Category: VIETNAM CULTURE

Vu Lan Festival (or Trung Nguyen Festival) is Buddhist festival that emerged long ago in Vietnam. Every year, the festival takes place on 15th day of the seventh lunar month,…

Tet Han Thuc (Cold Foods Festival) is a traditional festival of Vietnamese which takes place on the 3rd day of the third lunar month in the year. This is occasion…

Doan Ngo Festival has another simple name in Vietnamese: “Tet Giet Sau Bo” (day for killing insects). It’s held on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in the…

Nha Trang Sea Festival takes place every two years for a week in around June in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province. This is a colorful and dynamic sea festival…

Besides Lunar New Year Eve, the biggest holiday in the year, Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu in Vietnamese) is the second notable traditional celebration in Vietnam. Standing for Vietnam’s cultural…

Lunar New Year Festival – the occasion that marks the beginning of a new year in lunar calendar, is also called “Tet” or “Tet Nguyen Dan” in Vietnamese. This is…

Lim Festival opens annually on around 12th – 13th day of the first lunar month in the year. The festival takes place in a spacious area of Noi Due Commune,…

King Hung Temple Festival is a traditional festival which honors the first King of Vietnam – King Hung. It’s occasion for every Vietnamese to remember their origin and express their…

Situated in Huong Son Site, Hanoi, Huong Pagoda complex is considered as one among centers of Buddhism in Vietnam. The pagoda complex consists of several Buddhist pagodas and temples on…

Hue Festival is a big cultural event of Hue City that is held every two years. There is a week (usually in April, May or June) for each festival season…