Le Mat village Festival
L? M?t village Festival Time: 23rd day of 3rd lunar month Place: L? M?t village, Vi?t H?ng commune, Gia Lâm district, Hà N?i capital. Objects of worship: The village’s tutelary god of Hoang Family. This village and its communal house are associated with a legend. While the daughter of King Ly Thai Tong (1072-1127) was [...]
Chu Dong Tu temple festival
Ch? ??ng T? temple Festival Time: 10th day to 12th day of 3rd lunar month Place: ?a Hoà village, Châu Giang district, H?ng Yên province This festival originated from a legend. The third King of the Hung Dynasty had a daughter, Princess Tien Dung. At the age of 18, Tien Dung was a most beautiful [...]
Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Festival or Truong Yên Festival
Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Festival or Tr??ng Yên Festival Time: 10th day of 3rd lunar month Place: Hoa L? district, Ninh Bình province. Objectif of worship: includes water procession at Truong Yen water station located on Hoang Long river and worship at the two temples of King Dinh and King Le. Description of festival: The [...]
Hùng Vuong temple festival
Hùng V??ng temple festival Time: 10th day of 3rd lunar month Place: Phú Th? province. Objects of worship: Hung King Description of festival: The Hung Kings Festival has been celebrated with many activities from the 6th to the 10th day of the third lunar month at the historical site of the Hung Kings Temple in [...]
Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival
Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival Time: 6th of th 3rd lunar month Place: Thach Xa commune, Thach That District, Ha Tay Province Objects of worship: Buddha, Arhat. The visitors come to the festival to pray to Buddha for fortune and to enjoy the pagoda, which was built in the architectural style of the later Le Dynasty, [...]
Thay pagoda Festival
Th?y pagoda Festival Time: 4th day to 7th day of 3rd lunar month Place: Sài S?n commune, Qu?c Oai District, Hatay Province, Hanoi city Festival description: The festival takes place in the elaborate pagoda said to be built on the ashes of a Vietnamese folk hero and is especially famous for the performances of traditional [...]
Phu Dày Festival
Ph? Dày Festival Time: 3th day to 8th day of 3rd lunar month Place: Kim Thái commune, V? B?n district, Nam ??nh province Objectif of worship: cult of Goddess Lieu Hanh, one of the four Vietnamese immortals, according to the popular tradition. The 3rd day of the festival is the most important. The main ceremonies [...]
Central Highland Elephant Racing
Central Highland Elephant Racing, ?ôn village, Daklak province. Time: 3rd lunar month. The Elephant Race Festival is usually held in Don Village or in forests near the Sevepoi River. In preparation for the festive day, people take their elephants to places where they can eat their fill. Apart from grass their food also includes bananas, [...]
Yên Tu Festival
Yên T? Festival Time: 10th day of 1st lunar month to the last day of 3rd lunar month Place: Yên T? mountain, Th??ng Yên Công commune, Uông Bí district, Qu?ng Ninh province. The mountainous region of Yen Tu has been a ventre of Buddhism for many centuries and is the starting point of the Buddhist [...]