Night of lanterns praying for peace at Vesak 2025

Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung attends the flower lantern festival - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

The lantern festival is one of the activities within the framework of the United Nations Vesak Day 2025.

Compassionate light brings peace

Attending the event were Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung; Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Sangha Council, President of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Thich Thien Nhon, President of the International Organizing Committee for the United Nations Day of Vesak (ICDV) PhraBrahmapundit...

Vice President of the Central Executive Council, Vice President of the National Organizing Committee of Vesak 2025 Thich Bao Nghiem gave the opening speech.

"The peace prayer ceremony is an opportunity for us to turn our hearts to the world , sending good wishes to all directions.

Let us pray that countries in conflict will soon find the path of dialogue and reconciliation, and that all misunderstandings and hatred will be resolved by tolerance and humanity.

"May the light of compassion and wisdom of Buddhism spread everywhere, bringing peace to all beings" - Venerable Thich Bao Nghiem shared.

The decorative space in the campus of Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Ho Chi Minh City is sparkling with colors - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Pick up the lanterns immediately after releasing them into the lake.

According to the plan, the organizers will light up 35,000 lanterns. Of these, 20,000 are made of paper and candles, 10,000 are battery-operated lotus-shaped lanterns, and 5,000 are made of plastic and placed around the area above the lake in Lang Le Park.

In addition, the organizers also decorated 7 large lotus flowers to create a highlight for the lake space.

After the leaders and delegates released a few symbolic lanterns into the lake, the organizers announced that people could place the lanterns next to the lake or in the area around the flower beds instead of releasing them into the lake.

The organizers announced that they will not release lanterns into the lake to ensure safety and protect the environment.

Immediately afterwards, volunteers retrieved the floating lanterns that had been released into the lake. Most people were happy and agreed with the decision of the organizing committee.

People take souvenir photos with lanterns arranged in the shape of a map of Vietnam, lotus flowers, etc.

Lanterns are mainly placed by people around the lake - Video : HOAI PHUONG

People take souvenir photos with flower lanterns - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Arrange flower lanterns to form a map of Vietnam - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Lanterns are shaped like lotus flowers, chosen by many people to take photos - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Minister of Ethnic Minorities and Religions Dao Ngoc Dung thanked the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and international delegates for attending the 20th Vesak in Vietnam.

"The Party and State of Vietnam always respect freedom of religious belief and freedom of non-religious belief. We hope that the church, all people, religious and non-religious people will all join hands, unite, be compassionate, and give up with the nation to build a prosperous, happy and prosperous Vietnam," Mr. Dao Ngoc Dung emphasized.

Very few flower lanterns are released into Lang Le Lake - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Lanterns are placed around the lake shore - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dem-hoa-dang-cau-nguyen-hoa-binh-tai-vesak-2025-20250506222509088.htm