Pagoda visits at Lunar New Year embody Vietnam’s cultural tradition

(VOVWORLD) - Many Vietnamese people, no matter where they are, have always upheld and cherished the tradition of visiting a pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

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For generations of Vietnamese people, Tet, the traditional Lunar New Year, is a time to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one. It holds deep spiritual and religious significance. (Photo: VOV)

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In addition to the tradition of worshipping ancestors, people visit temples and pagodas to pray for blessings, good fortune, and peace for their families in the new year. (Photo: bacninhtv.vn)

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Pagoda visits often take place after ancestral worship on New Year's Eve. (Photo: bacninh.gov.vn)

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(Photo: VOV/Tuan Anh)

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At Cao An Phu temple in An Sinh commune, Kinh Mon town, Hai Duong province. (Photo: VOV/Tuan Anh)

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Many worshippers seek calligraphy or parallel sentences to display in their homes. (Photo: VOV/ Tuan Anh) 
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The tradition of visiting pagodas at the beginning of the Lunar New Year is upheld on remote islands. (Photo: VOV/Le Hoang)

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Soldiers and civilians on Da Tay A island go to the pagoda at the beginning of the Year of the Dragon 2024. (Photo: Le Hoang/VOV)

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For Vietnamese people living abroad, visiting pagodas during Tet is a cultural practice deeply connected to national identity. It is an opportunity to pass on cherished traditional values during the Lunar New Year. In the photo, Vietnamese people in Laos are seen visiting a pagoda to celebrate the new year. (Photo: VOV correspondent in Vientiane)

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At Wat Upairadbamrung pagoda in Bangkok. (Photo: VOV correspondent in Bangkok)

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Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic visit a pagoda to pray for blessings and peace at the beginning of the Lunar New Year. (Photo: VOV correspondent in Czech Republic)

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