Lantern festival prays for world peace amid Vesak 2019 celebrations
VOV.VN - A lotus-shaped lantern festival was held at Tam Chuc pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam to pray for world peace with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh in attendance on May 13.
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| Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, alongside Most Venerable Thich Thanh Nhieu, deputy head of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Central Committee, at the event. |
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| The worshippers in attendance at the festival were made up of 112 different nationalities. |
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| Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh takes part in the Buddha bathing ritual. |
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| The lotus-shaped lantern festival is considered a key event of the UN Day of Vesak 2019 celebrations. |
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| Thousands of lotus-shaped lanterns lit up Tam Chuc pagoda in Ha Nam province. |
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| Each lotus-shaped lantern represents a message of a brighter future, filled with global peace and happiness. |
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