Pagoda visit during Tet festival - cultural tradition for Vietnamese

  • People visit the Tran Quoc pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
    People visit the Tran Quoc pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
  • Foreigners living in Hanoi also join in the crowd of people visiting the Quan Su pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
    Foreigners living in Hanoi also join in the crowd of people visiting the Quan Su pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
  • Hanoi's people visit the Quan Su pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
    Hanoi's people visit the Quan Su pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
  • Hanoi's people visit the Quan Su pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
    Hanoi's people visit the Quan Su pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
  • Hanoi's people visit the Tran Quoc pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
    Hanoi's people visit the Tran Quoc pagoda on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
  • Hanoi's people visit the Tran Quoc temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
    Hanoi's people visit the Tran Quoc temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year. VNA Photo
Traditionally, during the first three days of the Tet (Lunar New Year)festival, Vietnamese families go to pagodas and temples to pray for health, happiness and good fortune in the year ahead. Offerings, including flowers, incense and fruit, are given to wish for a successful year for friends and relatives. Visiting pagodas during Tet festival has become an age-old cultural tradition, and an indispensable part in Vietnamese people’s spiritual life. VNA Photo

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