The program took place with many meaningful activities such as offering incense in memory of the forefathers, talented people with meritorious services to the country, heroes, and martyrs; releasing pigeons, balloons and praying for world peace at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long; marching on the streets of central Hanoi conveying the message of peace; art program praising the homeland, the country, the heroes, and martyrs who sacrificed for the Fatherland…
Offering incense in memory of the ancestors, talented people with meritorious services to the country, heroes and martyrs at Kinh Thien Palace, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long Delegates performed the ritual of releasing pigeons wishing for a peaceful and happy world
The art program praising the homeland, the country, the heroes, and martyrs who have sacrificed for the Fatherland
Speaking at the program, Chairman of the Vietnam Brands and Artisans Association Le Ngoc Dung touchedly shared that the war has passed in Vietnam for nearly half a century, but its remnants are still an obsession for our people in today world. There were thousands of outstanding children of the nation have sacrificed. So many brave soldiers have left their bodies in many lands of the Fatherland, but today, their remains have not been found. Thousands of martyr’s cemeteries are located all over the country. There are so many mothers who have lost children, wives anxiously waiting for their husbands, and many children do not have the opportunity to meet their father. All those noble sacrifices have dyed the colors of the country’s flag, so that the country can be “independent and free”.
“Today, we are here to pay tribute to the heroic martyrs, heroic Vietnamese Mothers, former political prisoners, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, and families with meritorious services to the revolution. At the same time, this event is also to spread about the peace-loving tradition of each Vietnamese people and to light up the tradition of “When you drink water, think of its source” and “Repaying others for their favour” that so many generations have cultivated,” added Mr. Le Ngoc Dung.
On this occasion, the Organizing Committee of the program gave gratitude gifts of savings books to 53 Vietnamese Heroic mothers, former political prisoners, wounded soldiers, and families with meritorious services to the revolution in Hanoi City, with a total value of VND 265 million.
The Organizing Committee presented gratitude gifts to heroic Vietnamese mothers, former political prisoners, wounded soldiers, and families with meritorious services to the revolution
With the desire to be a bridge between the past and the present, honoring the historical journeys of fighting for the nation’s aspiration for freedom, the sacred program of Lac Hong bloodline “Raising Mother’s Footsteps” is an opportunity to show the gratitude to Vietnamese heroic mothers and subjects with meritorious services to the revolution. At the same time, the program also wishes to spread the message of peace – one of the values and symbols of the Capital of a thousand years of civilization, the City of Heroes, and the City of Creation.
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