(HBO) - The Hoa Binh chapter of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) held a ceremony at Hoa Binh Phat Quang Pagoda on May 16 to celebrate the Lord Buddha’s birthday (Vesak).
The event was attended by National Assembly deputies of Hoa
Binh province, representatives of the provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front
Committee, departments and agencies, and nearly 2,000 local Buddhist monks,
nuns and followers.
The Vesak festival is an important annual event held on the
15th day of the fourth lunar month to mark the birthday of the Lord
Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
The Lord Buddha, real name Siddhartha Gautama, was a crown prince who was the
son of King Suddhodana and Queen Mayaof Sakyain the ancient India.
The Vesak has been a big
festival of Vietnam for a long time. This year, it coincided with the VBS’s
hosting of the 16th UN Day of Vesak celebration. This was also an
occasion to encourage the upholding of Buddhist cultural traditions in national
development and defence while demonstrating the Party and State’s religious
policy. Therefore, it attracted a large number of participants, even
non-Buddhists.
The ceremony in Hoa Binh featured rituals worshipping the
Buddha, lighting candles to offer prayers, and a parade of floats around Hoa
Binh city./.
On May 15, the Hoa Binh Steering Committee for Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation launched the "Digital Literacy for All” movement. The event was held both in-person and virtually, connecting provincial authorities with district-level Party committees and local communities across communes, wards, and townships.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province on May 16 held a conference to honour outstanding intellectuals for their contributions in 2025.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee has held a conference to announce the provincial Party Committee’s decision about the merger of Hoa Binh Newspaper and the provincial Radio and Television Station, along with the Standing Board’s appointment decisions.
After the historic victory on April 30, 1975, which liberated the South and reunified the country, the whole Vietnam embarked on a new mission — promoting peace and reconstructing the nation with century-defining projects. On the fierce Da River, over 30,000 engineers, sappers, and construction workers battled against rocky mountains and raging floods to achieve a remarkable feat. The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia at that time, officially began generating electricity, lighting up the North and ushering in a new era of industrialisation.
Muong Dong in Kim Boi district, one of the four major Muong regions in Hoa Binh province, is harnessing its revolutionary legacy and cultural heritage to drive socio-economic transformation.
Throughout April, the joyful atmosphere of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification spread nationwide. Together with the whole country, residents in Hoa Binh city also expressed their patriotism through meaningful and practical actions.
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