National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (third from left) offers incense to Vietnam's forefathers at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, January 30, 2023. (Photo: tienphong.vn)

The event featured a procession and folk culture including a dragon dance to pray for favorable weather, peace and prosperity and a drum performance demonstrating the spirit of the one-thousand-year-old Thang Long-Hanoi.

The ceremony is held annually.