Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition

(VOVWORLD) - Going to a pagoda to pray for good health and good luck at the Lunar New Year has long been a Vietnamese tradition.

 

Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 1Quan Su pagoda in Hanoi is a popular Lunar New Year destination. (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 2Many people go to a pagoda to say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new year. (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 3For Vietnamese people, the pagoda is a place of peace for their souls and minds after days of hard work. (Photo: VOV)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 4Phat Tich pagoda in Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province, attracts crowds as the Lunar New Year arrives. (Photo: bacninhtv.vn)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 5Phat Tich is a thousand-year-old pagoda in northern Vietnam. (Photo: bacninhtv.vn)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 6Vinh Nghiem, one of the best known pagodas in Ho Chi Minh city. (Photo: B.D/danviet.vn)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 7Vinh Nghiem pagoda was less crowded this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VOV)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 8Vietnamese in Laos visit Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane on New Year’s Eve. (Photo: VOV correspondent in Laos)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 9Buddhist dignitaries, monks, and followers pray at Phat Tich pagoda for peace and health. (Photo: VOV correspondent in Laos)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 10Vinh Nghiem pagoda in Prague, the Czech Republic. (Photo: The Association of Vietnamese Buddhists in the Czech Republic) 
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 11Venerable Thich Tu Phuoc of Vinh Nghiem pagoda hands out good luck gifts at the Lunar New Year. (Photo: Nho Bien/ VOV correspondent in the Czech Republic)
Going to the pagoda at the Lunar New Year, a Vietnamese tradition - ảnh 12Venerable Thich Tu Phuoc takes photo with Buddhist followers during the Lunar New Year Festival at Vinh Nghiem pagoda. (Photo: Nho Bien/ VOV correspondent in the Czech Republic)

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