From the myth of “the hundred-egg sac”, the Vietnamese people everywhere share the same origin of their parents, the same blood of Lac Hong, and the same sacred National Ancestor. Through 4,000 years of history with many ups and downs, in the consciousness of the entire nation, Hung King's Commemoration Ceremony Tea Resort Prenn is always a place where descendants gather to worship and honor their ancestors every March 10th of the Lunar calendar.
Remembering Hung King's death anniversary...
The Hung Kings' death anniversary has always been a symbol of belief, spirituality, culture and a convergence point of great solidarity of the ethnic communities living on the land of Vietnam.
As a sacred promise - March 10 is approaching, millions of hearts of Vietnamese people beat together towards their roots, waiting for the sound of the bronze drum to open the Ancestor's Death Anniversary, together lighting incense sticks to remember their roots, expressing gratitude to the Ancestor with sincerity and praying for national prosperity and peace in all things.
The 4,000-year history of the Vietnamese people began in the Hung King era, with the contributions of 18 Hung Kings who founded the Van Lang State in its primeval days. In recognition of this great merit, the Vietnamese people have honored the Hung Kings as the ancestors of the nation thousands of years ago.
The formation and development of the Hung King worship belief has been continuously nurtured through many generations, becoming a unique type of spiritual and cultural belief in spiritual life, as well as a fulcrum to create the great solidarity strength of the Vietnamese people.
On December 6, 2021, the United Nations Organization UNESCO recognized "Hung King Worship" as a Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to experts' assessment, "Hung King Worship" meets all 5 important criteria: It is a heritage of outstanding global value, encouraging the common awareness of all peoples in the world in promoting that value.
Ancestor Worship Ceremony at Tea Resort Prenn Dalat
Continuing the tradition of our ancestors - This year, in the Southern Central Highlands region, the Hung Kings' Commemoration Festival 2025 will be solemnly organized by the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lam Dong province on April 6 and 7, 2025 (ie March 9 and 10, At Ty year) at Au Lac Temple - Tea Resort Prenn, Da Lat.
The ceremony will take place with many meaningful activities such as: Flower arrangement contest; Contest of decorating the offering trays for King Hung; Announcement ceremony; Procession of offerings for the National Ancestor; Traditional death anniversary ceremony; Incense offering ceremony at Trung Temple and Ha Temple.
In addition, the festival also took place with many activities creating a traditional space such as: Folk performances, amateur music performances, chess competitions, traditional games of climbing greasy poles, blindfolded pot smashing, blindfolded duck catching, bamboo dance...
Visitors can also enjoy the traditional flavors of their childhood when visiting the culinary space "Countryside Gift Market" with stalls selling traditional dishes, grilled dishes, three-region sweet soups or exploring the space introducing the art of Vietnamese tea and the space for calligraphy and folk painting exhibition.
Through the Hung Kings' Commemoration Festival 2025, Tea Resort Prenn Da Lat is proud to accompany the descendants of the Dragon and Fairy on the journey to find the roots of the nation. This year's festival takes place solemnly in both form and scale, imbued with spiritual and cultural values to convey knowledge and arouse pride in national history. Light the torch of love for the homeland and country and let the spirit of the times flow forever in the hearts of every Vietnamese person.
Au Lac Temple belongs to Tea Resort Prenn tourist area, hidden under the old pine forest on the sacred peak of Phuong Hoang mountain, Da Lat, Lam Dong. This place has the position of Kneeling Elephant - Lying Tiger - Hidden Dragon, which is considered a land of spiritual convergence and sacred dragon vein. At the temple, people not only worship the Hung Kings but also remember the ancestors and heroes who sacrificed to protect and preserve the beautiful country of Vietnam. Every year, this place attracts a large number of tourists from all over the world to Da Lat to pay homage to the National Ancestor on the occasion of the Hung King's death anniversary.
