Impressive 7 'giant' lotus flowers celebrating Buddha's birthday at Ong Pagoda (Hung Nguyen)
(Baonghean.vn) - Celebrating the Buddha's birthday on the 2565th Buddhist calendar - 2021, Ong Pagoda in Hung Thanh commune, Hung Nguyen district (Nghe An) organized activities such as: Buddha procession and Buddha bathing ceremony, releasing doves, decorating lanterns, hanging flags and especially lighting 7 giant lotus flowers to celebrate the great festival.
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| This year, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Buddha's Birthday ceremony at the pagoda was held simply and fully applied the "5K" measures to prevent the epidemic. When returning to the pagoda, Buddhists all implemented epidemic prevention and control measures according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and the organizing unit. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| The impressive Buddha's Birthday Ceremony of Buddhist calendar 2565 - Gregorian calendar 2021 this year at Ong Pagoda, Hung Thanh commune (Hung Nguyen) is 7 giant lotus flowers that Buddhists respectfully celebrate the great festival. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| The monks respectfully pay homage to Buddha's birthday and admire the lotus platform. Venerable Thich Nguyen Tam, abbot of Ong Pagoda, Hung Thanh Commune, said: "The lotus flowers are designed with 32 petals; each lotus flower is on average 1.3 meters high, 3 meters in circumference, and was completed in 1 month." Photo: Thu Huong |
 Lotus flowers to celebrate Buddha's birthday are elaborately assembled, can be placed underwater and used for a long time. Photo: Thu Huong. |
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| As part of the activities of the Buddha's Birthday Celebration Week - Buddhist calendar 2561, on the morning of May 21 (April 10th of the lunar calendar), Ong Pagoda solemnly organized the Buddha procession and Buddha bathing ceremony according to traditional rituals. Photo: Thu Huong |
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| Pigeon release ceremony at Ong Pagoda, Hung Thanh Commune to pray for national peace and prosperity, the elimination of epidemics, and for the district to develop more and more, for people's lives to improve, and for crops to be bountiful. Photo: Thu Huong |