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Giong Festival kicks off, presenting 10,000 lucky bamboo blossoms to pilgrims

The festival started Thursday with the offering of eight objects including bamboo blossoms, horse, elephant, ivory, grass, all made of paper, betel, and two palanquins.

Love going to festivals? Learn to behave

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first month of the new lunar year is often a time for Vietnamese to visit places of worship in order to wish for good fortune and prosperity.

Pilgrims throng Bai Dinh Pagoda in first lunar month

VietNamNet Bridge – Larger than usual numbers of devotees have swarmed the Bai Dinh Pagoda and Cultural Centre in the northern province of Ninh Binh to pray for a blessed year and good things to happen in the new year,

New pagoda building deemed illegal

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new building has been constructed without authorisation on a protected area of the Huong Pagoda Complex, according to officials from the Ha Noi Department of Culture.

Death toll in Mecca stampede rises to 717

 Saudi authorities said the total number of pilgrims killed in the stampede Thursday in Mecca has risen to 717.

Play hails founder of VN Zen Buddhism

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cai luong (renovated theatre) play dedicated to the King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong – founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism – is expected to debut in the 11th lunar month, December, this year.

Christmas Eve pilgrims gather in Bethlehem

Christians from across the world have gathered in the West Bank town of Bethlehem to mark Christmas Eve in the place they believe Jesus was born. 

Cao Dai Temple – attractive religious destination

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those who want to dispel tetchiness and annoyance of daily stress of urban life, Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh Province is a good recommendation.

Pilgrims go to Huong Pagoda at midnight

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the first day of the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival, the largest festival in northern Vietnam, thousands of tourists flocked to the pagoda on the outskirts of Hanoi from 1-2am.

Make a pilgrimage to Saigon through famous temples

 VietNamNet Bridge - To pray for a good new year, you should go to the Ngoc Hoang temple on Mai Thi Luu Street, District 1. To enjoy a view and pray for peace, you should visit the Vinh Nghiem Pagoda.

Pilgrims get younger

Going to Buddhist temples to wish for peace and prosperity in the early lunar new year has been traditional custom in Vietnam. This custom was once eroded somewhat. In recent years, it has strongly recovered, especially among the young people.

Pilgrims enjoy hard but happy journey to Vietnam's far west

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Pa Chai hamlet is well-known to travellers as the westpoint of Viet Nam and a junction between it, Laos and China.