The Truc Lam Zen Monastery in France held a ceremony on May 26 to mark Lord Buddha’s birthday (Vesak Day).

Along with festivals imbued with the traditional culture of ethnic minority groups, a range of spiritual tourist attractions in the northern province of Tuyen Quang also attracted thousands of tourists in the early days the lunar new year.

A prayer for peace for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) living in Paris and surrounding areas was held on February 13 at Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Villebon-sur-Yvette, 25km south of the capital.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh welcomed nearly 150,000 tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, over 600 of them foreigners, up about 12 percent, according to Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Duong Hoang Sum.

A Truc Lam Zen Monastery was inaugurated in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 5 after two years of construction.

A monastery of Vietnam’s indigenous Truc Lam Zen Buddhist sect was opened in the southern province of Bac Lieu on December 1.

Construction of a Truc Lam Zen Monastery and a tower began in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on January 21.

Construction of a Truc Lam Zen Monastery began in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on December 24.

The Ngoa Van spring festival in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be held annually with the opening ceremony starting from the 9th day of the first lunar month.

Construction of a Truc Lam Zen monastery began in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on November 27.