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The gathering gives them the chance to explore the traditional craft of silk weaving as well as authentic products in Vietnam. Photo: TG&VN More than 100 female diplomats, representatives of international organizations in Hanoi, and spouses of foreign ambassadors in Vietnam gathered at an event in Hanoi to honour the role of women in development, VNA reported. The event, entitled Following the Traces of Silk, has been organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in collaboration with the Vietnam Sericulture Research Centre (VIETSERI) and the Vietnamese silk brand De Silk to celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8). The event also aims to introduce to special guests the process of making Vietnamese silk. UN Women Country Representative, Elisa Fernandez Saenz. Photo: TG&VN Adorned in a Vietnamese ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress), UN Women Country Representative, Elisa Fernandez Saenz emphasised the importance of culture in every society.

Ba Den Mountain is known as one of the three most sacred places in Vietnam and is also a spiritual symbol of the Southern people. This mountain is the highest in the South. It is associated with the legend of Linh Son Thanh Mau which is revered by the people of the South, making a sacred land. There is a magnificent spiritual complex on the top of the mountain, with the tallest bronze statue of Tay Bo Da Son in Asia. Photo: baogiaothong.vn Millions of tourists and Buddhists from all over the world come to Ba Mountain all year round to pray for fortune, good luck, and children, or to rid themself of bad luck. A ritual that almost everyone who comes to the Ba pagoda area performs is touching the hands or robes of the statue of Quan Am Bodhisattva on the head and body to pray for health and luck. Also in the area of Ba Pagoda, many people bring flower petals from the shrine home to bathe. According to Phan Anh Nguyet (Tay Ninh), boiling warm water and releasing chrysanthem

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