HCM City holds grand requiem in remembrance of COVID-19 victims

Thursday, 18:02, 18/08/2022

VOV.VN - The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)'s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City held a service on August 18 for locals who died due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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hcm city holds grand requiem in remembrance of covid-19 victims picture 1 — The ceremony takes place at the Vietnam Quoc Tu Pagoda located in District 10 with the aim of showing gratitude to frontline forces in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and helping to ease the pain felt by the victims’ relatives and families.

hcm city holds grand requiem in remembrance of covid-19 victims picture 2 — Most Venerable Thich Tri Quang, Acting Supreme Patriarch of the Patronage Council of the VBS, attends the event.

hcm city holds grand requiem in remembrance of covid-19 victims picture 3 — Hundreds of monks and Buddhist followers gather together to join the prayer ceremony.

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hcm city holds grand requiem in remembrance of covid-19 victims picture 5 — Locals whose relatives passed away during the pandemic are present at the pagoda.

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hcm city holds grand requiem in remembrance of covid-19 victims picture 7 — Tuyet Mai, 77, prays for her grandchild who is also a victim of COVID-19.

hcm city holds grand requiem in remembrance of covid-19 victims picture 8 — Ho Chi Minh City’s local authorities present gifts to the families heavily impacted by the pandemic.