Details of the 2025 Buddha's Birthday activities in Vietnam
The Vesak 2025 festival takes place from May 2-8 in Ho Chi Minh City with a series of rich activities, and is a meaningful international cultural diplomacy event.
The 2025 Vesak Festival is co-organized by the International Committee for the United Nations Day of Vesak (ICDV) and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. This is the fourth time Vietnam has hosted the event, with the previous Vesak celebrations taking place in Hanoi (2008), Ninh Binh (2014) and Ha Nam (2019).
The main message of the Vesak 2025 in Vietnam is "Solidarity and tolerance for human dignity: Buddhist wisdom for world peace and sustainable development". This is a meaningful international cultural diplomacy event of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.
Main activities of Vesak 2025, specifically:
- From May 3 to 9: The Central Cultural Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha coordinated with Binh Chanh district to organize a number of cultural events including: Buddhist cultural festival, Buddhist art performance, Buddhist cultural fair... at Lang Le Park area along with cultural events of Binh Chanh district to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).
- May 3 - 8, 2025: Opening ceremony of worshiping Buddha's relics, the national treasure of India, at Thanh Tam Pagoda, Binh Chanh District and the heart relics of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc at Viet Nam Quoc Tu, District 10; at Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh from May 8 - 13; at Quan Su Pagoda, Hanoi from May 13 - 16; at Tam Chuc Pagoda, Ha Nam from May 17 - 21.
- May 4, 2025: Opening of Buddhist cultural exhibition events at the campus of the Vietnam Buddhist Academy.
- May 5, 2025: Welcoming international delegates to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City.
- May 6, 2025: Opening of the United Nations Vesak Festival 2025.
- May 7, 2025: International Scientific Conference Session of the United Nations Vesak 2025.
- May 8, 2025: Closing of the 2025 United Nations Vesak Festival.
In addition, within the framework of Vesak 2025, there will be international art exchange activities of participating countries, including China, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Korea, Vietnam... at Sala Theater, Dai Quang Minh urban area, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City.
Vesak 2025 takes place at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, Le Minh Xuan Campus, Binh Chanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
This year's Vesak celebration has more than 2,700 delegates attending, including about 1,300 international delegates from 85 countries and territories around the world.
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