Festivals February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November. FEBRUARY Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) Dinh Mai Festival ( (12/01 – lunar calendar) It takes place in Thai Duong Ha village, Thuan An town, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue province. People attended Truong Quy Cong, the God of village, also named Truong Thieu. He has teached this village to go in fishing and trading barge. Characteristics: a divine workship, specialize in praying for abundant fishing. Cua Ong Temple Festival It’ s held in Cua Ong Temple, Cam Pha town, Quang Ninh Province, in attending to the General of army Tran Quoc Tang, the third son of Tran Hung Dao, who crushed many enemies and brought peace to the region in the 13rd century. Co Loa Festival It takes place every year at An Duong Vuong Temple, in Co Loa commune, Dong Anh District, in Hương Pagoda Festival People also called Huong Pagoda Festival, this pagoda is placed in the mountain. Thousands of pilgrims and visitors come to admire the beautiful landscapes, grottoes, caves and pagodas in this area. Vieng Market It ‘ s held in Vu Ban and Nam Truc Districts, Nam Dinh Province at night on 07 th of January of lunar calendar until the dawn of 08th. This spring market displays handicraft products and ornamental plants. All kinds of goods are bought and sold. People from over the whole country come to this market not only to buy products but also wish for a prosperous and lucky year. ( (09/1 – lunar calendar )
This is a long- standing festival has over 400 years old, it is organized in order to honor all robust young men. Every year, on 10th of January of lunar calendar, thousands of travellers concentrate in Sinh village- situated on the south bank of the Celebrated in Huong Hai Commune, Huong Dien District, Lim Festival (Quan Ho Folk Song Festival) It ‘s opened on 13th of January – lunar calendar – just on the first of Lim market – day, on Lim hill, Lim town, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province which is far away from Hanoi 18kms. Lim Festival commemorates the Hieu Trung Hau King and Queen, the founders of Quan Ho melodies and folk song. Quan Ho folk-songs originated in Bac Ninh province, they can be sung at home, at communal house or on hill..., depending on solo performance, repartee. . . . . . During the festival which is held every year, particularly in spring, young, men and women gather in the yard of a communal house or pagoda, on a hill or in a rowing boat and sing Quan Ho. This is a style of singing where songs alternate from group to group, going back and forth from one to the other. Quan Ho singing is a folk art of highly collective nature. Those who sing are not entertainers, but all are part of the performance, and everyone is welcome to join. Va( ( 15/01 and 15/9 – lunar calendar) Va temple is a historical and cultural origin of Doai country, Van Gia village, Trung Hung Commune, Son Tay town, Vinh Phuc province. Va Temple Festival is usually held in two occasions: in January full moon day and in September full moon day, in order to adore the God of Tan Vien mountain- also called the head of four immortality Gods of the major popular beliefs in Con Son Festival It takes place every year at An Duong Vuong Temple, in Co Loa commune, Dong Anh District, in ( In the beginning of January – lunar calendar ) Long Tong Festival - the traditional beauty of ethnic group - Tay people is organized in many provinces as Tuyen Quang, Bac Can, Lao Cai . . . . The mainly ceremony is the offerings of heaven and earth and people pray to the Gods for good weather, good health, lush vegetation, exceeding crop. The festival has many games for the villagers. It usually occurs in early January – after Lunar New Year. Long Tong festival is a kind of cultural popular activity, a meaning profound humanity and it express the desire of the people in harmony with heaven and earth, negative- positive; also people wish for a healthy life, food and warm , all growing living things . The festival includes lion dances, Chinese chess, and ethnic songs. Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival( (15/1 – lunar calendar ) It takes place in Tay Ninh town, Tay Ninh province, at Ba Den temple, in Ba Den mountain. The Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival is not only the free religious beliefs but also an charming expression of national character. Every year, in the beginning of Lunar New Year, travelers from Hochiminh city and from others provinces in Huong Pagoda Festival People also called Huong Pagoda Festival, this pagoda is placed in the mountain. Thousands of pilgrims and visitors come to admire the beautiful landscapes, grottoes, caves and pagodas in this area. Con Son Festival It takes place every year at An Duong Vuong Temple, in Co Loa commune, Dong Anh District, in ( Late February to Early March Long Tong Festival - the traditional beauty of ethnic group - Tay people is organized in many provinces as Tuyen Quang, Bac Can, Lao Cai . . . . The mainly ceremony is the offerings of heaven and earth and people pray to the Gods for good weather, good health, lush vegetation, exceeding crop. The festival has many games for the villagers. It usually occurs in early January – after Lunar New Year. Long Tong festival is a kind of cultural popular activity, a meaning profound humanity and it express the desire of the people in harmony with heaven and earth, negative- positive; also people wish for a healthy life, food and warm , all growing living things . The festival