HCM City plans celebrations of Buddha’s birthday

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VOV News English 4 day(s) ago 2 duplicate news

HCM City plans celebrations of Buddha’s birthday

A series of spiritual and cultural events will get underway in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16-24 to celebrate the 2,557th birthday of Buddha and 50 years since Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc burned himself to protest the war in Vietnam.

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Buddha’s birthday celebrated in Germany

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VOV News English 5 day(s) ago

(VOV) -A ceremony was held in Berlin on May 11 to mark the 2,557th birthday of Lord Buddha.

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2013 Hue Traditional Crafts Festival draws 65,000 visitors

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 week(s) ago

2013 Hue Traditional Crafts Festival draws 65,000 visitors

This year’s five-day Hue Traditional Crafts Festival, which closed May 1, drew 65,000 tourists who visited, shopped at the stalls displaying the hand-made products, and watched artisan demonstrations of how to produce them.

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Nationally-recognized Ponagar festival opens

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Nationally-recognized Ponagar festival opens

The Ponagar fest, the biggest cultural event held by Cham people in the south of the central region, kicked off on Apr 30 in Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang coastal city.

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Ponagar Festival kicks off in KhanhHoa

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VOV News English 2 week(s) ago 1 related news

The 2013 Goddess Ponagar Festival opened in Nha Trang city, central Khanh Hoa province on April 30, attracting tens of thousands of pilgrims from surrounding provinces.

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Ponagar Festival kicks off in Khanh Hoa

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VietnamPlus English 2 week(s) ago 1 related news

Ponagar Festival kicks off in Khanh Hoa

The 2013 Goddess Ponagar Festival opened in Nha Trang city, central Khanh Hoa province on April 30 (or the 21 st day of the third lunar month), attracting ten of thousands of pilgrims from surrounding provinces.

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Highland handicraft celebrated

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VietNam News English 3 week(s) ago

Handicrafts and specialties of seven ethnic groups in the northern highlands provinces will be featured in the Northern Highlands Market festival, from Saturday to Wednesday at the Viet Nam Ethnic Groups Culture - Tourism Village in the outskirts of Ha Noi.

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Visitors flock to Mai An Tiem festival in Thanh Hoa

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Nhân dân English 3 week(s) ago 1 duplicate news

Visitors flock to Mai An Tiem festival in Thanh Hoa

Nhan Dan Online – The traditional Mai An Tiem Festival officially opened on April 20 (the 11th day of the third lunar month) at the Mai An Tiem’s temple in Nga Phu commune, Nga Son district in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

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Worship of Hung Kings, intangible heritage of humanity

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Worship of Hung Kings, intangible heritage of humanity

A ceremony to receive a UNESCO certificate of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for the worship of Hung Kings held recently in the northern midland province of Phu Tho kick-started a series of follow-up activities on a national scale to commemorate Hung Kings, who founded Vietnam.

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Hung Yen brings its old port to light

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Hung Yen brings its old port to light

The Red River Delta province of Hung Yen is completing preparation for the Pho Hien (Hien Street) Cultural Festival as a highlight of the National Tourism Year of the Red River Delta-Hai Phong 2013.

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Seminar explores Buddhist heritage in Vietnam

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Nhân dân English 1 month(s) ago

Nhan Dan – A seminar was held yesterday at the National History Museum as part of an ongoing exhibition about the history of Buddhism in Vietnam and its contribution to Vietnamese cultural identity.

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Hung Yen brings its old port to light

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VietnamPlus English 1 month(s) ago

The Red River Delta province of Hung Yen is completing preparation for the Pho Hien (Hien Street) Cultural Festival as a highlight of the National Tourism Year of the Red River Delta-Hai Phong 2013.

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Worship of Hung Kings ‘source of strength for all Vietnamese'

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Worship of Hung Kings ‘source of strength for all Vietnamese'

The worship of the Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation, generates a source of strength for their offspring to overcome any difficulties and challenges in nation-building, President Truong Tan Sang said at a ceremony in the northern province of Phu Tho on Saturday.

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Thousands flock to Phu Day festival in Nam Dinh

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Nhân dân English 1 month(s) ago

Thousands flock to Phu Day festival in Nam Dinh

A palanquin procession at the festival ( Image: VNA )

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Should “brutal rituals” be abandoned?

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VietnamNet English 2 month(s) ago

Should “brutal rituals” be abandoned?

VietNamNet Bridge - Violent images in traditional festivals such as chopping pigs or killing buffalos to sacrifice to gods has created negative views on traditional festivals.

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