Dear John 

Hung King’s Festival is one of the the greatest national festivals in Vietnam. It is held each year from the 8th to the 11th days of the third lunar month in honour of the Hùng Kings and their role in shaping the nation.. Like other festivals in the northern part of Viet Nam, this festival includes two parts: the incense-offering ceremony and the recreational activities. Additional festivities include music, rice cooking competitions and dragon dancing. Food also plays an essential role in the customs taking place during Hung King’s Festival because it is a symbolic sacrificial offering to the Hung Kings. People bring traditional dishes such as banh giay (crushed sticky rice pudding), and banh chung (sticky rice cake). In conclusion, the festival has become a symbol of the strength of national unity, one connection between past and present.