Are there any restrictions or rules for visiting Vietnamese churches?
Responds
In order not to insult the non-worshipers of Vietnamese churches, tourists should observe some important rules when visiting local monasteries and temples:
• Before entering the Buddhist temple, you must always take off your shoes.
• When visiting Vietnamese temples, it is better to dress modestly, i.e. clothes should be closed.
• To get out of their temple you need to turn your face to the shrines.
• To walk around any temple or monastery only clockwise.
• Photographing of temples and local residents is possible only after permission, for which you usually need to pay.
Responds Victor Wu
It is best to give preference to closed clothing to visit the temple. It should be remembered that at the entrance to the Buddhist temple you need to take off shoes.
Responds Ivanova Irina
There are no strict rules. But usually they wear clothes that cover their knees and take off their shoes at the entrance.
Responds Tatyana Rasskazova, Focus Travel company
There are not many of them, but it is still necessary to observe them. At least out of respect for someone else's culture and religion.
Entering the Buddhist temple, you must take off your shoes. It is forbidden to enter the temple with your shoulders open. Having an easy stole or windbreaker will solve all the problems. There are no other restrictions.
Responds information department of "Subtlety of Tourism"
Buddhist religion is one of the most democratic, however, it also has certain rules for visiting temples. At the entrance it is necessary to remove the hat, regardless of sex. To wear or to put on shoe covers. In the altar hall (arcana), you can move only from left to right - in the course of the sun. Also, try not to turn your back on the altar.
If you enter the hall when there is a moleben (hural), then movement on the temple is prohibited. At will, you can make a donation or order a service. On the inadmissibility of loud conversations and non-mobile phones to talk unnecessarily.
December 13, 2012
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