Nghe An: People go to pagodas to pray for peace at the beginning of the year
(Baonghean.vn) - Going to pagodas and temples to pray for peace at the beginning of the year has become a beautiful feature of Vietnamese life. On the first day of this year, many pagodas and temples from the lowlands to the highlands in Nghe An were crowded with Buddhists, tourists and locals.
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Co Am Pagoda (Dien Minh, Dien Chau) on the first day of Tet is crowded with people. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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Going on a spring outing, finding a sense of relaxation and praying for peace. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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From the elderly... Photo: Hai Vuong |
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Even children love to visit temples. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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Many tourists and Buddhists were invited to have vegetarian meals with the monks at noon on the first day of the lunar month at Bat Nha Pagoda (Quynh Xuan, Hoang Mai). Photo: Hai Vuong |
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Go to the temple to calm your mind. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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Also to listen to lectures on Buddhism and morality. Photo: Hai Vuong |
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And here are the images recorded at Van Temple - Cua Rao - the sacred temple of the Western Nghe An region located in Xa Luong commune (Tuong Duong) - the place to worship the famous general Doan Nhu Hai and the generals of the Tran Dynasty who died in the war against the Ai Lao invaders, and to worship the Three Holy Mothers and Saint Tran Hung Dao Dai Vuong on the first day of Tet. Hundreds of people have come here today. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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Ms. Hoan, in Bai Xa village, Tam Quang commune (Tuong Duong) said that the distance from her house to the temple is 40 km. Despite the distance, every year on the first day of the lunar month, her extended family returns to Van Temple - Cua Rao to pray for luck and peace for the whole family. Photo: Dinh Tuan |