SOME
POPULAR CULTURAL FESTIVALS
(By Lunar CalendarDate)
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The 2nd day of the 1st
month: Wrestling Festival in Lieu Doi, Nam Ha.
The 5th day of the 1st month: Festival of Dong
Da hill, Hanoi: celebrate the anniversary of King Quang Trung's victory
over 290,000 Qing invaders to liberate Thang Long (now Hanoi).
The 6th
day of the 1st month: Festival of Eel-Catching in Pot in Ving Lac
district, Vinh Phu province. This reflects the farmers' love for labor
and the joy over bumper crops.
The 10th
day of the 1st month: Festival in Trieu Khuc village, Hanoi. Cultural
activities of a traditional handicraft village.
The 13th
day of the 1st month: Lim Festival, Ha Bac. Festival of quan ho folk
song singing. Boys and girls meet on river bank, on hill or
in the yards of village's communal house and pagoda to sing and exchange
emotions.
The 15th
day of the 1st month: Festival of Spring on Ba Den mountain.
The 15th
of 2nd month (formal date): Festival of Huong Pagoda, Ha Tay: Traditional
festival lasting over 2months.
Spring festival
of buffalo fighting in Tay Nguyen Highlands highlighting the martial
spirit of the ethnic minority people.
The 10th
day of the 3rd month: Festival of Hung Temple celebrating the death
a anniversary of Kings Hung.
The 9th
day of the 4th month: Giong Festival, Hanoi, commemorating Saint Giong,
a legendary child hero who defeated foreign invasion and saved the
nation.
The 26th
day of the 4th month: Festival of Queen Su in Chau Doc.
The 5th
day of the 5th month: Water Festival in Nha Trang. People in the city
go to the beach and have a bathfor health improvement.
The 16th
day of the 6th month: Festival of Nghinh Ong in Tien Giang - Ben Tre.
The 30th
day of the 7th month: Festival at Lang Ong, Ho Chi Minh City.
The 9th
day of the 8th month: Buffalo fighting festival, Do Son, Hai Phong.
The 13th
day of the 9th month: Festival of Keo Pagoda, T90hai Binh. Traditional
communal festival.
The 22nd
day of the 11th month: Festival of Dong Quan in Chan Tien Pagoda,
Hanoi.
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