State President and OVs join traditional carp release ritual

  • State President Luong Cuong and delegates offer incense at Ngoc Son temple, Hoan Kiem Lake. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
    State President Luong Cuong and delegates offer incense at Ngoc Son temple, Hoan Kiem Lake. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
  • State President Luong Cuong, his spouse and delegates offer incense at Ngoc Son temple. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
    State President Luong Cuong, his spouse and delegates offer incense at Ngoc Son temple. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
  • State President Luong Cuong offers incense at Emperor Ly Thai To’s statue. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
    State President Luong Cuong offers incense at Emperor Ly Thai To’s statue. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
  • State President Luong Cuong, his spouse and delegates release carps at Hoan Kiem Lake. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
    State President Luong Cuong, his spouse and delegates release carps at Hoan Kiem Lake. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
  • State President Luong Cuong and delegates at Ngoc Son temple. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
    State President Luong Cuong and delegates at Ngoc Son temple. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
  • State President Luong Cuong offers incense at Emperor Ly Thai To statue, Hoan Kiem Lake. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
    State President Luong Cuong offers incense at Emperor Ly Thai To statue, Hoan Kiem Lake. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng
State President Luong Cuong, his spouse, representatives from central ministries and Hanoi city joined with over 100 overseas Vietnamese in the traditional carp release ritual at Ngoc Son temple on February 8 morning (the 21st day of the last lunar month). In Vietnamese tradition, the Land Genie and Kitchen Gods worshipping ritual is held on the 23rd day of the last lunar month, which falls on February 10 this year. It is also considered the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival - the biggest and most important traditional holiday of Vietnamese. VNA Photo: Lâm Khánh, An Đăng

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