As many as 270 representatives from various ethnic groups will take part in various activities held between April 19 and 21 to celebrate Vietnamese Culture Day (April 19) at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

Bau Sen pagoda located in Hoa Tho Dong ward, Cam Le district, Da Nang city was formally inaugurated at a ceremony held on April 15.

The second open festival on “Practices Related to Viet Beliefs in the Mother Goddesses in Three Realms” of Thanh Hoa province was organised at the Phu Nua relic site, Tan Ninh commune, Trieu Son district, on April 13.

The Temple of Lê Hoàn – a king of Vietnam in the 10th century – in Xuan Lap commune of Tho Xuan district, the central province of Thanh Hoa, has been honoured as a special national relic site for its special artistic architecture.

Bao Loc chapter under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) in Lam Dong province’s Bao Loc city held on April 10 a thanksgiving ceremony for retired pastor superintendent of the chapter Nguyên Hữu Thiện

The eighth Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019, with the theme “The Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts” will take place from April 26 to May 2, 2019.

The Department of Foreign Information Service under the Ministry of Information and Communication held on April 11 the press meeting on human rights and external information service for April.

The Vietnamese nation’s history goes back thousands of years. Lạc Long Quân, the Dragon Lord of Lac, is considered the father of all Vietnamese people and Âu Cơ, the Fairy Goddess, their mother.

Thousands of Buddhists and visitors have joint a candle-light ceremony for peace on Sao Khe River in Ninh Binh province’s Hoa Lu ancient capital.

Dong Thap provincial government has developed a plan for Ba Chua Xu (Regional Goddess) festival 2019 slated from April 17-20 in Go Thap Relic Site, Thap Muoi district’s Tan Kieu commune.

An incense offering ceremony for commemorating Great Father Lạc Long Quân and opening Binh Da festival was held on April 9.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Committee in Cao Bang province held on April 6 a groundbreaking ceremony for restoring and promoting cultural and historical values of Pho Cu pagoda in Cao Bang city.

A forum on Mother Goddess worship held on April 8 in imperial citadel of Thang Long, Ha Noi.

Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held from April 8-9 a conference in Dak Lak province’s Buon Ma Thuot city for disseminating the Law on Religion and Belief 2016 and its guiding Decree 162.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc visited and extended New Year wishes to monks and students of the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 7 on the occasion of the Chol Chnam Thmay - the traditional New Year Festival of the Khmer people in the south.