Tra Co Festival starts annually from the 29th or 30th day of the 5th month to the 1st day of the 6th lunar month in Tra Co village which is 8 kilometres from Mong Cai town, is part of Hai Ninh district, Quang Ninh province. Tra Co temple is located on a small peninsula, at the northernmost end of the country and the latter’s northeastern region. Tra Co has an area of 12sq.km and over 1,000 inhabitants, and is credited with…

Worshipping Forest Festival of the Nung take place twice a year on the 30th day of the first lunar month and the second day of the 7th lunar month, in Muong Khuong District, Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam. Worship two ancient trees (Father and Mother trees), and worship people who sacrifice their life for reclaiming the village. Games: contest of leng hao, lan co singing, swinging, wood chess playing. From the forest worship festival to remind people to protect forest…

Hon chen Temple Festival is organized twice every year in the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month and on 3rd day of the 7th lunar month. The festival takes place at the Hon Chen temple, 10 km west of Hue. It starts with a procession referred to as the God Welcoming ceremony, said to bring all the worshipped Gods from the village temples and shrines to the communal house where various rituals are performed, including the procession in honour of…

Dao Xa village festival is held on the 9th day of the 7th lunar month, in Dao Xa, Thanh Thuy, Phu Tho, northern Vietnam. The Dao Xa festival is organized to honor Hung Hai Cong and three Royal Highest mandarins who had merit of helping people control floods, Princess Que Hoa. Dao Xa village is located in the West of Da river. The legend is that, this is the area that the struggle between Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh took place.…

Vu Lan Festival, also known as Mother’s Day in Vietnam, is held annually on the 15th of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. The main objective of this festival is for the people to express their gratefulness and appreciation to deceased ancestors, especially mothers. Popular activity is to buy and release caged birds, fish and small animals, in the hope that such good deeds will earn them credits for a better incarnation in their next life, as well as helping…

Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival is held every year on the 9th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. There are, in fact, two rounds of elimination before the middle of the fifth month and 8th day of the sixth lunar month. The Buffalo Fight in Do Son is a traditional festival that is attached to a Water God worshipping ceremony and the “Hien Sinh” custom. The most typical reason for the ceremony is to express the martial spirit…

An Hai village festival is celebrated on the 10th day of 8th lunar month in An Hai Tay, Son Tra district, Da Nang city, central Vietnam. After the opening ceremony, people rush to the riverbank to watch “lac thung”, a traditional sport game of the people in the coastal areas. In the village common, the participants try their best to be the winner of the chest tournament. All the teams joining “keo co” game are ready. Beside the traditional games, there…

Kiep Bac Temple Festival is held from the 15th to 20th day of the 8th lunar month. The festival takes place in Hung Dao Commune, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province, northern Vietnam. Kiep Bac temple is dedicated to Tran Quoc Tuan, the eminent marshal of the Tran Dynasty, who led the Vietnamese people in the three successful resistance wars against the Yuan-Mongolian invaders in the 13th century. People have said that he was also a sorcerer and herbalist. Thanks to his…