Ho Chi Minh City pagodas, streets festooned with colorful lanterns, flags in preparation for Buddha’s Birthday
Sunday, May 19, 2024, 10:16 GMT+7
Buddhist flags and lotus-shaped lanterns now adorn every corner of Ho Chi Minh City, particularly gracing most pagodas with a burst of color, in celebration of Buddha's Birthday on the full-moon day of the fourth lunar month, falling on May 22 this year.
Buddha’s Birthday is an important annual Buddhist event, bringing together monks, nuns, and Buddhists to pray for world peace, happiness, and prosperity.
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| To treat residents and Buddhist followers to a lantern release ceremony on Buddha’s Birthday, Phap Hoa Pagoda will offer some 10,000 water lanterns. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
Several prominent pagodas in the southern metropolis, including Phap Hoa, Vinh Nghiem, Hai Duc, and Quan Am, have been adorned with strings of flags, fabric lotuses, and lanterns in preparation for the celebration.
Flowers and flags embellish all the routes near the city's pagodas.
A series of programs will be taking place during the week of Buddha’s Birthday in 2024.
Buddhist followers, locals, and tourists can participate in Buddha processions and lantern release ceremonies at Phap Hoa Pagoda in District 3, Dieu Phap in Binh Thanh District, and Vietnam Quoc Tu, or National Pagoda of Vietnam, in District 10.
In Vietnam, Buddhists traditionally celebrate Buddha’s Birthday with grand programs often organized by pagodas to commemorate this significant event.
While taking part in these programs, Buddhist followers will spend time reviewing the Buddha’s birth and life, the history of Buddhism, as well as his teachings.
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| A tribune is prepared for the celebration. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| Many Buddhist followers join hands to decorate Phap Hoa Pagoda on May 18, 2024 for Buddha’s Birthday celebration. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A girl walks in front of a pagoda festooned with lotus-shaped lanterns in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| At 7:00 am on the fifth day of the lunar fourth month, or May 12, 2024, Quan Am Monastery releases seven lotus lanterns into Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal in Phu Nhuan District. The seven lotuses represent seven steps forward when Buddha was born. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A man does exercise along Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal strung with colorful Buddhist flags. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| In Vietnam, Buddha’s Birthday is traditionally celebrated by Buddhists, as many big programs are often organized by monasteries to mark the important event. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A street in Ho Chi Minh City is strung with Buddhist flags. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A Buddhist bathes a Buddha statue at a pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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