includes lion dances, Chinese chess, and ethnic songs. Hon It is celebrated in the The Hon Chen Temple Festival takes place two times in a year, is very popular among the localities and also welcomes tourists from all over, to take part in the merry making. The Hon Chen Temple Festival is related to the Cham legend. The Hon Chen Temple Festival includes a performance with imperial characters. Actors dressed in clothes with splendid turbans and tunics look like princes and princesses of the Nguyen dynasty. These shows are held in the natural settings of mountains, hills, and rivers. Dong Nhan Festival( (03/02 until 06/02 - lunar calendar ) Dong Nhan Temple is placed in Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi capital. The Temple is devoted to the two Trung Sisters, also called Hai Ba Trung, two heroines who achieved great distinction fighting against foreign aggressors, securing independence for the country and adding a lustrous page to the history of the nation. Hai Bà Trưng’s heroic uprising against the ruling Chinese lasted 3 years and was defeated. However this uprising is an event of great significance as it left a bright example to later generations. People built many temples to honour these two Sisters. The most famous are three temples, Takes place in Chu Dong Tu Temple in Da Hoa and Da Trach villages, 25 km from
Organized in honour of King Phung Hung, a leader of the peasant revolt in the 3rd century. Ba Den Mountain Spring Festival Huong Pagoda Festival People also called Huong Pagoda Festival, this pagoda is placed in the mountain. Thousands of pilgrims and visitors come to admire the beautiful landscapes, grottoes, caves and pagodas in this area. Takes place in spring in Buon Don (Dac Lac). The racetrack is wide enough for 10 elephants and is 1 to 2 km long. It is the biggest cultural event of the Central Highlands. Quan The Am Festival Quan The Am Pagoda stands at the foot of Ba Trieu Organized in memory of Ba Trieu who raised a rebellion against Ngo invaders. The festival takes place at Ba Trieu Temple in Hau Loc,
At Kim Thai Commune, Vu Ban District, in Thay Pagoda Festival Thay Pagoda festival is attractive to many visitors because of the myth surrounding Monk Tu Dao Hanh and his feats- the beautiful scenery and the water puppet shows. Lang Pagoda was built in the 12th century under Ly Dynasty. It was located Lang Thuong ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi. The main festival day is on 07th of March - lunar calendar. On this day, after making rituals, at noon the saint's palanquin procession goes along the To Lich River Bank and returns to Lang Pagoda. The festival also involves traditional games: swinging, wrestling, chess playing, tuong, cheo singing and worshipping sing. Truong Yen Festival( (10/3 – lunar calendar) Truong Yen festival or called Hoa Lu Ancient Capital festival. It is held on 10th of March – lunar calendar, in Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lư district, Ninh Bình province. The most solemn rituals of the festival are the water procession and sacrifices - offering ceremony. The sacrifices - offering ceremonies take place at midnight in Dinh and Le temples at the same time.The worship is included water procession at Truong Yen water station located on Hoang Long river. The most special game of Truong Yen Festival is called " manoeuvre game with reed flag", which replays the childhood of Dinh Bo Linh as a buffalo boy in Truong Yen. Coming to the festival is an opportunity for visitors to visit the ancient capital of the Dinh and Le courts, which mark the glorious period of unifying and establishing the country after suffering more than a thousand years under Northern Domination. The festival lasts for 3 days from the 9th to the 11th of March of lunar calendar. A day before the festival, ancient and modern flags are hung along the road from Viet Tri to Hung mountain. Banh chung (square cake) and banh day (circle cake) are also served to remind people of the Lang Lieu Legend (the 18th Hung King who invented these cakes), and the merit of the Hung Kings who taught people to grow rice. The Hung King temple festival does not only attract visitors from everywhere but also allows them to participate in the special traditional cultural activities, and it is also a sacred pilgrimage back to the origins of Vietnamese culture. People usually show their love and pride of homeland and ancestral land. The Hung King temple Festival is one of the most important and sacred festivals of the Vietnamese people, deeply embedded in the minds of every Vietnamese citizen MAYPerfume Pagoda Festival People also called Huong Pagoda Festival, this pagoda is placed in the mountain. Thousands of pilgrims and visitors come to admire the beautiful landscapes, grottoes, caves and pagodas in this area. Elephant Race Takes place in spring in Buon Don (Dac Lac). The racetrack is wide enough for 10 elephants and is 1 to 2 km long. It is the biggest cultural event of the Central Highlands. Po Nagar The Festival is held every year from 20th to 23rd of March - Lunar calendar at After the rituals ceremony is Flower Dance (the dance like Champa dance), Offering Flower Dance and Boi song performances which are held on front of the main temple. In the past, there had basket boats competition. Thap Ba Festival not only attracts great number of Viet and Cham people to attend but also attracts people from other provinces. Dong Xam Festival It attracts many people. The most exciting programme is the boat race contest on river with the participation of youth