Vu Lan Festival: The Season of Filial Piety and the Rose-Pinning Ceremony
Learn about the Buddhist origins of Vu Lan on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, the legend of Mục Kiền Liên, filial piety, and the rose-pinning ceremony.
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