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Some people call Vu Lan Festival, others name Ghost Festival as souls are in search of mercy. And a lot of others Vietnamese Mother's Day. Whatever it is. the day takes place on the 15 of July of the lunar year (September 5, this year). As the second largest festival in Vietnam after the Lunar New Year, it is a nation-wide celebration among families, businesses.
In Buddha's belief, the seventh month of the Lunar New Year is a month of spirits.Wandering souls are believed to return to their families.
A legendary story has suggested that Buddha's disciple named Muc Kien Lien saw that his deceased mother was tortured in the hell. According to Buddha's advice, he gathered monks and devotees to pray for his mother's relieve. Thus, the meaning of the festival is to show gratitude and appreciation towards parents and help ancestors' wandering souls return the earth.
On this day, Buddha followers go to a pagoda, wearing a white rose, to pray for their decent parents, particularly their died mothers.
For further information, visit the following link: Vu Lan Festival.
Photo of VN Express
In Buddha's belief, the seventh month of the Lunar New Year is a month of spirits.Wandering souls are believed to return to their families.
A legendary story has suggested that Buddha's disciple named Muc Kien Lien saw that his deceased mother was tortured in the hell. According to Buddha's advice, he gathered monks and devotees to pray for his mother's relieve. Thus, the meaning of the festival is to show gratitude and appreciation towards parents and help ancestors' wandering souls return the earth.
On this day, Buddha followers go to a pagoda, wearing a white rose, to pray for their decent parents, particularly their died mothers.
For further information, visit the following link: Vu Lan Festival.
Photo of VN Express
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