Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Hanoi Autumn Festival 2026 runs 16-18 October at Thống Nhất Park, with 9 spaces covering heritage, craft villages, cuisine and international exchange.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Vietnam's October 2026 festival calendar: Côn Sơn Kiếp Bạc, Lam Kinh, Katê, Sene Dolta, Hanoi Autumn Festival, Keo Pagoda, plus lunar dates.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals How children celebrate Mid-Autumn in northern, central and southern Vietnam: lantern parades, lion dances and the moon-viewing feast.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional food Com Làng Vòng is a Hanoi autumn specialty made from young sticky rice, tied to the traditional craft of Vong village in Cầu Giấy district.
Updated 28 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival, the 8th lunar month full moon, is Children's Festival with ancestor offerings, moon-viewing trays and paper toys.
Updated 3 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Vietnam's year of festivals and Tet occasions, from Lunar New Year and the first full moon to Mid-Autumn, plus ethnic Tet traditions.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites A detailed step-by-step guide on preparing offerings and arranging the Mid-Autumn Festival tray according to Vietnamese traditions.
Updated 26 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Giong Festival at Soc Temple and Phù Đổng Temple in Hanoi honors Saint Giong, with its rituals and UNESCO heritage status.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Mid-Autumn Festival customs differ across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam, from northern rituals to lively Central festivals and Southern gift-giving.
Updated 29 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Discover the distinctive features of Huong Pagoda Festival: the pilgrimage journey through Yen Stream, the cave pagoda complex and offering rituals.
Updated 28 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Autumn Keo Pagoda Festival in Hưng Yên honors Zen Master Dương Không Lộ with palanquin processions, the frog dance and boat racing.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Ngũ Xã bronze casting village in Hanoi has over 400 years of history, known for sophisticated techniques and artworks of Thăng Long spirit.
Updated 24 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing arts Hát xẩm is a northern Vietnamese folk singing craft dated to about the 14th century, sung at markets, village yards and on Hanoi trams.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative days Capital Liberation Day on 10 October 1954 saw Vietnamese forces take over Hanoi from French troops under the Geneva Accords.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Trương Thị Thúy Hà's 2016 study found Hanoi apartment buyers consult feng shui when choosing and arranging a home, seeking spiritual security.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Hanoi death anniversaries, weddings and funerals run on unspoken rules of hierarchy, invitations and conduct, rooted in the elegant Tràng An character.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The shrine of Princess Hoàng Phương on Vũ Trọng Phụng Street stayed after negotiation between community, authorities and a business.
Updated 28 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Hanoi character in daily life shows in forms of address, inviting, hosting guests, and a reserve newcomers often misread as coldness.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Thái Nguyên International Tea Festival 2026 runs 30 October to 7 November at Võ Nguyên Giáp Square, themed 'Thái Nguyên, First Among Famous Teas'.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional food Vietnamese mooncakes come as baked bánh nướng and soft bánh dẻo. Where they are said to come from, and what the traditional fillings are.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The 11th Đà Lạt Flower Festival 2026 runs December 19 to 31 under the theme "Đà Lạt, a Harmony of Flowers and Music", opening at Lâm Viên Square.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Cổ Loa Festival opens on the 6th day of the first lunar month at the Upper Temple in Đông Anh, Hanoi, honoring An Dương Vương with rituals and folk games.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendar Bạch Lộ (White Dew), the 15th solar term, starts around 7 or 8 September as night vapour condenses into white dew, marking mid-autumn in the calendar.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Glossary Phong tục in English is custom, tập quán is usage, and truyền thống is tradition. See how the three differ, plus a vocabulary table of Vietnamese customs.
Updated 6 Oct 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals November 2026 (23rd of 9th lunar month to 22nd of 10th) brings the Thái Nguyên Tea Festival, Gia Lai Gong Festival, Ok Om Bok, Kathina and more.
Updated 24 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Nghinh Ông Sông Đốc Festival is the largest sea festival in Cà Mau, held each second lunar month with a sacred whale procession and fishermen's whale worship.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Da Nang's largest Buddhist festival, Quán Thế Âm at Ngũ Hành Sơn runs each second lunar month and is national intangible cultural heritage.
Updated 20 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Khai Ha festival is the largest folk festival of the Muong people in Hòa Bình, held in the first lunar month to pray for good harvests.
Updated 19 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Cổ Lễ Pagoda (Ong) Festival, Ninh Bình: 13th to 16th of the 9th lunar month, main day the 14th. In 2026 that is 22 to 25 October; in 2027, 12 to 15 October.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs Hùng Kings' Commemoration Day falls on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month at Đền Hùng temple in Phú Thọ province, honoring the legendary Hùng Kings.
Updated 30 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The National Mong Ethnic Culture Festival rotates among provinces with large Mong populations. Its 4th edition is in Điện Biên in October 2026.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival in Ninh Bình falls in mid-Ninth lunar month, honoring Zen Master Dương Không Lộ with boat racing and folk games.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief Ramưwan, the month of fasting and prayer of the Chăm Bà Ni: grave visiting, ancestral offerings and the retreat of the dignitaries at the mosque.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Katê Festival in Ninh Thuận centers on the ceremony of receiving Goddess Pô Nưgar's attire, kept by the Raglai and brought down to the Chăm.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Origins, rituals and cultural values of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phú Thọ, held on the 10th day of the third lunar month to honor the Hung Kings.
Updated 23 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Đồ Sơn buffalo fighting festival in Hải Phòng: its origins, rituals and the modern controversies over commercialization, betting and accidents.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Phủ Dầy Festival in Nam Định, held in the third lunar month, honors Saint Mother Liễu Hạnh with Chau Van singing and Hau Dong mediumship.
Updated 20 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The Bà Triệu Temple Festival in Thanh Hóa honors heroine Triệu Thị Trinh, who led a 3rd century uprising, through rituals and community events.
Updated 18 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Ông Hoàng Mười Temple Festival in Nghệ An holds its main ceremony on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, tied to Mother Goddess worship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Updated 1 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative days Vietnam Culture Day falls on November 24 each year, approved by the 16th National Assembly on April 24, 2026, with fully paid leave for workers.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Explore the cultural significance, rituals, and uniqueness of traditional boat racing festivals across Vietnam, from Kiến Giang river to other regions.
Updated 31 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Tết in Sài Gòn: the Nguyễn Huệ flower market from 1960 and flower street from 2004, the flower boats of Bình Đông wharf, and how families keep Tết.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative days The founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930, when Nguyễn Ái Quốc unified three communist organizations in Hong Kong.
Updated 20 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
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