A prayer for the whale's soul

• Photographer
  Nguyen Viet Thanh

A prayer for whale's soul A woman praying for the soul of a whale, which washed up on the coast of Dien Thinh-Dien Chau, Nghe An 27-5-2016. For hundreds of years, every time a whale washed up on the shore of those villages locals would hold ceremonies and bury the whales. They believe whales are protectors of fishermen at sea.