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Vietnamese in Laos, Thailand celebrate First Full Moon Festival

Vietnamese people living in Laos and Thailand on February 24 celebrated the First Full Moon Festival, also known as Thuong Nguyen or Nguyen Tieu.
Vietnamese in Laos, Thailand celebrate First Full Moon Festival ảnh 1Vietnamese Buddhist followers and people in Laos pray for a peaceful nation and happy families (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese people living in Laosand Thailand on February 24 celebrated the First Full Moon Festival, also knownas Thuong Nguyen or Nguyen Tieu.

At Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane capital city of Laos, Vietnamese Buddhist followersand people offered incense to pray for a peaceful nation and happy families, anda thriving Vietnam-Laos relationship.

At Canh Phuoc pagoda in Thailand’s Bangkok capital city, Vietnamesepeople joined a peace-praying ceremony – one of the most important worshippingrituals at the beginning of a new year in the culture of Vietnamese people.

Buddhists and participants in the festival also enjoyed vegetariandishes prepared by the pagodas.

The first full moon of the lunar calendar is one of the fourlargest Buddhist festivals in which Vietnamese people, especially Buddhists,visit pagodas to pray for peace and prosperity for the country and people./.

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