Taking advantage of lunch break, Hanoi office workers jostle to go to the first temple of the year

According to Dan Tri reporter at 11:30 am on February 3, Tay Ho Palace (Tay Ho district) welcomed thousands of visitors coming to worship at the beginning of the year (Photo: Manh Quan).

Today is the first day workers return to work after the Lunar New Year holiday, so during their lunch break, many people have come to Tay Ho Temple to burn incense and pray for a peaceful and lucky new year (Photo: Manh Quan).

Crowds of people gathered outside the main yard, clasping their hands in devotion to offer incense. The altar table was also packed with no space left (Photo: Manh Quan).

Tay Ho Palace worships Lady Lieu Hanh, a legendary figure, and one of the four immortal saints in Vietnamese beliefs (Photo: Manh Quan).

The large number of people makes moving around very difficult (Photo: Manh Quan).

Khanh Huyen (25 years old) and her colleagues took advantage of the noon hour to travel more than 30 minutes from My Dinh to Tay Ho Palace to attend the first ceremony of the year.

"In the new year, I hope to have better direction and more success in my work. I pray for my family to always be peaceful, healthy and happy," Huyen shared (Photo: Ngoc Luu).

Inside the temples were also packed with people coming to offer sacrifices (Photo: Ngoc Luu).

Some people accepted to stand outside the door and bow because they could not go inside (Photo: Manh Quan).

At Tran Quoc Pagoda, this afternoon, a large number of people and tourists flocked to the pagoda. People went to the pagoda at the beginning of the year to pray for family happiness, peace, good health, and success in their careers (Photo: Manh Quan).

Tran Quoc Pagoda is one of the famous ancient pagodas in Hanoi. On every holiday and Tet, this place is a familiar place for the capital's residents and tourists to visit and worship (Photo: Manh Quan).

Ms. Tran Thi Ve (Long Bien, Hanoi) said that every year, on the 6th day of Tet, she often goes to Tran Quoc Pagoda, Tay Ho Palace to burn incense and pray for health, peace, family happiness, and successful children.

Mrs. Ve shared that going to the pagoda at the beginning of the year is a good custom of the nation, helping to brighten the mind, children going to the pagoda will learn the good things and the right things taught by Buddha.

Tran Quoc Pagoda was built during the reign of King Ly Nam De, is over 1,500 years old, and still retains its majestic architecture. This is also a familiar place for people to visit, sightsee, and take photos to capture beautiful moments next to the ancient pagoda during the early spring of the new year.

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