Tet Holiday

Tet Holiday, or Vietnamese New Year, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. The word is a shortened form of Tet Nguyen Dan, which is Sino-Vietnamese for “Feast of the First Morning of the First Day”. Tet celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar, which usually has the date falling in […]

Perfume Pagoda Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Perfume Pagoda Festival is open in My Duc, Hanoi on the sixth day of the first lunar month, with the attendance of about 50,000 pilgrims. Situated in Huong Son Site, Hanoi, Huong Pagoda complex is considered as one among centers of Buddhism in Vietnam. The pagoda complex consists of several Buddhist pagodas and temples on […]

Khe Thuong Village Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

The Khe Thuong Village Festival is a traditional festival that takes place from the 3rd to the 7th day of the first lunar month in Khe Thuong, an ancient village by the Da River. The festival honors Tan Vien Son Saint, one of the Four Immortal Saints of Vietnam, who is also the god of […]

Phat Tich Pagoda Festival – Bac Ninh

Bac Ninh Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

Phat Tich pagoda festival takes place on the 4th day of the first lunar month in Phat Tich Commune, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province. The ancient pagoda is famous for its beautiful architecture, serene landscape and sets of precious stone statues imbued with sculptures of the Ly Dynasty (the 11th century). The festival is […]

Hao Xa Festival – Hai Duong

Hai Duong Hai Duong, Viet Nam

Hao Xa pagoda festival opens from the 4th day to the 6th day of every first lunar month, the days King Monk Tran Nhan Tong visited the place. There are many special customs and rituals at the festival, such as edict and palanquin processions of families and feast and fruit tray contests. The most attractive […]

Dong Ky Village Festival – Bac Ninh

Bac Ninh Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

The Dong Ky Village Festival is a traditional festival that celebrates the tutelary god of Dong Quang commune, Tu Son district, Bac Ninh province, northern Vietnam. The festival is held from the 4th to the 6th day of the first lunar month to honor the god’s great merit, who was known as Thien Cuong De. […]

Keo Pagoda Festival – Thai Binh

Thai Binh Thai Binh, Viet Nam

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 […]

Dong Van Market – Ha Giang

Ha Giang Ha Giang, Viet Nam

Dong Van Market in Ha Giang serves as a cultural and economic hub for the highland ethnic groups in Vietnam’s northernmost province. It’s situated in the historical old quarter of Dong Van town, a place of architectural heritage.

Tay Son Festival – Binh Dinh

Binh Dinh Binh Dinh, Viet Nam

Tay Son Festival is held annually on the 5th day of the 1st lunar month in Nghi Binh Commune, Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province. The festival is organized to honor the leaders of the Tay Son movement, Vietnamese hero Quang Trung in particular, and to celebrate the Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory in […]

Lieu Doi Wrestling Festival – Ha Nam

Ha Nam Ha Nam, Viet Nam

The Lieu Doi Wrestling Festival is a traditional festival that celebrates the martial arts and the history of Lieu Doi Village, Liem The Commune, Thanh Liem District, Ha Nam province. The festival is held on the 5th day of the first lunar month every year to honor Thanh Ong, a hero of the Doan family […]

Dong Da Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

Dong Da festival takes place on the January 5th of the first lunar month. This is a victory festival, held in memory of the glorious achievements of Quang Trung King – the hero in history against invaders of the nation. Two centuries ago, Dong Da was a battlefield where Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue), a Tay […]

Long Tong Festival

Bac Kan Bac Kan, Viet Nam

The Long Tong Festival, also called Hoi Xuong Dong, is a traditional festival of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups in the northern highlands of Vietnam. The Long Tong Festival is the most important festival at the beginning of the new year, closely related to the wet rice culture. The festival is organized to express […]