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Hung King’s Festival is one of the greatest Vietnamese national festivals. It is from the 8th to the 11th days of the third lunar month, to honor the Hung Kings, because they were the first kings of Vietnam. There are two parts in this festival: the incense offering ceremony and the traditional competitions. People from around the country gather at Hung’s Temple in Phu Tho province to express their gratitude and celebrate with traditional music, rice cooking competitions, and dragon dancing. People also make traditional dishes such as “banh giay” (white sticky rice pudding), and “banh chung” (sticky rice cake) as symbolic offerings to the Hung Kings. In conclusion, the festival is a symbol of national strength, unity, and the connection between the past and the present.
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On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the year, the Dong Da Mound Festival ___(26)___ to take place. The festival is in Dong Da Mound, Hanoi. People attend to see the crowd and offer incense in ___(27)___ of Quang Trung monument. The purpose of this tradition is to remember the hero Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue, who ___(28)___ the battle against Thanh Dynasty. Dong Da Mound is the historic location of a great battle two hundred years ago. The main event of the celebration is the King and the Queen’s procession ___(29)___ Khuong Thuong village to Dong Da Mound. The celebration also holds games such as: human chess, lion ___(30)___ , chicken fighting, tug of war, etc.