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Vietnam Travel & Tourism Festivals - Vietnam Travel Information |
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| Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival, Feb 24 2006, Bac Ninh |
| It is said that Lady Chua Kho was a hard working woman. After marrying the king of Ly Dynasty, she asked for going to Vu Ninh area, recruited villagers for establishing village, expanded the wasteland, organized production in 72 small villages. |
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| Cau Ngu Festival, Jan 12 2005, Hue |
| This traditional festival of lower Thai Duong Village in Huong Hai Commune of Huong Dien District is organized annually on the 12th day of the 1st month in memory of the village tutelary genie Truong Quy Cong. |
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| Chu Dong Tu Festival, Mar 18 2005, Hung Yen |
| Chu Dong Tu is one of four immortal gods in the Vietnamese pantheon. The festival annually takes place from the 10th to the 12th day of the second lunar month at two temples, Da Hoa and Da Trach, in Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province. |
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| Co Loa Festival, Feb 23 2005, Hanoi |
| The Co Loa Festival is held annually from the 6th to the 16th of the 1st month of lunar calendar. It takes place in the pagoda that honours An Duong Vuong in Co Loa Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi City. |
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| Do Temple Festival, May 15 2005, Bac Ninh |
| The festival takes place from the 14th to the 16th days of the third lunar month. Legend has it that the 15th day of the third lunar month was the coronation of King Ly Cong Uan. |
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| Dong Nhan Festival, Mar 15 2005, Hanoi |
| The Trung Sisters, two Vietnamese heroines who led a rebellion against the Han invaders (40-43 AD) are not only worshipped in Hanoi, but also in Dong Nhan village (Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi). |
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| Elephant Race Festival, Mar 1 2005, Dak Lak |
| The Elephant Race Festival takes place in springtime, normally in the third lunar month. In preparation for the festive day, people take their elephants to places where they can eat their fill. |
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| Festival rituals, Mar 18 2008 |
| Festivals require many compulsory rituals, which are carried out in a strict order from the preparation to the ending of a festival. |
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| Fish - Praying Ceremony, Mar 1 2005, Phu Yen |
| Organized regularly every year in Phu Yen coastal areas belonging to the Song Cau district, Tuy An district, Tuy Hoa district and Tuy Hoa town – where most of the inhabitants live on fishery, the ceremonies are held in lunar March when fishermen are preparing for the main fishing season in a year. |
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| Giong Festival, May 18 2005, Hanoi |
| The Giong Festival is held annually in Phu Dong village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi, on the 9th day of the 4th month of the lunar calendar. |
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| Hon Chen Temple Festival, Mar 1 2005, Hue |
| The Hon Chen Temple Festival is organized twice every year, in the 3rd and the 7th lunar months.
The festival takes place at the Hon Chen temple, 10 km west of Hue. |
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| Keo Pagoda Festival, Oct 15 2005, Thai Binh |
| Description of the festival
The annual Keo Pagoda Festival lasts three days during which lots of religious and traditional rituals and customs are held in celebration of the Buddhist monk who rendered great merits to the people and the country. |
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| Ky Yen Festival, Mar 10 2005, Ho Chi Minh City |
| The Ky Yen Festival lasts five days (from the 10th day to the 14th day of the second lunar month) at the Binh Dong communal house, which is located on the banks of Ba Tang canal and is one of the two communal houses which receive the largest number of visitors and worshippers in Ho Chi Minh City. |
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| Le Mat Snake Festival, Mar 25 2005, Hanoi |
| Le Mat hamlet in Viet Hung village, Gia Lam district, about 7km northeast from downtown Hanoi, has been famous for a long-standing trade: snake catching and breeding, snake wine and tonics and snake dishes. |
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