Thousands pack Da Nang pagodas on Lunar New Year's Eve to pray for peace and prosperity
February 12, 2021, 10:15 [GMT+7]
On Lunar New Year's Eve, thousands in Da Nang headed to pagodas across the city to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year 2021.
Fortune-seekers lit joss sticks in holy shrines to pray for peace, happiness and prosperity through the Year of Buffalo.
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The Bat Nha Pagoda was packed with people on Lunar New Year's Eve |
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People strictly abided by the Ministry of Health's guidelines on wearing face coverings in public places |
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Pagoda-goers sincerely prayed for divine blessings |
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Going to pagoda in the beginning of the lunar year has become a custom of Vietnamese people |
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Buying buds at a pagoda |
By XUAN SON - Translated by M.D
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