Around 3,000 volunteers joined efforts to prepare free vegetarian meals for locals and visitors attending the 157th anniversary of the death of national hero Nguyễn Trung Trực, a major traditional festival held annually in southern Vietnam. A Grand Festival Honoring a National Hero The traditional festival commemorating 157 years since the heroic sacrifice of Nguyễn Trung Trực (1868–2025) took place from October 17 to 19 (the 26th to 28th days of the eighth lunar month) in Rạ