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| In the years before the Covid-19 outbreak, Tung Lam Diec Co was one of the pagodas that attracted a lot of tourists to visit and offer incense at the beginning of the new year. However, this year, there are fewer visitors to the pagoda. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Unlike every year at this time of year when it is very crowded with tourists, Diec Co Pagoda is quiet in the early morning of the new year. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| A deserted corner of Diec Co Pagoda on the first morning of Tet. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| A customer buys salt and matches for good luck and to support the charity fund at Diec Co Pagoda. Buddhists said: In previous years, these bags of salt were sold out on New Year's Eve, but this year, there was still a lot left by the morning of the first day. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Like Diec Co Pagoda, Hong Son Temple is one of the famous sacred temples in Vinh City. Although it opens to visitors from New Year's Eve, the number of visitors to Hong Son Temple (Vinh City) is still very sparse. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| On the morning of the first day of the new year, not as bustling as every year, the quiet space and fresh air of Hong Son Temple this year create a comfortable and gentle feeling. The number of visitors to Hong Son Temple this year is only a small fraction of previous years. An elderly visitor enjoys the peace of the first day of the new year at the temple. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Mr. Ho Cong Tien - Deputy Manager of Hong Son Temple said: To ensure safety against the Covid-19 epidemic, the Hong Son Temple Management Board has prepared antiseptic water for visitors and continuously reminded everyone to wear masks. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Besides tourists who are conscious of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, there are still many people who do not wear masks. Photo taken at Hong Son Temple at 7am on February 12. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Visitors to Can Linh Pagoda have been scattered since New Year's Eve and are very few compared to previous years. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| Many tourists did not wear masks or wore them incorrectly when burning incense at Can Linh Pagoda. Photo taken at 8 a.m. on February 12. Photo: Diep Thanh |
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| To have a safe and meaningful Tet, visitors should equip themselves with masks and raise awareness of disease prevention. Photo: Diep Thanh |
Faced with the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An has issued a document to temporarily suspend festival activities to prevent and control the spread of the disease.
Diep Thanh
