Public holiday today, Factory closed.

Corsair Marine will be closed today 2 April, 2012, for a public holiday.

Today, 2 April 2012, is a public holiday in Vietnam. Vietnam is of course, where Corsair Marine's factory is located and accordingly, will be closed today.

Corsair Marine's factory and Head Offfice will be closed today, Monday 2 April 2012 because of a public hoiliday in Vietnam.

The holiday celebrates the Hung Kings' Festival Day.

Background (from Vietnam Beauty.com )

"The 18 Hung kings ruled the country from 2879 to 258BC. According to historical records, the regime of the Hung Kings was an impressive, brilliant and outstanding start for establishing Viet Nam as a sovereign nation. The 18 generations of the Hung Kings saw the birth and development of a nation and are credited with forging national characteristics such as the sense of community, mutual affection, patriotism and unwillingness to yield to oppression. From this original settlement, the Hong (Red) River civilization and the pre-Dong Son cultures grew. From generations to generations, the Vietnamese people hold a festival nationwide on the 10th day of the third lunar month to commemorate the anniversary of their ancestor's death, founder of the Vietnamese nation - the first Hung King.

Hung King Anniversary

"The Hung King Temple Festival is annually held from 8^th to the 11^th days of the third lunar month. The main festival day is on the 10^th day of the third lunar March (this year tha actual day fell on Saturday 31 March but the actual holiday is held today, Monday 2 April), on which the National Assembly has approved Vietnamese working people to annually have one more national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Hung King’s death. Every year, on this traditional occasion, Vietnamese people worldwide join their brothers and sisters in spirit to observe Vietnam National Day in commemoration of their ancestors. The main ceremony takes place at the Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain in Phong Chau District, Phu Tho Province, some 85km northwest of Hanoi. The Hung King Temple Festival is one of the most important and sacred festivals of the Vietnamese people, deeply imbedded in the minds of every Vietnamese citizen, regardless of where they originated from."

Next Public Holidays in Vietnam

Teh next public holidays in Vietnam will be Monday 30 April (Independence Day / Reunification Day) and Tuesday 1 May (Labour Day). Botyh of these holidays will be observed by Corsair Marine.