Boat Race Festival – Quang Binh

Quang Binh Quang Binh, Viet Nam

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 an annual event held to promote national unity and sportsmanship in the hometown of General Vo Nguyen Giap. The boat race was originally a part […]

Long Chu Festival – Hoi An

Quang Nam Quang Nam, Viet Nam

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

Vietnam , Viet Nam

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 […]

An Hai Village Festival – Da Nang

Da Nang Da Nang, Viet Nam

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 rush to the riverbank to watch “lac thung”, a traditional sport game of the people in the coastal areas. In the village common, the participants […]

Vietnam Mid-Autumn Festival

Vietnam , Viet Nam

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 […]

Tran Temple Festival – Nam Dinh

Nam Dinh Nam Dinh, Viet Nam

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 – Thanh Hoa

Thanh Hoa Thanh Hoa, Viet Nam

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 […]