Many pagodas celebrate Buddha's birthday and give charity gifts.

(Baonghean.vn) - On May 7 (April 12 - Dinh Dau), many pagodas in Nghe An province solemnly organized the Buddha's Birthday Festival of Buddhist calendar 2561 - Gregorian calendar 2017 with many rich activities, attracting thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhists and people to attend the ceremony.

Many monks, Buddhists and people attended the Buddha bathing ceremony in Quynh Luu.

At Ha Pagoda (Nam Dan), after the Buddha's birthday offerings, the pagoda donated 5 million VND to the Hung Tien commune's scholarship fund.

At Co Am Pagoda (Dien Chau), Hong Phuc Pagoda (Nghi Loc), Can Mon Pagoda (Hoang Mai Town), Vien Quang Pagoda (Nam Dan), Buddha's birthday, Buddha bathing ceremony and music and dance performances, and floating lanterns also took place.

The message of this year's Vesak Celebration in Vietnam emphasizes the tradition of protecting the nation, pacifying the people, and accompanying the nation of Vietnamese Buddhism. Each monk, nun, Buddhist, and member organization of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha must enhance their responsibility and fulfill their duties in the spirit of: Wisdom - Discipline - Integration - Development, contributing to the continuous growth of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha so that the Sangha can fulfill its mission in the context of our country being in the process of innovation, the trend of deep international integration and cooperation of the times./.

Friendship - Duc Hoang