Hue city, known as one of major Buddhism centers in Vietnam, has become more brilliant and attractive during days of the 2562nd Buddha’s Birthday-Vesak festival with streets decorated by Buddhist flag and colorful lanterns.
The decorations for Buddha’s Birthday included seven lotus lanterns placed in Huong River, procession on streets, exhibitions, cultural performances and Buddhist teachings.
Seven huge lotus-shaped lanterns representing the baby Buddha's seven steps made of pink silk fabric with 4 meter high and about 7.5 meter wide.
During the Vesak week, main streets in Hue city are decorated with national flags, Buddhist flags and colorful lanterns.
Truong Tien bridge seems to be put on a new coat with hundreds lotus lanterns
Many famous pagodas in Hue such as Tu Dam, Dieu De Pagoda, etc are decorated with different kinds of lanterns and Buddhist flags. Buddhist decorations are shown boldly on many routes creating a very own beauty for the ancient capital.
Dieu De padgoda where the bathing Buddha ceremony is annually held
Many people come to stores selling Buddhist decorations
No matter how busy it is on these days, local Buddhists manage to take a time for purchasing a pair of lanterns for decorating their house
By night, the city becomes more vibrant and sparkling with colorful lights
Buddha’s Birthday celebration has become a great traditional festival of Hue people, and through the celebration, local people often pray for peace and prosperity for the country and the world
DT (toquoc.vn)
