celebrating Vesak Day

Monks and artists perform at Vesak celebrations

Around 100 professional artists performed alongside 108 Buddhist monks and nuns at the first music gala celebrating the UN Day of Vesak on May 14.
The music festival, showcasing Vietnamese culture and the Buddhist faith, featured famous singers My Linh, Trong Tan and Khanh Linh performing alongside Buddhist artists and musicians.

The performances included a ballet by choreographer Tan Hien, a drum performance by Xuan Son group and a song written by singer Anh Quan.

Artistic programmes celebrating Vesak Day will continue until May 16 with a Cai luong play entitled “Cuoc doi Duc Phat” (The Life of Buddha) and seven-movement symphony “Khai giac” (Enlightenment) composed by Vietnamese-French maestro Nguyen Thien Dao

(Source:VNA)

Tag: Culture , Day Of Vesak , Festival , Vesak , Vietnam , Vietnamese , Vietnamese Culture

Monks and artists perform at Vesak celebrations

Lastest News


Visitors delighted with Vietnam’s Vesak celebrations Buddhist monks, nuns and believers in Vietnam for the United Nations Day of Vesak have told of their surprise and delight at the scale of celebrations in the country.
Cultural tourism village of Vietnam’s ethnic groups A cultural tourism village of Vietnamese ethnic groups will be built in Son Tay town of northern Ha tay province, with state budget funding of 3.2 trillion VND.
Austrian artist sings at Park Hyatt Saigon - Park Hyatt Saigon Austrian singer Kat Parsons has been singing in the Park Lounge at the Park Hyatt Saigon hotel Hcm city since April 23.
Choral Festival Opens in Thu Duc - Ho Chi Minh City Choral Festival At the opening ceremony of the 6th Ho chi minh city Choral Festival on Monday, President Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese Communist Party, the traditions of patriotism, revolutionary struggle and love of country were praised.
Ho Chi Minh Museum Presents Work of Cuban Painter - HCMC Museum An exhibition featuring art by Cuban painter, drawer and illustrator Nelson Domínguez is being held at the Ho chi minh city Museum on 65 Ly Tu Trong Street in District 1.
Book On Buddhist Temples Published To Welcome Vesak - Xa Loi pagoda Viet nam has especially published an English language version of the best selling book “Buddhist Temples” to welcome the UN Day of Vesak, which is slated to begin in Ha noi on May 14.
HCM City tourism rises 17 percent in January Close to 330,000 foreign tourists visited Ho chi minh city in the month till Tet, up 17 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the HCM City Tourism Department.
Japanese destroyers visit Ho Chi Minh city Three destroyers of the Japanese Navy with 566 officers and crewmembers on board anchored at Ho chi minh City’s port on March 3 for a friendship visit.