Every year when Tet comes, Vietnamese people raise a bamboo tree with a flag pinned on top. We continue this tradition at Deer Park along with a Dharma talk from Brother Pháp Xứ (in Vietnamese with English translation).  Advance registration requested. This event is In-Person and requires advance registration (at the bottom of the page when it […]

Tết, short for Tết Nguyên Đán, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tết celebrates the arrival of spring and the New Year based on the Vietnamese calendar, which is mostly based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar. The Vietnamese New Year involves many traditions to do with starting fresh and beginning the new year […]

As we begin the new lunar year, the sangha will gather to share new year wishes and Kieu Oracle readings. All are welcome. We will offer the interpretation of the Kieu Oracles (bói Kiều). We encourage those of you who are familiar with this practice—as well as those of you who are new—to hold a […]