12th lunar month festival
1/ Ca Ong Festival Time: 15th day of the 12th lunar month Place: Some fishing villages in Khanh Hoa Province Objects of worship: Ca Ong. These festivites are tied to a legend in which Emperor Gia Long was saved by a whale while he was at sea. Every year, there is a celebration in Khanh [...]
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 [...]
Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival
Nguyen Trung Truc Temple Festival Time: 18th of the 10th lunar month Place: Long Kien Commune, Cho Moi District, An Giang Province Objectif of worship: Nguyen Trung Truc, the leader of an insurrection who rose up against the French in the South n the festival, the locals organize incense-offering ceremony, recalling sacrifices-offering ceremony, reperformance of [...]
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 [...]
Kate Festival
Kate Festival Time: From the 1st day of the seventh month according to Cham calendar (equivalent to 25 September to 5 October by solar calendar). Place: Po Nagar Tower Temple (Huu Duc Hamlet), Po Klong Garai Tower (Do Vinh Ward, Cham Tower), Po Rome Tower (Hau Sanh Hamlet). Objects of worship: Gods: Po Klong Garai, [...]
Co Le Pagoda Festival
Co Le Pagoda Festival Time: From the 13th to the 16th day of the ninth lunar month. Place: Co Le Townlet, Truc Ninh District, Nam Dinh Province. Objects of worship: Zen Buddhist Nguyen Minh Khong, the ancestor of bronze casting. Buddha and patron saint worshipping, boat racing on Dao River, water puppetry shows, boi chess [...]
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 [...]