Impressive Vietnam map puzzle at Hanoi Yoga Festival 2025

On June 15 at Yen So Park (Hoang Mai District, Hanoi), more than 1,000 yoga lovers joined the event to celebrate International Yoga Day June 21 within the framework of the biggest Yoga Festival of the year organized by the Hanoi Yoga Federation.

Speaking at the event, Ms. Tran Thi Diem Huong, Vice President of the Vietnam Yoga Federation, Standing Vice President and General Secretary of the Hanoi Yoga Federation, and Head of the Organizing Committee, emphasized: “The Hanoi Yoga Federation always upholds the spirit and enthusiasm for yoga, creating a healthy and beneficial playground to connect yoga clubs and enthusiasts in the capital city.”

With the theme for 2025: “Yoga for Peace and Public Health,” the program conveys a deeply humane message in a world still fraught with instability. Through a series of activities such as the sacred fire ceremony for Yoga, group performances of Yoga rituals, artistic yoga performances, and physical games, the event not only promotes the health benefits of Yoga but also spreads the values ​​of peace and compassion to the community.

Monica Sharma, Ambassador of the Republic of India to Vietnam, shared: “Yoga is a gift that India has given to the world . We are moved to see thousands of Vietnamese people loving and practicing this discipline, especially the formation of a map of Vietnam, demonstrating mutual respect and friendship between the two nations.”

The Yoga ritual of lighting a sacred fire.

The atmosphere at Yen So Park was brimming with energy and emotion. Old and young, women and men… from all districts of Hanoi and many provinces and cities were present from early morning, neatly dressed, in perfect harmony in every breathing, stretching, holding, and releasing movement of yoga.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Bay, 72 years old, from Tien Phuong Yoga Club (Chuong My district, Hanoi) said: “On the first day of practicing yoga, I felt pain, but the more I practiced, the more flexible and healthier my body became, and my joints felt much better. I have been practicing regularly for two years now and feel more energetic and cheerful. Both young and old should participate in this activity.”

According to the organizing committee, following the success of this year's Festival, the 2nd Hanoi City Expanded Yoga Club Championship will be held from July 11-13, 2025, creating another platform for exchange and learning among yoga clubs and practitioners throughout the region.

The most impressive highlight of the event was the formation of a map of Vietnam by nearly 1,000 people wearing red shirts with yellow stars, creating a highly symbolic scene that expressed the spirit of unity, national pride, and the cultural blending between Vietnam and India through yoga, an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Over 1,000 people immersed themselves in a vibrant atmosphere of red, performing yoga poses together at the "Yoga for Peace and Community Health" event.

This activity celebrates the 11th International Yoga Day (June 21st) worldwide.

The event attracted approximately 1,000 yoga practitioners from Hanoi and many neighboring localities.

This is also an opportunity for the people of Hanoi to promote the image of a friendly, dynamic, and peace-loving Vietnam to friends around the world.

The highlight of the 2025 International Yoga Day celebration at Yen So Park this year was the formation of a map of Vietnam by approximately 1,000 people wearing shirts with the red flag and yellow star.

The mass yoga performance and the formation of a map of Vietnam are special events aimed at commemorating the country's major national holidays in 2025.

The event concluded in an atmosphere of unity, spreading energy of love and peace, in line with the profound philosophy of Yoga.

Le Phu/News and Ethnic Groups Newspaper

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