Around 31,000 people are expected to take part in the biggest-ever parade to celebrate the Grand Anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi at Ba Dinh Square on October 10, reports Tuoi Tre newspaper.
It will begin with a torchlight procession from Ho Chi Minh Museum to President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum at 7:55 a.m. Then, there will be a flag-raising ceremony with a 21-gun salute and a speech delivered by President Nguyen Minh Triet.
Ten helicopters will carry Party flags, national flags and red flags with the slogan “Celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi” over Ba Dinh Square to open the military, police and civil defense parade.
A motorcade will follow carrying the Ly dynasty dragon, the Hanoi symbol and the UNESCO certificate to acknowledge the Imperial Citadel as world heritage and 13 groups representing veterans, workers, farmers, the intellectuals, enterprises, youth, women, ethnic minority people, religious organizations, overseas Vietnamese, international guests and the media.
Then there will be a 30 minute music performance and 1,000 children will set doves free and release balloons into the air to wrap the parade officially.
The program is expected to take about two hours.
The parade will show the strength and achievements of the nation’s capital over the past 1,000 years of building and development. It would also be a display of the national pride of the Vietnamese people and help bolster Vietnamese faith in the Party.
Audiences will be able to watch the program live on channels of Vietnam Television. Twenty giant TV screens will be set up around the city.
