The Perfume Pagoda Festival is a popular cultural and religious event held annually in Vietnam. It takes place at the Perfume Pagoda, also known as Huong Pagoda, which is located in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. The festival typically begins in the middle […]
Held in the coastal city of Vung Tau, this festival commemorates whales, a sacred animal of the area. According to legend, Emperor Gia Long was saved from a sinking ship by these majestic creatures and he elevated their status in court, making whales a local deity and protector of fishermen. A procession of locals symbolically […]
On the tenth day of the third lunar month, Vietnamese gather at the Hung Temple at Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho Province to honor the legendary Hung Kings. Rulers of the Hong Bang era in Viet Nam’s mythic past, the Hung Kings helped develop a fine material culture of bronze and pottery, and also […]
In An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta, the Ba Chua Xu temple festival is held annually from the 23rd to the 27th of the fourth lunar month. The festival honors a marble statue of a lady (Ba Chua) found at the peak of Mount Sam in the early 1800s; a temple was built for […]
The Hue Festival 2024 themed “Cultural Heritage with International Integration and Development”, featuring a wide range of traditional festivals and rituals, cultural, sports, and tourism activities is scheduled to take place all year round Source: vietnamnet.vn
From the 30th day of the sixth month to the second day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, the Cham people of Viet Nam celebrate the Kate Festival. Festivities take place around three ancient structures: the Po Inu Nagar Temple, the Po Klong Garai Tower, and the Po Rome Tower, around Ninh Thuan […]
The brightest and roundest full moon of the year shines during the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival, held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, usually in September or early October. Groups of costumed children roam the streets carrying colourful lanterns in the shape of stars, fish and butterflies. It’s traditional to give away boxes […]
The Khmer communities in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta celebrate the Bay Nui Ox Race as part of their Sene Dolta (Pchum Ben) celebrations. The race is held between Tinh Bien and Tri Ton districts, taking place from the 29th day of the eighth month to the first day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar. […]
In early December, the Khmer living in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam stage a lively festival known as Oóc Om Bóc. Celebrated in Sóc Trăng province, where Khmer culture is everywhere, this festival offers an incredible glimpse into Vietnam’s diversity. Look out for activities thanking the moon god for the year’s harvest, as well as […]
