Events & Festivals

Tet Festival (New Year) Feb 2010 (annual)

A colourful, family occasion the Tet Festival is the most important date in the Vietnamese calendar.

The chief guardian Spirit of the Hearth, Le Tao Quan, is said to depart from the family's home for the heavens, where he updates the Emperor of Jade with the family's activities. A new spirit is then assigned to the household for the coming year. On the day of Le Tao Quan's departure, each member of the family pays tribute to the spirit, burning sacred gold leaf paper and offering him a fish upon which he will ride to Heaven. » Read more

Lim FestivalFeb 2010 (annual)

Lim Pagoda, Lim village (Lung Giang Commune)

As Spring approaches, duets of Quan Ho folk songs can be heard all over Bac Ninh. Taking turns to sing, couples improvise words, each responding to the other, flirting and generally…
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Thay Pagoda Festival Mar 2010 (annual)

Thien Phuc Pagoda, Thuy Khe village

This festival takes place in an elaborate pagoda said to be built on the ashes of a Vietnamese folk hero and is especially famous for the performances of traditional water puppetry. It is…
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Elephant Races Apr - May 2010 (annual)

Don Village

Elephant Races take place in the village of Don or in the forests near the Sevepoi River (Dac Lak) every spring (during the third lunar month). » Read more

Kate Festival (Ca'Te) Sep 2010 (annual)

Cham communities, An Phuoc District

The Cham kingdom ruled central Vietnam for 14 centuries, hemmed in by Khmers to the south and Vietnamese to the north. Today just 100,000 Chams and a handful of tower ruins remain. This… » Read more

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