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 […]

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 […]

Xuong Giang Festival – Bac Giang

Bac Giang Bac Giang, Viet Nam

Xuong Giang festival is held on the 6th and 7th of the lunar January in Bac Giang province, northeast Vietnam. It reflects the magnanimous history of our country against invaders through cultural images in Xuong Giang. Before the festival opening date, in the evening of the 5th of lunar January, the young hold camp fire. […]

An Duong Vuong Temple Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

The An Duong Vuong Temple Festival is a traditional festival that honors King An Duong Vuong, who built the Co Loa Citadel and ruled over the ancient kingdom of Au Lac. The festival is held on the 6th day of the first lunar month every year in Co Loa village, Dong Anh district, Hanoi, which […]

King Pagoda Festival – Hanoi

Hanoi Hanoi, Viet Nam

King Pagoda festival is held annually on the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of the first lunar month in Chua Vua pagoda, Pho Hue, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi. There are two religions works including Hung Khanh pagoda 9 to worship buddhist) and Thien De temple (to worship De Thich God). The holy De Thich has […]

Da Communal House Festival – Ha Nam

Ha Nam Ha Nam, Viet Nam

The Da Communal House Festival is a traditional festival that celebrates the local culture and history of Da (Stone) Communal House in An Mong hamlet, Tien Phong commune, Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province. The festival is held on the 6th day of the first lunar month and includes various activities such as a worshiping […]

Vieng Market Festival – Nam Dinh

Nam Dinh Nam Dinh, Viet Nam

Vieng market festival is launched on the annual 8th day of the first lunar month in Nam Truc and Vu Ban, Nam Dinh. Legend has it that Vieng market is linked somehow to the person who brought copper casting to the area, Nguyen Minh Khong, so people who go the market feel that they will get […]

Meo Vac Market – Ha Giang

Ha Giang Ha Giang, Viet Nam

Meo Vac market is located in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province, in the north eastern region of Vietnam. The market is open only on Sunday, starting early morning at […]

Sinh Village Wrestling Festival – Thua Thien Hue

Thua Thien Hue Thua Thien Hue, Viet Nam

Sinh Village Wrestling Festival takes place from the 9th to the 10th day of the first lunar month in Lai An Village, Phu Mau Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue Province. The Sinh Village’s Wrestling Festival has made itself different, and distinguished from others by its entertainment purpose. In the past, while most of […]