heritage through its recognition of the intangible cultural heritage of the world at the 7th Conference of the Commission Intergovernmental conservation of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO, will be held from 03/12 to 07/12 in Paris."

Ms Cécile Duvelle said more, Vietnam is a very dynamic country. This year's report of Vietnam on the protection of cultural heritage is very detailed and good reviews.

Ms. Cécile Duvelle was not able to remember all the measures that Vietnam has made in the report. One of them is the educational measures to raise awareness of the people, but she said that:

“Vietnam is a country with many initiatives in the conservation of cultural heritage.”

She also appreciated the application of knowledge about heritage conservation education in a variety of ways and under a variety of forms.

Vietnam was also mentioned in the report of the Committee of the UNESCO heritage. By these measures, they show that the heritage conservation is remarkable. She emphasized clear: Vietnam is an example shows that it not every rich country can offer the best conservation measures. In particular, Vietnam has attached to the preservation of the cultural heritage with country's sustainable development, cultural development and socioeconomic development.

In addition, at a press conference, Ms. Cécile Duvelle announced the contents will be discussed in the coming to the 7^th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee about the Conservation of the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. It mentioned such as the financial problems, the positive and practical measures for the conservation and promotion of the intangible cultural heritage in the world; it established the committee to consider, evaluate test for the heritage nomination in 2012, to prepare proposals for the organization of the 10^th anniversary of the Convention on the preservation of intangible cultural heritage (2003-2013).

On the other hand, there is a consideration of requests for help from international country to some other countries and consider the report of the member countries of UNESCO for the implementation of the 2003 Convention. This is one of the important contents will be discussed at the 7^th session of the Intergovernmental Committee about the Conservation of the intangible cultural heritages of UNESCO.