Buddha’s Birthday week in Hue

      The exhibition of Phu Xuan-Hue’s Buddhist cultural heritage opened on March 5 at the Lieu Quan Centre for Buddhist Culture in the central city of Hue, under the Buddha’s Birthday Week celebrations in Hue city from May 2-9.
The exhibition introduces a collection of pictures of ancient tombs and epitaphs from the 17th-19th centuries in the central provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, and Quang Nam of the Vietnam Culture and Art Sub-Institute in Hue city and a collection of ancient ceramic items, statues and paintings on Buddhism of researcher Tran Dinh Son.
The Buddha’s Birthday Week will include the following major activities: a procession of Buddha images from Dieu De Pagoda to Tu Dam Pagoda on May 8; the Buddha’s Birthday great celebration at Tu Dam Pagoda and a performance by flower boats and a lantern release on the Huong River on May 9. Also at Tu Dam Pagoda, there will be a special music show on May 7 and a free vegetarian food programme from May 7-9.