HÀ NỘI ( WNAM MONITORING) Crowds filled the streets along parade routes in Hà Nội on the night of Monday, with excitement crackling in the air as everyone eagerly awaited National Day celebrations.
From 6:30 am on Tuesday (September 2), participating troops, vehicles and performers will march out of Ba Đình Square and fan across the city in the parade.
The parade will feature 87 formations, including four ceremonial, 13 civilian, 22 military, three militia and guerrilla, 17 police, 14 military vehicle and artillery, and nine special police vehicle formations, and a flag-bearing contingent. The event will also host contingents from invited countries – China, Russia, Laos and Cambodia.
Numerous families and tourists from across the country flocked to Hà Nội to join the celebrations.
Nguyễn Hoa Hiên, from Phủ Lý ward in the northern province of Ninh Bình, was determined to keep a promise to her two sons.
The mother and her children took the train from Phủ Lý station to Hà Nội, joining her sister and brother-in-law who traveled from the northern province of Cao Bằng. The five-member family booked a hotel on Trương Công Giai Street in Dịch Vọng Ward.
“This trip isn’t just an outing for my children and me,” Hiên said.
“It’s a vivid lesson in patriotism, helping my sons value the present, take pride in our traditions, and cultivate a sense of responsibility to contribute to the country’s future.”
Not just visitors from afar, Hà Nội residents also immersed themselves in the festive atmosphere.
