Thousands gather around Ho Chi Minh City pagoda for lantern floating ceremony to celebrate Vesak Day
Ho Chi Minh City 13:25 29/05/2026Crowds of Buddhist followers and residents on Thursday afternoon gathered around Phap Hoa Pagoda in Nhieu Loc Ward, Ho Chi Minh City to release lotus-shaped lanterns onto the water in Nhieu Loc Canal in celebration of Vesak Day.
Traditional lanterns draw visitors to historic temple in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 15:23 16/09/2025An exhibition of traditional Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns at a 19th-century temple in central Ho Chi Minh City is attracting crowds with handmade displays inspired by Vietnamese folklore and cultural heritage.
Hoi An lantern-making village bustles with colorful creations ahead of Tet
Vietnam Life 14:45 24/12/2024The craft of making lanterns in Hoi An has thrived for centuries
‘Lantern streets’ in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City filled with weekend visitors as Mid-Autumn Festival nears
Travel 14:18 28/08/2022Many children and young people have been flocking to ‘lantern streets’ in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend
Ho Chi Minh City requires swimming certificate from people floating lanterns during Buddhist fest
Vietnam News 10:11 31/07/2022One of the most important customs during Vu Lan Festival is floating lanterns
People enjoy night of mass art show in Vietnam's Hoi An
Vietnam Life 17:04 29/12/2020It is planned that the street art show will be regularly organized every weekend
Giant lanterns ‘float’ through streets in Vietnamese province ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
Travel 12:48 10/09/2019Colossal lanterns are brightly lit and put on special vehicles, which travel across streets in the area
Hanoi exhibition shows children what Mid-Autumn Festival was like in the past
Travel 16:58 07/09/2019Older visitors will be taken through a walk down the memory lane with a special collection of traditional toys rarely seen in today's time
Buddhist event sparks environmental controversy for releasing 30,000 plastic lanterns to sea
Travel 15:46 27/08/2019Photos have surfaced online of lanterns floating on the waters off Lan Ha Bay in Hai Phong
Hoi An lanterns to light up German town next month
Travel 15:47 17/07/2019Hundreds of the iconic lanterns from Hoi An will decorate streets in Wernigerode
50-yr-old lantern village busy as Mid-Autumn Festival nears
Travel 14:05 23/09/2017Traditional Vietnamese lanterns are winning back trust from local consumers
Mid-autumn festival in Vietnam: Time for mooncakes, reunion, love and joy
Travel 09:58 28/08/2014Despite the different theories on its origin, the mid-autumn festival and its indispensable treat – mooncakes – have been well loved and practiced for several hundred years
