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The priests  
   

The priests

The colours of robes that the worshippers wear depends on their rank and gender: all women and lay worshipers wear white whilst men with the rank of priest and higher wear colours representing Buddhism and Virtue (yellow), Taoism and Pacifism (Blue) or Confucianism and authority (red). Men and women are also separated as they worship with men on the right and women on the left.
Ho Chi Minh City

November 30th 2006
Hi people, sorry about the delay, small case of bloggers block I think as it has taken us ages to write about our brilliant trip to Vietnam, and already it seems like ages ago. We arrived in India one week ago and are now living it up in Goa. Caz and Mark should be getting to Gatwick airport as we speak which is too exciting.. More about India later though as here are some pictures from Ho Chi M ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
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