An Giang organizes the Grand Buddha's Birthday Celebration, Buddhist Calendar 2570.

On the morning of May 24th, the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Association of An Giang province organized the Great Buddha's Birthday Celebration, Buddhist calendar 2570, Gregorian calendar 2026. Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Huong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of An Giang province, attended the ceremony.

Delegates attending the Buddha's Birthday Celebration, Buddhist calendar 2570, Gregorian calendar 2026.

Also attending the ceremony were Danh Phuc, Provincial Party Committee member and Director of the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions of An Giang province; Nguyen Huu Thinh, Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee; Pham Xuan Binh, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of An Giang province; leaders of Rach Gia and Vinh Thong wards; and over 1,000 venerable monks, nuns, and Buddhist followers in An Giang province.

Speaking at the ceremony, Tran Thi Thanh Huong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of An Giang province, said that in the past period, despite many difficulties and challenges, with the high determination of the entire political system and the joint efforts and solidarity of the people, including the very active participation of religions and ethnic groups, An Giang has achieved many outstanding results in various fields.

Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Huong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, presented flowers to congratulate the Buddha's Birthday celebration.

The province's economic growth in 2025 reached 8.39%, ranking first in the Mekong Delta region. In the first months of 2026, the province maintained its positive growth momentum and continued to be the leading province in the Mekong Delta region.

Every year, the Vietnam Buddhist Association of the province, along with monks, nuns, and Buddhist followers, mobilizes hundreds of billions of dong and contributes thousands of man-days of labor. They actively participate in charitable activities and social welfare programs, caring for the poor and vulnerable; building bridges and rural roads; constructing solidarity houses; eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses; supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds; providing community health care; and making positive contributions to building cultural life, preserving national identity, and maintaining political security, order, and social safety at the local level.

Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Huong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of An Giang province, delivered a congratulatory speech on the occasion of the Buddha's Birthday celebration.

Over 1,000 venerable monks, nuns, and Buddhist followers attended the grand ceremony.

Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Huong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of An Giang province, expressed her hope that the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Association of An Giang province would continue to strengthen unity and harmony within the organization; and at the same time, make thorough preparations to successfully organize the Congress of Delegates of the Vietnam Buddhist Association of An Giang province for the 2026-2031 term, ensuring continuity, stability and development, and meeting the requirements and tasks of the new period.

The Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Association in the province needs to continue strengthening propaganda and mobilization efforts to encourage monks, nuns, and Buddhist followers to strictly adhere to the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws; pay attention to raising awareness and promptly combating and refuting false narratives that exploit ethnic and religious issues to divide the national unity.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairperson of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, Tran Thi Thanh Huong, and other delegates performed the incense offering ceremony.

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairperson of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, Tran Thi Thanh Huong, and other venerable monks bathe the Buddha statue.

The Venerable monks performed the ritual to pray for national peace and prosperity.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province requested the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Association of the province to strongly promote the tradition of "protecting the nation and ensuring the people's well-being," living "a good life and a virtuous life"; spreading the good moral values ​​of Buddhism, especially among young people; continuing to mobilize monks, nuns, and Buddhists to actively participate in patriotic emulation movements and campaigns, contributing to the effective implementation of social welfare work, caring for the poor and those in difficult circumstances; actively participating in building new rural areas, protecting the environment, and responding to climate change…

At the ceremony, the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Association of An Giang province read the message for the Buddha's Birthday Celebration, Buddhist Calendar 2570, from the Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Association, and the Buddha's Birthday address for the Buddhist Calendar 2570, Gregorian Calendar 2026, from the Venerable Elder Chairman of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Association.

On this occasion, the An Giang Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the An Giang Provincial Party Committee, and the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religion of An Giang Province presented flowers to congratulate the Buddha's Birthday Celebration. Delegates, venerable monks and nuns, and Buddhist followers performed the ritual of offering incense and bathing the Buddha statue, praying for national peace and prosperity, and world peace…

Text and photos: DANH THÀNH

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/an-giang-to-chuc-dai-le-phat-dan-phat-lich-2570-a486609.html