{"id":5193,"date":"2025-09-01T15:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:09:41","slug":"vu-lan-festival-in-atlanta-2025-a-vietnamese-filial-piety-celebration-at-first-senior-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/vu-lan-festival-in-atlanta-2025-a-vietnamese-filial-piety-celebration-at-first-senior-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Vu Lan Festival in Atlanta 2025 \u2013 A Vietnamese Filial Piety Celebration at First Senior Center."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WHAT: First Senior Center of Georgia (FSCofGA)<\/strong> will hold a special ceremony in<\/p>\n<p>celebration of the Vu Lan Festival, a deeply meaningful event rooted in Vietnamese tradition.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony will emphasize the importance of Hi\u1ebfu (filial piety) and intergenerational<\/p>\n<p>connections. FSCofGA\u2019s 26,000 square-foot facility will be decorated to reflect Vietnamese<\/p>\n<p>culture and the spirit behind the Vu Lan Festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, September 4, 2025, 11 A.M.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First Senior Center of Georgia<\/p>\n<p>5555 Oakbrook Pkwy, Building 500, Suite 500-B<\/p>\n<p>Norcross, GA 30093<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Von Tran<\/strong>, CEO of First Senior Center of Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Interviews available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Event Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rose Ceremony:<\/strong> Upon arrival, all attendees will receive a rose. Those with living<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>parents will receive a red rose, symbolizing gratitude and respect. Those who have lost<\/p>\n<p>their mother will receive a white rose, signifying remembrance and love.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Remarks by Von Tran:<\/strong> Von Tran, founder and CEO of FSCofGA, will give a series of<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>remarks emphasizing the importance of &#8220;Hi\u1ebfu&#8221; (filial piety) in Vietnamese culture and<\/p>\n<p>how FSCofGA maintains this vital tradition in the United States.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cultural Performance:<\/strong> Following Ms. Tran&#8217;s remarks, the event will have a special<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>musical performance \u2013 a heartfelt song dedicated to esteemed elders.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Regular Activities:<\/strong> The event will continue with the center\u2019s regular activities, providing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>a familiar and comforting atmosphere for all seniors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Vu Lan Festival:<\/strong> Vu Lan, a Buddhist festival celebrated throughout Vietnam (and in<\/p>\n<p>Vietnamese communities worldwide), honors ancestors and emphasizes the importance of Hi\u1ebfu<\/p>\n<p>(filial piety). In Vietnamese culture, &#8220;Hi\u1ebfu&#8221; is more than just respect for parents; it&#8217;s a<\/p>\n<p>cornerstone of society. It encompasses love, gratitude, obedience, and the responsibility to care<\/p>\n<p>for one&#8217;s parents in their old age. It is deeply rooted in Confucianism and Buddhism, which have<\/p>\n<p>significantly shaped Vietnamese values. It&#8217;s a time for expressing gratitude to parents (both<\/p>\n<p>living and deceased) and performing acts of service to help departed souls find peace. The rose<\/p>\n<p>ceremony is a central part of Vu Lan, with the color of the rose representing one&#8217;s relationship<\/p>\n<p>with their parents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT: First Senior Center of Georgia (FSCofGA) will hold a special ceremony in celebration of the Vu Lan Festival, a deeply meaningful event rooted in Vietnamese tradition. The ceremony will emphasize the importance of Hi\u1ebfu (filial piety) and intergenerational connections. FSCofGA\u2019s 26,000 square-foot facility will be decorated to reflect Vietnamese culture and the spirit behind [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5193"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5198,"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5193\/revisions\/5198"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fscofga.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}