Hung Temple Festival

Hung King's death anniversary or Hung temple festival or National death anniversary is a holiday of Vietnam. This is a traditional festival of Vietnamese people to remember the merits of building the country of Hung Vuong. The traditional ceremony is held annually on the 10th day of the third lunar month at Hung Temple, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province and is celebrated by Vietnamese people all over the world. Belief in worshiping Hung Vuong has been registered by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam on the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage and recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The Hung Temple Festival takes place on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month, however, the festival actually took place weeks before with customs such as stabbing (beating bronze drums) of the Muong ethnic group, pilgrimage to commemorate the kings and ends on the 10th day of the third lunar month with a palanquin procession and incense offering on the Upper Temple. The Hung Temple Festival is now raised by the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the national death anniversary, and is held in even-numbered years.

Time: 10th March (Lunar Month)

Place: Phu Tho Province