Wednesday February 28, 2024

Wednesday February 28, 2024

(VOVWORLD) - This week VOV received more than 400 emails and letters from listeners from 33 countries and territories
Khmer pagodas in Soc Trang province

Khmer pagodas in Soc Trang province

(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is home to more than 200 pagodas of different ethnic groups, of which 92 are Khmer Theravada pagodas. The most typical Khmer pagodas are Doi (Bat)...
Soc Trang monk dedicated to social work

Soc Trang monk dedicated to social work

(VOVWORLD) - 79-year-old Most Venerable Thach Huon of the Khmer ethnic group is the head of Prey Chop pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang. A former National...
Huong Pagoda festival opens

Huong Pagoda festival opens

(VOVWORLD) -The Huong Pagoda Festival opened on Friday (the 6th day of the Lunar New Year) in Huong Son commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc
Kathina ceremony of the Khmer ethnic minority

Kathina ceremony of the Khmer ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - The Kathina ceremony, an offering of robes to Buddhist monks, is an important event of Theravada Buddhism. Each year, from the 15th day of the 9th lunar month to the next full...
Spring festivals open across Vietnam

Spring festivals open across Vietnam

(VOVWORLD) - Various spring festivals are taking place across Vietnam. The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival opened in Gia Vien district in the northern mountainous province of Ninh Binh on Thursday, on...