Stamp set on the Hung Kings worship rituals to be issued

The Ministry of Information and Communications will co-ordinate with the Phu Tho provincial People’s Committee and Vietnam Post Corporation (VietnamPost) to issue a collection of postage stamps on the Hung Kings worship rituals.

Hung Kings Temple Festival (Image for illustration)

This information has been announced by Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan in Hanoi.

The stamp collection is scheduled to be issued on April 23 at the Phu Tho provincial Labour Cultural House to mark the 2015 Hung Kings Temple Festival.

The stamps, designed by painter Vo Luong Nhi and Vu Kim Lien, consist of three stamp samples and one block. The collection will feature the entrance to Hung Kings Temple, Hung Kings worship rituals, and Vietnamese ethnic groups’ preparations to offer gift to Hung Kings.

The unique practice of worshipping Hung Kings in Phu Tho province, Vietnam, was recognised by UNESCO as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage on December 6, 2012.

For generations, Vietnamese people have believed the Hung Kings are the founders of the country and the ancestors of the nation. Therefore, the worship of Hung Kings has become a unique cultural ritual in the spiritual life of the nation. It is also a symbol of origin that stimulates solidarity and national pride.

Issuing the collection is one of activities to preserve and promote the cultural heritage in Phu Tho.

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)