VIETNAM - CAN GIO - WHALE WORSHIP FESTIVAL - FISHERMEN - RITUAL Stock Image

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VIETNAM, Can Gio: A colourful, decorated fishing boat is tied to the port during the annual Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) Festival in Can Gio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on September 28, 2015. The festival, which has been held for hundreds of years, is an important ritual for fishermen of Can Thanh Town, in the Can Gio District. Tributes are paid to the whale which is worshipped as the 'Guardian God' of fishermen

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