Largest lantern releasing ceremony celebrates Lord Buddha’s birthday
VOV.VN - Thousands of local people gathered on May 30 at Phap Hoa Pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City in the largest lantern releasing ceremony in order to pray for peace on the occasion of Lord Buddha's 2567th birthday.
Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns, worshippers, and local people join the event aimed at marking Lord Buddha’s birthday, which falls on the eighth to the 15th day of the fourth lunar month every year, or June 2 this year.
Around 6,000 people arrive at Phap Hoa Pagoda to take part in the ritual.
The crowd hold lanterns in front of the pagoda gate.
Monks and nuns from the pagoda prepare nearly 6,000 lanterns specifically for the festival, distributing them for free.
Lotus-shaped lanterns glow bright in the canal. Legend has it that when Buddha was born he walked seven steps forward, with a lotus flower blossoming under his feet each time.
People stand along the canal as they watch the lanterns glowing in the night.
Some people release birds as a way of celebrating Lord Buddha’s birthday.
The lantern releasing ceremony held at Phap Hoa Pagoda is considered to be the largest in Ho Chi Minh City on the occasion of Lord Buddha's birthday celebration.
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