Vu Lan honors those who have died for the eternal existence of the Fatherland.

'Vu Lan is not only a season of filial piety to family, but also a season of gratitude to those who have sacrificed their lives for the eternal existence of the Fatherland'. That is the poignant reminder of Venerable Thich Gia Quang in the days when the whole country is jubilantly celebrating the 80th anniversary of National Day, September 2.

Vietnamese Heroic Mothers attend Vu Lan art night - Filial piety and Nation - Photo: T.DIEU

Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang - Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Head of the Central Information and Communications Department - delivered the opening speech of the Vu Lan - Filial Piety and Nation 2025 art program with the theme "Filial Piety and the Sacred Soul of the Fatherland" on the evening of August 25 in Hanoi .

This is an annual program organized by the Central Information and Communications Department of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha on the occasion of Vu Lan festival.

Vu Lan - Filial piety and national gratitude to families of war invalids and martyrs across the country - Photo: T.DIEU

The filial children of the country

Venerable Thich Gia Quang said, in the compassionate light of Buddhism, filial piety is not only taking care of parents, but also being loyal to the country and the nation.

"How many children have put aside their youth, left behind their beloved homes... to keep the country intact. They are also filial children, but have chosen a greater love, which is the love for the beautiful country, for every inch of land, every breath of their homeland," said monk Thich Gia Quang.

Therefore, over the past 11 Vu Lan seasons, the Vu Lan - Filial Piety and Nation program has had a journey to pay tribute to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, families of war invalids and martyrs across the country.

This year, the program takes place from June, with many gratitude, charity and social security activities.

At the art program on the evening of August 25, the organizers presented gifts to 5 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers from Hanoi and Bac Ninh , including a 104-year-old mother in Bac Ninh; and 11 relatives of war invalids and martyrs.

Singers Ngoc Son (middle) and Quach Tuan Du (left) get closer to the audience while singing Mother's Heart - Photo: T.DIEU

Ngoc Son and Bao Tram moved the audience

In addition to the gratitude activities are special performances honoring filial piety and homeland.

Singers Bao Tram and Ngoc Son - two Ambassadors of Filial Piety of the program, gave nearly 1,000 live viewers and a large audience watching on television special performances praising motherly and fatherly love.

Singer Bao Tram sings Mother's Legend with special affection - Video : T.DIEU

Bao Tram's voice when singing the song Mother's Legend is especially sweet and passionate.

Ngoc Son made the audience explode with emotions with familiar songs that have long been loved by the audience, especially the song Father's Love.

In this performance, he sang with his adopted son Quach Tuan Du and invited the audience to sing some parts, making the audience excited because of the connection.

Young artist Nguyen Nhat Vinh won first prize in the painting contest "Lighting up filial piety - Brightening the nation's soul" - Photo: T.DIEU

At the ceremony, the organizers also awarded prizes to 15 winners of the online writing and drawing contest "Lighting up filial piety - Brightening the nation's soul".

The author who won first prize in the writing contest was Nguyen Dinh Minh (Hai Phong) with the article Martyred monks in a nearly thousand-year-old pagoda .

And young artist Nguyen Nhat Vinh (Gia Lai) won first prize with the painting "Religion and Life in Harmony", always remembering the merits of previous generations.

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