They were joined by tens of thousands of people from across Vietnam, even amid unfavorable weather. (Photo: VTC News)

Thousands flocked to Van Lang Park in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province, to enjoy a dazzling fireworks display on April 6, 2025 (the 9th day of the 3rd lunar month), to celebrate the 2025 Hung Kings Temple Festival. (Photo: VTC News)

A delegation of nearly 50 overseas Vietnamese from 20 countries and territories offered incense to the Hung Kings at the Hung Kings’ Temple on April 3, 2025 (the 6th day of the 3rd lunar month). The gathering was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Photo: Ta Toan/VNA)

In the southern city of Thu Duc, thousands attended a ceremony at the Hung Kings’ Memorial Site. (Photo: Duy Phuong/VOV)

"Commemorating the Hung Kings means commemorating our roots, our profound cultural symbols, and our long-standing history of national development and defense," Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Phuoc Loc said. (Photo: Duy Phuong/VOV)

(Photo: Duy Phuong/VOV)

A palanquin procession carrying offerings to the Hung Kings enters the Hung Kings’ Temple in Binh Thuy District, Can Tho City on April 7, 2025. (Photo: Hong Phuong/VOV)

Vietnam's traditional sticky rice cakes (banh chung and banh giay) and local specialties were brought in as offerings to the nation's ancestors. (Photo: Hong Phuong/VOV)

Both visitors from afar and locals visiting the Hung Kings’ Temple in Can Tho expressed a profound gratitude to the nation's founding fathers. (Photo: Hong Phuong/VOV)

Overseas Vietnamese communities in many countries around the world are also celebrating the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day in their own ways. 

The General Association of Vietnamese People in Laos, for example, held a ceremony to honor the Hung Kings on April 7, 2025. (Photo: VOV-Vietntiane)

The Hung Kings' Commemoration Day is a meaningful event for overseas Vietnamese as it not only fosters unity but also educates the younger generations about their ancestors, homeland, and national identity, said the association's chairman, Mr. Pham Van Hung. 

Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos and overseas Vietnamese offered incense to pay tribute to the Hung Kings on April 7, 2025. (Photo: VOV-Vientiane)

A similar ceremony was also held in Russia by the Union of Vietnamese Organizations in Russia, the Phu Tho Fellow Countrymen Association, and the Moscow Buddhist Centre. (Photo: Dang Cuong/VOV-Moscow)

The offerings were brought in by the youth to kickstart the ceremony. (Photo: Dang Cuong/VOV)

The incense offering ceremony was conducted with due etiquette and solemnity. Vice President of Union of Vietnamese Organizations in Russia, Nguyen Canh Hong Linh said: "We celebrate the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day every year, not only to remember our roots but also to pass down our traditions to the younger generation, so that they can continue to preserve our national identity even in a far-away land. We want them to be proud of their descent and our nation's glorious history and embrace the Vietnamese moral values." (Photo: Dang Cuong/VOV - Moscow)

In Washington DC, the Association of Spouses of Heads of  Diplomatic Agencies in the US held a ceremony to honor the Hung Kings. (Photo: Pham Huan/VOV - Washington DC)

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung, in an opening speech at the event, highlighted the significance of the Commemoration Day to Vietnamese, especially overseas Vietnamese. (Photo: Pham Huan/VOV - Washington DC)

The Hung Kings' Commemoration Day was observed in Paris on April 6, 2025. Both overseas Vietnamese and international friends attended the event, which was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in France and the Vietnamese Cultural Center in France. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van, on behalf of Vietnamese people in France, offered incense and delivered a speech in remembrance of the Hung Kings. (Photo: Nguyen Thu Ha/VNA)