Ramuwan (New Year) is the traditional festival of Cham people who follow Islam in Ninh Thuan province.

The established networking group for promoting exchanges by Caodai churches and organizations held its 12^th conference on March 22 at Ngoc Sac Holy See under Minh Chon (Verity) Caodai Church located in Ca Mau province’s Thoi Binh district.

Việt Nam has made constructive contributions to the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which took place in Geneva, Switzerland over the past four weeks.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) chapter in Kon Tum province has collaborated with the local authorities of Kon Plong district in organizing a grand ceremony to pray for peace and prosperity.

A pagoda in Quang Ninh Province has been sanctioned after a follower sparked outrage with comments linking a rape and murder to karma.

As part of the Quan The Am festival 2019 taking place from March 22-24 at Quan The Am temple in Da Nang city, an exchange program on Buddhist culture between Vietnam and Korea was held on March 23.

Cuong temple festival in Nghe An province’s Dien Chau district is taking place from March 17-21.

Nghinh Ong (Whale worshipping) festival in Song Doc town of Ca Mau province’s Tran Van Thoi district kicked off on March 20.

Eight new deacons from the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Hue and six new deacons from the archdiocese were ordained at a solemn ceremony held on March 19 in Hue Archdiocese.

Huong Pagoda Festival, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, has welcomed over 1 million visitors so far this year, according to the organizing board.

Bishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Khảm of My Tho diocese presided over on March 6 the Ash Wednesday starting Lent 2019.

Van and Chau Van singing (traditional folk art of northern Vietnam) festival 2019 will be held at Thong temple under Tay Thien cultural centre in Vinh Phuc on March 18-19.

The new rice ceremony of M’nong Gar in Dak Lak province was performed at the cultural center of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on March 12, as part of activities to mark the 44th anniversary of the Buon Ma Thuot Victory and echo the 7th Buon Ma Thoat Coffee Festival 2019.

Diem village festival 2019 in the northern province of Bac Ninh which honours Vua Ba (Female King) - the creator of quan ho (love duet singing) opened on March 11 (the sixth day of the second lunar month).

A ceremony for receiving the certificate recognizing Thanh Liet temple festival in Nghe An province’s Hung Nguyen district on the national list of intangible cultural heritages was held on March 10.