Trung Do Festival
Trung Do Festival Time: 18th day of the 11th lunar month Place: Ngoc Phan Commune, Thanh Oai District, Ha Tay Province Objectif of worship: This festival honors the Viet petriot Ly Bon who led a successful revolt against the Chinese in AD 542, later proclaiming himself as the Emperor Ly Nam De. Traditional ball games [...]
An Lu Temple Festival
An Lu Temple Festival Time: 10th day of the 11th lunar month Place: An Lu Commune, Thuy Nguyen District, Hai Phong City Objectif of worship: the well-known doctor Tue Tinh An Lu Temple that worships the well-known doctor Tue Tinh is located in An Lu Commune, Thuy Nguyen District, Hai Phong City on the alluvial [...]
Ook om bok Festival
Ook om bok Festival. Time: 15th of the 10th lunar month Place: Soc Trang Province, Vietnam Oc Om Boc Festival, Vietnam is a religious ceremony when the moon god of Kho Me minority group is worshipped in Soc Trang Province of South Vietnam. One of the most prominent of the festivals of Vietnam, it falls [...]
Nhi Khe Village Festival
Nhi Khe Village Festival Time: 15th day of the 10th lunar month Place: Nhi Khe Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province Objects of worship: Mr. Doan Van Tai, the ancestor of wood carving in the 16th century. Nhi Khe Village is well-known for its wood lathing craft that has been preserved for hundreds of [...]
Keo pagoda Festival
Keo pagoda Festival Time: 13th day to 15th of 9th lunar month Place: V? Nh?t commune, V? Th? district, Thái Bình province. Objectif of worship: Buddhist dignitary Duong Khong Lo, a man who is crdited with curing Le King from a serious illness. The Keo Pagoda festival is annually held for three days, from 13th [...]
Mid – Autumn Festival or Tet Trung Thu
Mid – Autumn Festival or Tet Trung Thu Time: 15th day of 8th lunar month In Vietnam, Têt-Trung-Thu (tet-troong-thoo) or the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most popular family holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. [...]
Kiep Bac temple Festival
Ki?p B?c temple Festival Time: 16th day to 20th day of 8th lunar month Place: Lê L?i commune, Chí Linh district, H?i D??ng city, H?i D??ng province. Objectif of worship: death anniversary of Saint Tran. The festival bears the special characteristics of the traditional national identity. One of the most interesting activities in the festival [...]
Do Son buffalo fight Festival
?? S?n buffalo fight Festival Time: 9th day of 8th lunar month Place: ?? S?n district, H?i Phòng city According one of the legend, one Creator caused a severe drought. All living things looked toward the sea, praying for Creator’s favour. In the most miserable moment, suddenly, people saw two buffalos fighting fiercely on the [...]
Lang Ong Festival
Lang Ong Festival Time: 29th day of 7th lunar month Place: Ho Chi Minh The festival is dedicated to General Le Van Duyet (1763-1832), the defender of Gia Dinh Citadel (including Nam Bo (South Vietnam) and present-day Binh Dinh Province). Pilgrims, especially those of Chinese origin will pour into Lang Ong to pay tribute to [...]
Dao Xa Village Festival
Dao Xa Village Festival Time: 9th day of the seventh lunar month. Place:Dao Xa Commune, Thanh Thuy District, Phu Tho Province. Objects of worship: Hung Hai Cong and three Royal Highest mandarins who had merit of helping people control floods, Princess Que Hoa.