Cau Ngu Festival – Hue

Hue Thua Thien Hue, Viet Nam

Cau Ngu Festival is a traditional festival of Thai Duong Village in Huong Hai commune, Huong Dien District, Hue, north-central Vietnam. The Cau Ngu festival is organized annually on the 12th day of the 1st month in memory of the village tutelary genie Truong Quy Cong. His alias is Truong Thieu, and he was a native […]

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 […]

Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival – Bac Ninh

Bac Ninh Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival is held on the 14th day of the first lunar month in Co Me Village, Vu Ninh, Bac Ninh to worship Ba Chua Kho (The Queen of Stock) and four gods: Thien phu, Dia phu, Thuy phu, and Nhac phu. The festival includes incense offering ceremony, custom of borrowing money […]

Ba Pagoda Festival – Binh Duong

Binh Duong Binh Duong, Viet Nam

Ba Pagoda Festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month in Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province. The festival worships the Holy Mother Thien Hau […]

Xoe Dancing Festival – Lao Cai

Bac Ha Bac Ha, Lao Cai, Viet Nam

Xoe Dancing Festival is held on the 15th of the 1st lunar month in Ta Chai Village, Bac Ha Town, Lao Cai, northern Vietnam. This is also the spring festival of the Tay to pray for good crop, full of grains and rice. The ritual is rather simple with a tray of offerings put at the […]

Thuong Temple Festival – Lao Cai

Lao Cai Lao Cai, Viet Nam

The Thuong Temple Festival is a celebration of Tran Quoc Tuan, who was the Supreme Commander of Vietnam during the Tran Dynasty. The festival is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month in Lao Cai province. Tran Quoc Tuan was a brilliant military leader who defeated the Mongol invaders three times in […]

Cau Vong Festival – Bac Giang

Bac Giang Bac Giang, Viet Nam

Cau Vong Festival is held on the 16th January of the lunar year in Tan Yen District, Bac Giang province to honor the martial tradition, revolutionary heroes of the historic […]

Ba Den Mountain Festival – Tay Ninh

Tay Ninh Tay Ninh, Viet Nam

Ba Den Mountain Festival is held annually on the 18th and 19th day of the first lunar month in Ba Den Mountain, Tay Ninh province. The festival is organized to […]

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.

Tho Ha Village Festival – Bac Giang

Bac Giang Bac Giang, Viet Nam

Tho Ha Festival is held over three days, from the 20th to the 22nd of the first lunar month. The major day of the festival falls on the 21st. The festival with its procession is held once every three years so it is eagerly awaited by all of the villagers. The highlight of the festival […]

Quan Ho Singing Festival – Bac Giang

Bac Giang Bac Giang, Viet Nam

Quan Ho Singing Festival takes place on the 21st day of the first lunar month, in the framework of the Tho Ha pagoda festival in Viet Yen district, Bac Giang […]

Thach Khoan Temple Festival – Phu Tho

Phu Tho Phu Tho, Viet Nam

The Thach Khoan Temple Festival is a traditional festival of the Muong people in Thanh Son, Phu Tho. The festival is held on the 24th and 25th day of the first lunar month at the Thach Khoan Temple, a unique ancient temple of the Muong people in Phu Tho province. The temple worships the god […]