{"id":472,"date":"2021-09-13T15:05:51","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/?p=472"},"modified":"2021-09-13T20:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T20:58:12","slug":"national-day-of-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/vietnamese\/national-day-of-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"National Day of Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image taken and used with permission from Kandle Dart<\/p><\/div>\n

Every year, the Vietnamese celebrate L\u1ec5 Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh<\/em> (National Day<\/strong>) on September 2nd<\/sup>.<\/strong> I was curious to see which countries around the world also celebrate L\u1ec5 Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh<\/em> in September. Interestingly, there are many of them such as: Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Slovakia, Saudi Arabia, etc. However, none have the same day as Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Currently, September 2nd<\/sup> is an official national holiday of Vietnam. On this day in 1945, President H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh<\/em> declared the Independence of Vietnam on Qu\u00e3ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng Ba \u0110\u00ecnh<\/em> (Ba \u0110\u00ecnh Square) in H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i. It marked the birth of Vi\u1ec7t<\/em> Nam D\u00e2n Ch\u1ee7 C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a<\/em> (Democratic Republic of Vietnam), the precursor of the present day C\u1ed9ng<\/em> H\u00f2a X\u00e3 H\u1ed9i Ch\u1ee7 Ngh\u0129a Vi\u1ec7t Nam<\/em> (Social Republic of Vietnam).<\/p>\n

Originally, September 2nd<\/sup> was considered as ng\u00e0y Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0110\u1ed9c L\u1eadp<\/em> (Vietnam Independence Day) while August 19th<\/sup>, ng\u00e0y C\u00e1ch M\u1ea1ng Th\u00e1ng T\u00e1m<\/em> (August Revolutionary Day) was the ng\u00e0y Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh<\/em> (National Day). It was not until 1954 that September 2nd<\/sup> was changed to the ng\u00e0y Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh.<\/em><\/p>\n

Starting in 2021, workers \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c<\/em> ngh\u1ec9 hai ng\u00e0y m\u1eebng l\u1ec5 Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh<\/em> (have 2-day off to celebrate the National Day). Since it falls on Friday this year, people have a long weekend off, starting from Thursday to Sunday. Because it\u2019s a major holiday, it\u2019s a mandate for all government offices, businesses, and residences to display the qu\u1ed1c<\/em> k\u1ef3<\/em> (national flag). As for how long, it depends on local directives. The current Vietnamese national flag has a red background with a yellow star in the center of the flag.<\/p>\n

National Day of the Former South Vietnam<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you know the history of Vietnam, you may be curious whether Vi\u1ec7t<\/em> Nam C\u1ed9ng H\u00f2a<\/em> (Republic of Vietnam) which ceased to exist in 1975, celebrated l\u1ec5 Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh<\/em> on the same day, September 2nd<\/sup> as well? The answer is NO. It celebrated it on October 26th, the day that the South Vietnam congress issued its first constitution led by President Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u00ecnh Di\u1ec7m in 1955, which marked the birth of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Its qu\u1ed1c<\/em> k\u1ef3<\/em> has a yellow background with three red horizontal stripes.<\/p>\n

The Meaning of September 2nd<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

To the Vietnamese, September 2, 1945 marked an important event and is the proudest day in Vietnamese history. It marked the end of feudalism, and the new beginning of an era of independence from the French, and the death of President Ho Chi Minh.<\/p>\n

President Ho Chi Minh passed away on ng\u00e0y Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh<\/em> in 1969 in Hanoi, at the age of 79. Because it coincided with the National Day, the Vietnamese Communist Politburo back then changed his date of death to September 3. It wasn\u2019t until 1989, twenty years later, that the Politburo changed it back to the original date of death and announced September 2 was the actual date of his death.<\/p>\n

The Declaration of Independence in Vietnamese History<\/strong><\/p>\n

The declaration of Independence on September 2nd<\/sup> 1945 wasn\u2019t the first Vietnamese declaration. Indeed, it\u2019s considered the third in Vietnamese history. The Nam Qu\u1ed1c S\u01a1n H\u00e0<\/em> verses in the 11th century, under the L\u00ea<\/em> dynasty is considered the first Vietnamese declaration of independence, followed by the B\u00ecnh Ng\u00f4 \u0110\u1ea1i C\u00e1o<\/em> written by Nguy\u1ec5n Tr\u00e3i<\/em> in 1428 by the order of King L\u00ea L\u1ee3i<\/em> to proclaim the sovereignty of \u0110\u1ea1i Vi\u1ec7t<\/em> (the old country name in that period) against the Ming dynasty in China.<\/p>\n

As for the contents of the declaration that President Ho Chi Minh read on September 2, 1945, many believed that the idea was inspired by the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Every year, the Vietnamese celebrate L\u1ec5 Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh (National Day) on September 2nd. I was curious to see which countries around the world also celebrate L\u1ec5 Qu\u1ed1c Kh\u00e1nh in September. Interestingly, there are many of them such as: Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Slovakia…<\/p>\n

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