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Buddhist festival in HCM City to extol motherly love

Ho Chi Minh City’s art troupes and cultural centres will offer several shows to celebrate the annual Buddhist holiday of Vu Lan, an event that eulogises motherly love, held annually in the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
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"C​ai l​uong" artists of HCM City will perform for free during Vu Lan, the annual Buddhist event that eulogises motherly love, held in the seventh month of the lunar calendar.
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HCMCity (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s art troupes and cultural centreswill offer several shows to celebrate the annual Buddhist holiday of VuLan, an event that eulogises motherly love, held annually in the seventh monthof the lunar calendar. 
 
Most of the shows will begin this weekend and continue until the mid-September.    

District 9’s Suoi Tien Tourist Park will launch a programme called Vu Lan BaoHieu (Showing Gratitude in Vu Lan) featuring culinary parties and stageplays that highlight people’s gratitude to and appreciation of their mothers.

“Cai luong” (reformed theatre) stars like Vo Minh Luan and Huong Xuan of theTran Huu Trang Theatre will perform for free on the occasion to encourage youngpeople to love and respect their mothers.

The programme will begin tomorrow and run through the day of Vu Lan, September5. It is expected to attract more than 40,000 visitors, including severalhundred Buddhists, from the city and neighbouring provinces.

Dozen of young actors will visit the Artists Pagoda and Nhat Quang Tu (SunlightPagoda) in Go Vap district on August 26 to participate in a special showcelebrating Vu Lan.

They will stage a series of extracts from popular plays featuring historic eventsand heroines, such as Thai Hau Duong Van Nga (Queen Duong Van Nga)and Trung Nu Vuong (Trung Sisters).

The artists will show their deep respect for veteran actresses, such as Phung Haand Thanh Nga, who are great symbols of “cai luong”, a traditionalart of Southern Vietnam.

They will also offer donations to the pagoda, the only one of its kind in theregion that contains a cemetery devote to “cai luong” and “tuong” (classicaldrama) performers.

The Sai Gon Drama Theatre will stage a new play featuring mother’s love duringthe festival season. Directed by People’s Artist Tran Ngoc Giau, theplay, Bong Hong Trang (White Rose), is about a poor mother who makessacrifices for her daughter.

It also features the law of cause and effect, and how this influences all areasof life. 

“Vu Lan is a time for people, especially youth, to look back and remembertheir mother’s love and sacrifices," the play’s director Giau said. 

“We’re not looking to make profits from our art, but merely hope to encourageyoung people to love and respect their mothers.”  

Bong Hong Trang will be staged at 8pm every Friday, Saturday and Sundaynight at 130 Cao Thang Street in district 3.-VNA
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