Thousands release lanterns in HCM City for Vesak Day
VOV.VN - A lantern releasing ceremony was held on May 6 in Ho Chi Minh City to mark the UN Day of Vesak 2025, with prayers for global peace and prosperity.
A lantern releasing ceremony was held at Lang Le Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6 to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak 2025. This marks the fourth time the occasion has been observed in Vietnam, and the first time the southern city has hosted it.
Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns, worshippers, and local people take part in the ceremony.
Participants pray for national peace, global harmony, and the well-being of all living beings
Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung drops lotus-shaped lanterns into the lake, praying for world peace, happiness, and prosperity.
The lanterns' glow creates a mystical yet solemn atmosphere, capturing the spirit of the UN Day of Vesak 2025.
A quiet moment as locals and Buddhist followers release lanterns and offer prayers.
Thousands of people converge at Lang Le cultural park to join the event.
Around 35,000 lanterns illuminate the ceremony, including seven large lotus-shaped ones placed in the center of the lake.
The UN Day of Vesak 2025 opens on May 6 at the Vietnam Buddhist University II in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vesak 2025 opens with the theme of “Solidarity and Tolerance for Human Dignity: Buddhist Insights for World Peace and Sustainable Development” and will last through to May 8.
Vesak 2025 is attended by more than 2,700 delegates, including 1,250 international delegates from 85 countries and territories worldwide.
In the coming days, the Buddhist Academy is set to host activities such as peace prayers, a Buddhist culture exhibition, a tea meditation night, and an international academic exchange between local and international Buddhist scholars.
