Vu lan (Ullambana) – a major Buddhist festival, will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 31, Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang, Vice President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council has said.
Vu Lan (Ullambana) – a major Buddhist festival, will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 31 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vu Lan (Ullambana) – a major Buddhist festival, will be heldat the Hanoi Opera House on August 31, Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang, VicePresident of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Executive Council has said.
Vu Lan festival isorganised annually on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, during which peopleexpress their gratefulness and appreciation to their parents andancestors.
Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang said on August 15that this year’s event also aims to pay tribute to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers,martyrs, war invalids and families who rendered services to the revolution onthe occasion of the 70th anniversary of War Invalids and MartyrsDay.
Venerable Thich Truc Thai Minh, deputy head of theVBS’s Information and Communications Committee, said the programme will honour 10role models for their gratefulness to parents.
The organising board will present 100 million VND (4,400USD) to the role models and policy beneficiary families.-VNA
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Vu Lan (Ullambana) – a major Buddhist festival, will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 31 (Source: VNA) 
