Suoi Mo Temple Festival – Bac Giang

Suoi Mo Temple festival takes place on the 1st day of the 4th lunar month in Luc Nam, Bac Giang, at about 90km from Hanoi. Suoi Mo Temples consist of Den Thuong (upper temple), below along the spring are Den Trung (middle temple) and Den Ha (lower temple) which were built during Le Dynasty. The […]

Dong Co Temple Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Dong Co Temple Festival takes place on the 4th day of the 4th lunar month, in Buoi, Tay Ho, Hanoi. The festival is held in commemorating King Ly Thai Tong when he made the procession of Bronze Drum Genie in Dan Ne, Thanh Hoa to Thang Long (Ha Noi now), set up a temple to […]

Lo Khe Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Lo Khe Festival takes place twice a year, on the 13rd day of the first lunar month and the 6th of the fourth lunar month. The festival is held in Lien Ha, Dong Anh, at about 18 km from Hanoi downtown. The festival is to show respect and memory of Mr. Dinh Du and his […]

Dau Pagoda Festival – Bac Ninh

Bac Ninh Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

The Dau Pagoda Festival takes place every year on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month in celebration of Buddha Man Nuong, the goddess of fertility and childbirth. This is one of the most important Buddhist festivals in the delta region and Northern area of Vietnam. Dau Pagoda is located in Thuan Thanh district, […]

Giong Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Giong Festival is a traditional festival in commemoration and praise of the mythical hero Saint Giong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese folk beliefs. The festival is held in many locations throughout the northern part of Vietnam, but the most typical ones are the Giong Festivals at Phu Dong and Soc Temples (Hanoi). The […]

Van Village Festival – Bac Giang

Bac Giang Bac Giang, Viet Nam

Van village water praying festival takes place in April of lunar calendar every year in Van village, Van Ha commune, Viet Yen, Bac Giang province. The festival is a particular of wet rice culture, which shows the desire of agricultural residents for a year of convenient raining and winding as well as an abundant harvest. […]

Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival – An Giang

An Giang An Giang, Viet Nam

Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival is held annually from the 23rd to the 27th day of the fourth lunar month at Sam Mountain, Chau Doc City, An Giang Province. The main festival day is on the 25th of the fourth lunar month. Ba Chua Xu Temple (the local tutelary goddess) lies at the foot of […]

Tra Co Festival – Quang Ninh

Quang Ninh Quang Ninh, Viet Nam

Tra Co Festival starts annually from the 29th or 30th day of the 5th month to the 1st day of the 6th lunar month in Tra Co village which is 8 kilometres from Mong Cai town, is part of Hai Ninh district, Quang Ninh province. Tra Co temple is located on a small peninsula, at the […]

Quan Lan Festival – Quang Ninh

Quang Ninh Quang Ninh, Viet Nam

Quan Lan festival takes place on the 18th day of the sixth lunar month in Dinh Wharf and Quan Lan Communal House, Quan Lan island, Quang Ninh Province. Quan Lan festival is organized to commemorate the victory against the Mongol invaders in 1288, as well as the feats of Tran Khanh Du, a famous Tran […]

Worshipping Forest Festival of the Nung – Lao Cai

Lao Cai Lao Cai, Viet Nam

The Worshipping Forest Festival of the Nung is a traditional festival that honors the forest and the ancestors who sacrificed their lives for the village. The festival is held twice […]

Hon Chen Temple Festival – Thua Thien Hue

Thua Thien Hue Thua Thien Hue, Viet Nam

Hon chen Temple Festival is organized twice every year in the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month and on 3rd day of the 7th lunar month. The festival takes place at the Hon Chen temple, 10 km west of Hue. It starts with a procession referred to as the God Welcoming ceremony, said to bring […]

Dao Xa Village Festival – Phu Tho

Phu Tho Phu Tho, Viet Nam

Dao Xa village festival is held on the 9th day of the 7th lunar month, in Dao Xa, Thanh Thuy, Phu Tho, northern Vietnam. The Dao Xa festival is organized to honor Hung Hai Cong and three Royal Highest mandarins who had merit of helping people control floods, Princess Que Hoa. Dao Xa village is located […]