Ceremony celebrating traditional New Year of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar held in HCM City

  •  Lao Deputy Consul General in HCM City Amphay Souvannaseng speaks at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
    Lao Deputy Consul General in HCM City Amphay Souvannaseng speaks at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
  • A view of the celebration. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
    A view of the celebration. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
  • Most Venerable Thich Thien Tam, Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee and deputy head of the HCM City VBS Committee’s executive board, chairs the ceremony. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
    Most Venerable Thich Thien Tam, Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee and deputy head of the HCM City VBS Committee’s executive board, chairs the ceremony. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
  • A view of the celebration. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
    A view of the celebration. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
  • Most Venerable Thich Thien Tam, Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee and deputy head of the HCM City VBS Committee’s executive board, chairs the celebration. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
    Most Venerable Thich Thien Tam, Vice President of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee and deputy head of the HCM City VBS Committee’s executive board, chairs the celebration. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu
The traditional New Year festivals of Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar - Bunpimay, Songkran, Chol Chhnam Thmay, and Thingyang - were celebrated at a ceremony at Pho Minh Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14. The event was jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the International Department of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Chapter in the city. VNA Photo: Xuân Khu

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