Long Chu Festival takes place on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month in coastal villages of Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province. This festival of the boatmen living around Hoi An is believed to hold back epidemics and diseases in the transition of a season. Long Chu is a royal boat, a symbol […]
Vu Lan Festival, also known as Mother’s Day in Vietnam, is held annually on the 15th of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. The main objective of this festival is for the people to express their gratefulness and appreciation to deceased ancestors, especially mothers. Popular activity is to buy and release caged birds, fish and […]
Quang Binh Boat Racing Festival takes place on the 2nd September on Kien Giang River, Le Thuy District, Quang Binh province in the north central region of Vietnam. It is […]
Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival is held every year on the 9th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. There are, in fact, two rounds of elimination before […]
An Hai village festival is celebrated on the 10th day of 8th lunar month in An Hai Tay, Son Tra district, Da Nang city, central Vietnam. After the opening ceremony, people […]
Kiep Bac Temple Festival is held from the 15th to 20th day of the 8th lunar month. The festival takes place in Hung Dao Commune, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province, northern Vietnam. Kiep Bac temple is dedicated to Tran Quoc Tuan, the eminent marshal of the Tran Dynasty, who led the Vietnamese people in the three […]
Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese children. In the cycle of seasons, in which alternate the yang (male) and yin (female) principles, the mid-autumn festival is celebrated around the autumn equinox, at a […]
The Tran Temple Festival is one of the major traditional festivals in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month in Loc Vuong, Nam Dinh. The festival grounds consist of three main temples: Thien Truong Temple (Up Temple), Trung Hoa Temple (Center Temple), and Co Trach Temple (Down […]
Lam Kinh Festival takes place on the 22nd day of the eight lunar month in King Le temple, Lam Kinh, Tho Xuan District, Thanh Hoa Province. Lam Kinh is the place of mausoleums and tombs of the Le Kings. At the Muc Son Quay, in front of the tomb area in the present-day Xuan Lam […]
The An Giang Cow Racing Festival takes place in Tri Ton or Tinh Bien district, An Giang province, from the 29th day of the eighth lunar month to1st day of the ninth lunar month (or to the 2nd day of the ninth lunar month in case of the eighth lunar month without the 30th day).The […]
The Keo Pagoda Festival is one of the biggest spring festivals in Thai Binh province. It celebrates the Buddhist monk Duong Khong Lo, who made great contributions to the people and the country. He built the Keo Pagoda, which is a masterpiece of ancient architecture and a national treasure. The Keo Pagoda Festival is held […]
Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival is held annually from the 18th to the 19th day of the tenth lunar month in a temple of the same name – Nguyen Trung Truc Temple, Long Kien Commune, Cho Moi District, An Giang Province. Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival is organized to worship Nguyen Trung Truc. He was […]
