Travel Pick: Pop Culture and Cinema in Vietnam Buddha's Birthday
Buddha's Birthday VIETNAM HO CHI MINH CITY • various venues • 13 - 18 May 2008
An official holiday, Buddha's Birthday (Phat Dan) is observed on the Eighth day of the fourth moon. Celebrations, processions and ceremonies take place in Buddhist temples all over the country. A visit to Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda, built by the Chaozhou Chinese congregation, in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) would be memorable.
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