Vu Lan – Vietnam’s day for filial piety

Vu Lan – Vietnam’s day for filial piety

(VOVWORLD) - In Vietnam, Vu Lan is a major festival celebrated in the 7th lunar month. It’s an occasion for children to express their gratitude to their parents, and Buddhist...
Vu Lan festival held online

Vu Lan festival held online

(VOVWORLD) - Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha has asked its branches in provinces and cities to organize the Vu Lan Festival, also known as the filial piety ceremony...
Wednesday August 15, 2018

Wednesday August 15, 2018

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Art exchange marks Vu Lan festival

Art exchange marks Vu Lan festival

(VOVWORLD) - An art exchange was held on Thursday in Hanoi to mark the Vu Lan festival and highlight the moral value of the Vietnamese tradition of filial piety
Vu Lan festival celebration in Czech Republic

Vu Lan festival celebration in Czech Republic

(VOVWORLD) -The 10th anniversary of the Vietnam Buddhist Followers’ Association in the Czech Republic, the Vu Lan Mother’s Day, and the Vietnamese Buddhist Culture Day were celebrated in Prague...
Wednesday August 26, 2015

Wednesday August 26, 2015

(VOVworld) - I’m reading an interesting letter from 61-year-old Lauri Niemi of Finland. He lives in a Helsinki surburb called Laajasalo, which actually is an island in the Gulf of Finland. “This is a...
Art exchange honors filial piety

Art exchange honors filial piety

(VOVworld) – An art exchange was held in Hanoi on Monday to highlight the moral values of the Vietnamese tradition of filial piety and the importance of preserving them in modern...
Celebrations of 7th full-moon festival

Celebrations of 7th full-moon festival

VOVworld) - Activities to celebrate the Vu Lan or the 7th full moon festival, one of the biggest festivals in Vietnam according to Buddhism, are underway across the country