men in the hamlet and neighboring communes. The programme remains other interesting traditional games and folk cultures like ca tru and cheo singing. In the days of Dong Xam Temple Festival, a great deal of beautiful silver carving products are displayed and sold as souvenir for tourists. Dau Pagoda Festival The Dau Pagoda, also known as Phap Van, Dieu Ung or Co Chau pagoda, is located in Thanh Khuong commune, Thuan Thanh district, in the north of Bac Ninh province. This place was the capital of Giao Chi district, which was then called Giao Chau: the political, economic, cultural centre of The pagoda , at the centre of the prominent historical and cultural sites in the north of Bac Ninh province; is the Buddhism cultural activities of farmers. The festival involves the procession of 4 sisters to To Pagoda to kowtow their mother. Materials and antiques are left at the Dau Pagoda, especially a wood block made around 1752 years ago, and research on the history of Vietnamese Buddhism (which appeared in the country around 1,800 years ago), confirm that Dau Pagoda is the one of the oldest Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas. This pagoda became the centre of a branch of Buddhism, and many veteran monks from Under the Ly and Tran dynasties, Dau Pagoda was repaired and expanded. Kings and mandarins often visited it. The Dau Pagoda’s festival is held on 8th of April – lunar calendar and is one of the largest Buddhism festivals in the northern plains and midlands. Giong Festival The Giong Festivals held annually in Phu Dong Village, Gia Lam District, HaNoi. At the Giong Festival, people can make connections with their neighbors, with relatives, between the individuales with the community and between the past with present. Ba Chua Xu JULY Ba Chua Xu Ba Chua Xu Temple was built in 1820, at the foot of Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival is the biggest folk festivity of Chem Chem Ly Ong Trong was sent to assist the first emperor of the Tan Dynasty in Chem Temple Festival is a big older festival in The temple contains two gilded wooden statues of Ly Than and his wife sculpted in 1888. It’s a relaxing place, with excellent views of the JULY Tra Co Village Festival This festival is held on 1st of June – lunar calendar; in the main place - Tra Co communal house, at Tra Co village, in Mong Cai town, Hai Ninh district, Quang Ninh Province - 350 km away from Hanoi; in memory of the village’s God and General Nguyen Huu Cau - a peasant leader rose up in arms against the oppressive Le – Trinh dynasty. In the ceremony, people pray to heaven and earth and divine protection for abundant fishing, prosperous trading, surplus crops and comfortable life. Tra Co village is a very popular place with Vietnamese and foreign visitors. Apart from the solemn ceremony, there are also best breeding pigs contest, culinary contest. . . . The festival is organized to commemorate the victory against the Mongol invaders in 1288, as well as the feat- day of Tran Khanh Du, a famous Tran General. They also pray for good off- shore fishing. The festival is organized to commemorate the victory against the Mongol invaders in 1288, as well as the feat- day of Tran Khanh Du, a famous Tran General. They also pray for good off- shore fishing. Tet Trung Nguyen (Wandering Souls Day) This festival is considered as the time for the pardoning of condemned souls that are released from hell. Those which are "homeless" should be "fed" and appeased with offerings of food. Merits for the living are also earned by the release of birds and fish. Apart from the incensation, people would also burn other things such as paper houses, cars, servants and televisions to please the "homeless". To the Buddhism, this festival coincides with Vu Lan festival，the Vietnamese transliteration for Ullambana. At present Vu Lan festival is also seen as Mother's Day. People give thanks to mothers whereas they pray for the salvation of the deceased soul. Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival Do Son, a popular beach-side town three hours east of Hanoi, plays host to an annual Buffalo Fighting Festival every autumn, with water buffalo and their entourage of farmers and trainers arriving from all over northen mountainous, where they have been in isolated training for months..The bulls are led into a football stadium and lock horns Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival, is held every year on 9th of August - lunar calendar. It is one of the popular Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival is a traditional festival of Vietnam attached to a Water God worshipping ceremony and the custom to show marital spirit of the local people in Do Son, Haiphong. People say that after eating the winning buffalo, people will get the luck, especially the seafaring people. Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most popular family holidays. It is held on 15th of August - lunar calendar. Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. Parents would use the Mid-Autumn festival as an opportunity to show their love and appreciation for their children. Appropriately, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can participate in a lantern procession at dawn. Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities include arts and crafts in which children make face masks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for adults and participate in contests for prizes and scholarships. Vietnamese parents tell their children fairy tales and serve mooncakes and other special treats under the silvery moon. Nghinh Ong festival is held on 16th, 17th, 18th of August – lunar calendar ,by the regional residents’ participation. The edge of sea residents respect whale as the spiritual God who helps them in falling into calamity. Early morning, the festival start with people group included old men, village communes…going up a big boat which decored with flowers, flags, altar and ancestral tablet, the five notes group, gongs, drums, and lion dances group come to the defined location for offering incense, alcohol. Nghinh Ong is the occation of sea-farer who are wishing safe for themselves, catching more fishes and shrimps, the happy forever, full life Come to the festival, tourists is enjoyed some items as follow: martial arts, dragon dances, Hat Boi…with harmony rhythm of gong sound, drum-beat in full incense. Kiep Bac temple is located in Chi Linh district, Hai Duong province. This is a charming mountains and rivers area. The temple worships Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan - the national hero who was of great merit in the struggle against Kiep Bac Festival is celebrated every year on the death anniversary of Saint Tran. The place was one of his hide- out and the temple was built in the memory of the saint. The festival takes place from 15th to 20 of August - lunar calendar, when autumn is in its full bloom. A pilgrimage to the Kiep Bac Temple Festival deemed an old century Vietnamese custom honoured Saint Tran. Millions of people throng Kiep Bac Temple to participate in the festivities. Visitors who join Kiep Bac Temple Festival seem to live in the same atmosphere as when Tran Quoc Tuan arrayed his troops in the bank. The Vietnamese are very proud of the glorious traditions of the nation. OCTOBER Keo Pagoda Festival The Keo Pagoda festival is annually held for three days, from 13th to 15th of September - lunar calendar to worship Buddhist Duong Khong Lo. He died on 3rd of July – lunar calendar, the festival of Keo Pagoda starts on 13th of September – lunar calendar, 100 days after his death. The 14th of September - lunar calendar is his birthday. The festival lasts one more day, through the 15th because it is the day in the middle of the lunar month, usually marked by buddhists. All ceremonies continue in a more entertaining manner with more traditional games such as duck catching, rice cooking competition, firecrackers hurling contest. Keo Pagoda Festival is a three days festival celebrating the traditional customs and religious ceremonies of Co Le pagoda festival takes place from 13th to 16th of September - lunar calendar, in Co Le town, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province Co Le pagoda has a 12-storey tower named Cuu Pham Lien Hoa, which lies on a big turtle. The tower is 32m in height, with eight sides, and 62 stairs to the peak. The tower is linked with the Buddist club house by a small bridge. On the left of the club house is Tran Hung Dao temple. Next to it is The festival is very bustling with folk games, particularly a boat race. This festival is the most famous festival in the north. The Kate Festival is held annually by the Cham ethnic group who inhabit the An Phuoc District of Ninh Thuan Province, on the first ten days of July of the Cham Calendar (this cooresponds with September or October). The Kate Festival is an occasion for the Cham people to express their venerability to their god. This god is considered the creator of the universe and is thought of as a national hero. During this festival, people go on a pilgrimage to the holy land of My Son and visit their friends and family. NOVEMBER Kate Festival The Kate Festival is held annually by the Cham ethnic group who inhabit the An Phuoc District of Ninh Thuan Province, on the first ten days of July of the Cham Calendar (this cooresponds with September or October). The Kate Festival is an occasion for the Cham people to express their venerability to their god. This god is considered the creator of the universe and is thought of as a national hero. During this festival, people go on a pilgrimage to the holy land of My Son and visit their friends and family. Oc Om Boc Festival is held on 15th of December – lunar calendar, in Soc Trang province and it is celebrated the thank to the moon god for bringing good crops, abundant fish in the river and maintain the health of all the villagers. The most colorful event of the Oc Om Boc Festival is the flying of paper lanterns and placing banana tree ferries attached with lights in the river. This is believed to sweep away the darkness and humidity of the rainy season. Oc Om Boc Festival is also a festival of fun. The traditional Ngo boat (wooden boat carved on both bow and stern) race is the highlight of the day next to the full moon night. This race is marked by the participation of many enthusiastic viewers who scream and encourage the participants to reach the finishing line first. The completion of the boat race signifies the completion of the villager’s responsibility to the moon god. It is held on 16th to the end of August – lunar calendar, in Vinh long province. The festival is an annual cultural event for Khmer people around the world, including the Khmer Krom people, to remember their past ancestors as well as the freedom fighters and soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for their nation. pray for peace and justice for one that is in the firing line and holds much international attention and the support of all Khmers and others around the globe. |
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