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The festival resumes after a three-year hiatus caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Ten days ahead of the festival, the Yen Tu spiritual relic complex had received more than 150,000 arrivals, equal to 80% of the figure from 2018 and 90% of the figure from 2019. The festival is scheduled to last until the end of the third lunar month, with around one million monks, nuns, Buddhists, and pilgrims expected to attend the religious event, according to the Quang Ninh Buddhist Sangha. A wide range of activities will get underway during the festival, including a lantern night, dragon and unicorn dances, as well as folk games.  An incense offering ceremony to pray for peace, along with a painting and a photo exhibition showcasing the majestic beauty of the Yen Tu complex will be the main highlights of the festival. The Yen Tu spring festival is held annually in order to honour the great value of Yen Tu mountain, the origins of the Truc Lam Zen se...

Photo: zingnews.vn On the days adjacent to the Lunar New Year, locals and tourists in many provinces and cities are flocking to Mang Den town, KonPlong district (Kon Tum) to immerse themselves in the “cherry blossom festival.” These flowers are blooming all over the mountains. Y Trang, the owner of Soc Mang Den Homestay, said that the forest cherry blossom trees here have been around for a long time. In 2008, Nguyen Thi Phuong’s family (living in Ho Chi Minh City) brought cherry blossoms from Da Lat to plant them all over her family’s hill in the Konplong district. Photo: zingnews.vn “Over the years, her family has nursed and propagated cherry blossoms and donated them to the local community for trial planting in gardens and along the street. Currently, many families in Mang Den have their own cherry blossom gardens. This attracts tourists to visit and take pictures every New Year’s Eve and Spring,” shared Trang. Visitors can see cherry blossoms at Dak Ke lake...