Exam candidates visit Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam to pray for good luck
Saturday, 06/07/2013 14:09 (GMT+7)
On July 3, many university entrance exam candidates and their relatives went to Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) to pray for good luck for their registrations.
The 1,000-year-old temple is a Confucian symbol for study. It's believed that praying there and touching stone turtles' heads can bring candidates good luck. However, touching the turtles is now banned.
Nearly 700,000 candidates from across the country will sit for the 2013 University Entrance Examinations on July 3-5.
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Just one hour after the registration procedure, exam candidates
stood in line to buy tickets for Van Mieu |
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Crowds of candidates and their relatives went to Van Mieu |
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Touching the stone turtles' heads is now banned. The candidates quickly
touched other artefacts to pray for luck |
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Volunteers watched over the candidates to be sure they
didn't touch the turtles’ heads |
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Many candidates expressed regret at not being allowed
to touch the turtles’ heads |
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Candidates folded their hands before the Great Teacher Chu Van An’s altar |
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Dreaming of the chance to enter university, many candidates
wrote prayer petitions to burn |
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A family with a petition in preparation for prayer |
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Many candidates visit the model of the Temple of Literature - the first
university of Vietnam |