The Islamic community in Tay Ninh province held on October 28 the Maulid ceremony making Prophet Nabi Muhammad’s birthday.

Binh Minh Caodai parish under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church in Tay Ninh city held on October 27 a solemn ceremony for consecration of its Divine Mother worshipping altar.

Those who enter Vietnam on regular commercial flights will have to pay for pick up and drop off services as well as fees for quarantine at hotels and COVID-19 testing.

Hung Quang Temple under the Vietnam Pure-Land Buddhist Association was established in 1952 and has nearly 70 years of providing medical charities for local people.

The representative committee of Tu An Hieu Nghia Faith (Four Debts of Gratitude) are preparing for its 3^rd national congress to take place on November 5-6 at the headquarters of the Faith organization in Tri Ton district, An Giang province.

The Hoa Hao Buddhist’s Executive Board in My Tinh An commune of Tien Giang province’s Cho Gao district held on October 24 a ceremony for formally launching its traditional diagnostic clinic.

A trance ceremony, traditional games and photo exhibitions are among activities of the Mother Goddess Worship and Cơm Mới (New Rice) Festivals that are both being held in Dong Cuong Temple in Van Yen District in the northern province of Yen Bai.

Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago off the central province of Khanh Hoa boasts a number of Buddhist temples. These pagodas serve as markers for Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa and are a must-visit destination for soldiers, people on the archipelago and offshore fishermen.

The Buddhist Institute in Ho Chi Minh City under the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) solemnly held on October 25 a ceremony for granting graduation certificates and opening the new school year.

Up to 75% of residents in Bac Ha Village in Ky Ha Commune of Ha Tinh province’s Ky Anh provincial city are followers of Catholicism who mainly rely on the off-shore fishery for the living, and Mrs. Mai Xuân Hồ has been serving as the village head for ten years.

Cai Rang Caodai parish under the Tay Ninh Caodai Church in Can Tho City’s Cai Rang district held on October 24 the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the oratory located in the district’s Ba Lang ward.

Nearly 100 participants of a Caodai training course from 23 Caodai parishes under the Ante-Creation Caodai Church in Tien Giang province’s Cai Lay provincial city, attended on October 22 a session on the Law on Belief and Religion 2016.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Executive Committee in Ha Tinh province paid on October 24-25 charity visits to people seriously affected by recent floods in the Central region.

The traditional Ok Om Bok festival of the Khmer ethnic group was opened in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on October 25.

Kathina festival, also known as robes or flowers offering ceremony, is often held after the three-month Buddhist summer retreat in order to offer new robes for the monks, thus create merits for oneself and relatives, contributing to bringing peace and good luck for local people.