Mr. Nguyen Van Phung’s family (Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province) reunited on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the children received lucky money from their grandparents – Photo: NGOC PHONG
Notes of Youth Online On the morning of January 22 (the first day of the Lunar New Year), at Hung Thien Pagoda (Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province) many people from inside and outside the province come to pray for peace and harvest early spring.
Here, in addition to picking luck, there are also activities to pray for peace, free meals with a variety of dishes such as dumplings, vegetarian vermicelli, vegetarian rice, tea…
Ms. Nguyen Kim Van (Dong Thap province) shared: “Normally, when I visit the temple with my daughter-in-law and granddaughter, on the 1st, I will visit ten scenes of the temple to pray for peace for my family. Every year the temple is crowded, I visit early. to make offerings and to give up blessings, write a star at the beginning of the year”.
The New Year is also an occasion for many children to receive red envelopes, with the good fortune that grandparents, parents, and mothers send in them. Holding red red envelopes, the children send their immature but sincere wishes to their grandparents.
Nguyen Dinh Mai Anh’s family (Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province) checked-in on the morning of the 1st day of Tet – Photo: NGOC PHONG
People enjoy free vegetarian food at Hung Thien pagoda, Dong Thap province – Photo: NGOC PHONG
Visiting pagodas is the annual custom of the people in the first morning of the year – Photo: NGOC PHONG
Many people visit Hung Thien pagoda (Cao Lanh city, Dong Thap province) on the morning of January 22 – Photo: NGOC PHONG
Huyen Ho’s friend went to pick New Year’s buds at Pho Te pagoda (Buon Ho town, Dak Lak) – Photo: Duyen PHAN
Locals gather at Hoa Lam pagoda (Dong Thap province) in the early morning of the 1st day of the Lunar New Year – Photo: NGOC PHONG
On the 1st day of Tet, paper fireworks celebrate the reunion – Photo: TU TRUNG