Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Vu Lan festival in photos

The Buddhist holiday, Vu Lan, a traditional event in praise of motherly love held annually in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, solemnly took place in Hanoi and HCM City on August 27. VietNamNet introduces a set of photos about the holiday in the two cities


 

At Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in HCM City

At Phuoc Hai Pagoda, HCM City

 

A red rose for those whose mothers are still alive

 
 

 

A white rose for those whose mothers have died

 

 
 

Selling fishes for setting free

Releasing birds

Paper votive objects for the death on Hanoi’s Hang Ma Street

Foreigners also buy paper votive objects for the day

 

 

Releasing birds at Ha Pagoda, Hanoi

Praying for peace at Quan Su Pagoda, Hanoi

 

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