The festive season in Vietnam has begun with many traditional festivals open on the first days of the Lunar New Year, including Huong Pagoda Festival, Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival, and Giong Festival.
Huong Pagoda Festival kicks off in Huong Son commune of My Duc
district, Hanoi, on February 21 (the 6th day of the first lunar month) (Photo:
VNA)
A dancing performance at the opening ceremony of the Huong Pagoda
Festival on February 21 (Photo: VNA)
A large number of people have flocked to Huong Pagoda over the
last few days (Photo: VNA)
Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province,
also begins on February 21 (Photo: VNA)
A number of Buddhist monks and followers attend the opening
ceremony of Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival (Photo: VNA)
A palanquin procession at the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival. The Bai
Dinh Pagoda is a big complex of Buddhist temples in Trang An Landscape Complex
- a world cultural and natural heritage site recognised by UNESCO (Photo: VNA)
Giong Festival of Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Hanoi, also
kicks off on February 21 (Photo: VNA)
A palanquin procession at the Giong Festival of Soc Temple. The
festival honours the mythical hero, god and saint Thanh Giong, who is credited
with defending the country from foreign enemies and worshipped as the patron
god of the harvest, national peace and family prosperity (Photo: VNA)
A procession at the Giong Festival of Soc Temple. The Giong
Festival of Soc Temple and Phu Dong Temple in Hanoi's Gia Lam district was
listed in the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of
humanity (Photo: VNA)
The Giong Festival of Soc Temple will last through February 23
(the 8th day of the first lunar month) (Photo: VNA)
Source: VNA
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