On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), on the evening of April 28, at the Dak Lak Provincial Martyrs' Cemetery, the Dak Lak Provincial Youth Union coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union to organize a candlelighting ceremony to pay tribute to heroic martyrs.

Delegates offered flowers to commemorate the heroic martyrs.

This is a meaningful program deployed simultaneously by the Central Youth Union nationwide. In which, Dak Lak is one of 8 branch points (along with Quang Tri, Da Nang, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh, Dong Nai, Long An, Dong Thap) broadcasting directly from the Central Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (organized at the Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs' Cemetery).

Attending the ceremony were Deputy Secretary of the Central Party Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Nguyen Thanh Tung. On the Dak Lak province side, there were Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department Tran Doan Toi; Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Youth Union H Giang Nie; representatives of leaders of departments, branches, sectors, unions and more than 2,000 union members and youth.

Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union Giang Nie spoke at the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the youth of the whole province, Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union H Giang Nie expressed his respect, remembrance and deep gratitude for the great contributions of the great President Ho Chi Minh and the heroes, martyrs, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, wounded soldiers, sick soldiers, relatives of martyrs, and families with meritorious services to the revolution who contributed to the cause of fighting for independence.

He affirmed that the fresh flowers, fragrant incense sticks, and warm candles of the youth offered to the uncles, aunts, and brothers and sisters on this occasion are a determined promise of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the youth of Dak Lak to continue to promote the revolutionary tradition of the heroic Vietnamese people; vowing to continuously work, train, and devote themselves to the cause of a rich people, a strong country, democracy, fairness, and civilization, as the wish of the previous generation who once took up arms to fight and protect the Fatherland.

Comrade Nguyen Thanh Tung, Deputy Secretary of the Central Party Committee of the Youth Union, offered incense to pay tribute to heroic martyrs.

Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department Tran Doan Toi ...

… and Dak Lak Provincial Youth Union Secretary H Giang Nie offered incense to pay tribute to heroic martyrs.

In the solemn atmosphere of the ceremony, delegates and union members and youth respectfully bowed and paid tribute to the heroic martyrs who bravely sacrificed for national independence and freedom, for the happiness of the people.

Next, delegates, union members and youths respectfully offered flowers, incense and lit candles at all martyrs' graves to commemorate the merits and express their respect and gratitude for the noble sacrifices of the heroes who fell for the cause of national liberation.

The officers and soldiers respectfully burned incense to pay tribute to the heroic martyrs.

Union members, youth and children offer incense to commemorate heroic martyrs.

The candle lighting ceremony is an activity with profound political educational significance, contributing to fostering revolutionary ideals, arousing national pride and patriotism for the younger generation; at the same time promoting the moral tradition of "When drinking water, remember its source" of the younger generation towards the generation of fathers and grandfathers who sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the nation.