Overseas Vietnamese pay tribute to forefathers at Thang Long Imperial Citadel
(VOVWORLD) - Representatives of overseas Vietnamese across the world on Saturday offered incense at Kinh Thien Palace in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in tribute to generations of forefathers who made contributions to national construction and defense.
 President Nguyen Xuan Phuc offers incense at Kinh Thien Palace, January 14, 2023. (Photo: Thong Nhat/VNA) |
The ceremony was attended by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his wife.
The delegation also released carps into Lotus lake in the citadel. The carp release is part of the Kitchen God farewell ritual observed by Vietnamese people on the 23rd day of the last lunar month, which falls on January 14 this year.
Earlier the same day, the delegation visited President HCM’s Mausoleum and laid a wreath at the Monument dedicated to war martyrs in Hanoi.