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14. The Sacred and the Profane

A celebration of the Tet holiday, in a Mekong Delta village, is a magical mystery tour of Buddhist spirituality, drinking games, unthinkable foods and cockfights.

Posted byJohn Gottberg AndersonDecember 7, 2020Posted intravel, UncategorizedTags:Buddhism, cannonball tree, cockfight, Delta, holiday, holiday dinner, Kurt Bennett, Mekong, MIrcea Eliade, Quoi An, Tet, travel, Vietnam, Vinh LongLeave a comment on 14. The Sacred and the Profane

13. Journey to the Mekong

Nearly 80 percent of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is covered with rice. The region is always wet and green. But a visit to a tiny riverside village is a cultural adventure as well as a geographic one.

Posted byJohn Gottberg AndersonDecember 2, 2020December 2, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Ben Tre, Cai Mon, Can Tho, Co Chien, Kurt Bennett, Mekong, My Tho, Quoi An, travel, Vietnam, Vinh LongLeave a comment on 13. Journey to the Mekong
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