Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — As the Lunar New Year begins, spring festivals countrywide are in full swing. Around 50,000 people made the pilgrimage to Hương Pagoda Complex for the Hương Pagoda Festival, which started on Sunday in Mỹ Đức District, Hà Nội. The three-month festival kicked-off with an artistic performance and a ceremony conducted by monks to pray for a year of peace and prosperity for the country and its people. Also in this festival, a photo exhibition and book featuring Hương Pagoda then and now were held. This book contains 155 black-and-white and coloured photos showcasing the beauty of the relic site over the last 90 years (from 1927 to 2018). This is one of the most celebrated festivals in Việt Nam with a huge number of pilgrims who visit the pagoda at the beginning of the year, wishing for a happy 12 months. The festival is an opportunity for the locals to commemorate the Bodhisattva … [Read more...] about Spring festival in full swing
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Vietnam’s crisis of faith is destroying its festivals
Journalist Vu Viet Tuan Prof Ngo Duc Thinh, the former head of the Vietnamese Institute of Culture and a personal acquaintance, once told me about how Vietnam is facing a "crisis of faith." But it wasn’t being brought about by a lack of faith. It was because of too much of it. This crisis is evident from how northern provinces celebrate countless festivals of all shapes and sizes at the beginning of each year. For all their extravagance and grandeur, these festivals are also lightning rods for criticism and controversies, mostly about how modern society has corrupted them and subverted their original purpose. One good example is the New Year Blessing Festival at the Tuc Mac Temple in Nam Dinh Province. Once a solemn event to welcome the New Year and wish people luck, it is now marked by chaos and cacophony, with people jostling and shoving others to fight for, apparently, "good luck." The festival goes all the way back to the ancient dynasties of Vietnam. Legend has it that in … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s crisis of faith is destroying its festivals
Vietjet offers over 500,000 cheap tickets to celebrate Thai New Year…
The discounted tickets are available for international routes flying to Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai (Thailand); Yangon (Myanmar) and Phnom Penh, Siem Reap (Cambodia). The promotion is also applied for other international routes to Seoul, Busan (the Republic of Korea)/ Hong Kong/ Kaoshiung, Taipei, Taichung, Tainan (China)/ Singapore/ Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The flight period of this promotion is from May 5th to December 31st, 2018. The tickets are available during the golden hours from 12h00 to 14h00 (GMT+7) on www.vietjetair.com (also compatible with smartphones at https://m.vietjetair.com) or www.facebook.com/vietjetvietnam. Songkran (also known as Chol Chnam Thmay) and Myanmar (Thingyan) is celebrated in April every year, always attracting tourists to experience native traditional cultures, festive atmosphere and water splashing tradition to wash away bad luck and pray for a new good year./. BTA … [Read more...] about Vietjet offers over 500,000 cheap tickets to celebrate Thai New Year…
Vietjet offers special prices to enjoy Songkran festival
Vietjet offers more than a half of million tickets priced from only 0 VND on some flights to Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia during three golden days from April 4 2018 to celebrate the Songkran Festival (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vietjet offers more than a half of million tickets priced from only 0 VND on some flights to Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia during three golden days from April 4 2018 to celebrate the Songkran Festival. The promotional tickets are available for international routes flying to Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai (Thailand)/ Yangon (Myanmar) and Phnom Penh, Siem Reap (Cambodia). The promotion is also applied for other international routes to Seoul, Busan (the Republic of Korea)/ Hong Kong/ Kaoshiung, Taipei, Taichung, Tainan (Taiwan)/ Singapore/ Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The flight period of this promotion is from May 5 to December 31, 2018. The promotional tickets are available during the golden hours from 12:00 to 14:00 on www.vietjetair.com. Songkran … [Read more...] about Vietjet offers special prices to enjoy Songkran festival
Traditional new year festivals of Laos, Cambodia marked in HCM City
According to Le Hoang Minh, deputy director of the international relations unit of the city’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the event enabled the students to exchange and study the history of the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia relations, making significant contributions to nurturing the traditional solidarity and fruitful friendship among the youth of the three nations. A get-together held at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Law (UEL) to celebrate Lao Bun Pi May festival and Cambodian Chol Chnam Thmay festival. (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Art performances, fashion shows, traditional games, and food street display were included at the event. Particularly, the event featured Laos and Cambodia’s rituals like thread tying and water-splashing festival to wish for a year of happiness and prosperity. The Lao and Cambodian students were impressed by the activities organized in Vietnam to mark their traditional festivals. UEL Vice Rector Le Tuan Loc affirmed … [Read more...] about Traditional new year festivals of Laos, Cambodia marked in HCM City