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 Hoa in honour of [...]
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 range of Cam River [...]
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 the battle of destroying [...]
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 in October as [...]
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 years. It is also [...]
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 playing.
Co Le [...]
Keo pagoda Festival
Keo pagoda Festival
Time: 13th day to 15th of 9th lunar month
Place: Vũ Nhất commune, Vũ Thư 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 to 15th of [...]
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. In a [...]
Kiếp Bạc temple Festival
Kiếp Bạc temple Festival
Time: 16th day to 20th day of 8th lunar month
Place: Lê Lợi commune, Chí Linh district, Hải Dương city, Hải Dương 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 is the boat race [...]
Đồ Sơn buffalo fight Festival
Đồ Sơn buffalo fight Festival
Time: 9th day of 8th lunar month
Place: Đồ Sơn district, Hải 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 wave crests and [...]