VietNamNet Bridge – Traditionally, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese families go to pagodas and temples to pray for health, happiness and good fortune in the year ahead. Offerings, including flowers, incense and fruit, are given to wish for a successful year for friends and relatives.

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Many people visit Ngoc Son Temple on the second day of the Lunar New Year. – VNS Photos Doan Tung


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People pray for a year of good luck and happiness at Ngoc Son Temple on Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi. 


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Offerings such as votive paper, incense, flowers and fruit for sale at Tay Ho Temple in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District. 


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Many people buy flowers and incense to offer at pagodas and temples during the Lunar New Year celebrations. 


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Pilgrims flock to Tay Ho Temple in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District to pray for a year of good health, happiness and prosperity. 


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A woman prays at Tay Ho Temple in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District on the second day of the Lunar New Year. 


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A woman asks a calligrapher to write a letter in Han-Nom script, which will then be offered at the pagoda to pray for happiness and prosperity.

Source: VNS

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