Buddhist Culture Week opens in Ho Chi Minh City
(VOVWORLD) - A Buddhist Culture Week opened at Pho Quang pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday to celebrate the Vu Lan Festival, which falls on the 7th full moon of the year.
 Buddhist dignitaries at an exhibition during the 2017 Buddhist Culture Week (Photo: VNA) |
A literature and art exhibition, a Buddist cultural fair and a vegetarian food festival will be held during the week. The Vu Lan festival is the second biggest festival of Buddhism, an occasion for people to show gratitude to their parents.