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For those going to hanoi to enjoy/celebrate their biggest occasion:

Largest-ever parade in Vietnam on October 10
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VietNamNet Bridge – Approximately 31,000 people will join the largest parade in the history of Vietnam that will take place in Hanoi on October 10 to celebrate the capital city’s 1000th birthday.


The National Steering Board for Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1000th Anniversary said at a press conference on September 28 that this parade has been in the making for several years.

The parade will start at 7:55am, October 10, at Ba Dinh Square, with a torchlight procession from the Ho Chi Minh Museum to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

The flag-saluting ceremony will be held later, accompanied by the national anthem sang by all attendants and a 21 cannon salute.

After President Nguyen Minh Triet delivers a speech, a song about Hanoi will be performed by thousands of people.

The parade will come after that, led by ten helicopters carrying the Communist Party flag, the national flag and a banner “Celebrating Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1000th Anniversary” and 31,000 participants.

The army will contribute 12,000 people, divided into 15 groups while Hanoi will have 13 groups, totaling 19,000 people, including 1000 children.

The parade will go from Hung Vuong road to two directions: Nguyen Thai Hoc – Trang Thi and Nguyen Thai Hoc – Kim Ma.

People can stand along the road to see the parade or watch live on television and on 20 big screens along major roads in Hanoi.

To Van Dong, chief of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Office, confirmed this is the largest-ever parade in Vietnam’s history.

The rehearsals will be held on October 2 and 7.


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