On which day does the Mother Âu Cơ Temple Festival take place?
The festival is held every year over two days, from the 6th to the 7th of the first lunar month, at the Mother Âu Cơ Temple and the communal house dedicated to Đức Thánh Cả, Hiền Lương commune, Phú Thọ province (before July 2025 it belonged to Hạ Hòa district). The 7th of the first lunar month is the day of the Fairy's descent according to legend.
The story of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ, the sack of one hundred eggs, as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca, and what is myth.
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Hiền Quan Phet Festival in Phú Thọ runs on the 12th and 13th of the first lunar month with palanquin procession, worship, troop march, and phet grabbing.
Hue culture blends Nguyen dynasty court ritual with folk belief, Mother Goddess worship, and festivals like the Am Hon ceremony and Huệ Nam Temple festival.
Anthropology finds modernisation does not erase spirit belief in Vietnam. Temples and festivals grew busier after Đổi Mới for several overlapping reasons.
The Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival in Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn runs from the 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, with the palanquin bathing rite.
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.
Saint Mother Liễu Hạnh, the only female saint among the Four Immortals, is tied to the three descents to earth and to the Three Realms Mother Goddess worship.
Tử Vi Chân Cơ is the core-principle reading of Tử Vi, not a separate school. It differs from Bát Tự and Kinh Dịch in input data and basic units of judgment.
The Lô Lô people in Hà Giang hold an ancestor worship ceremony, a national intangible heritage, with the Ma Co dance in grass costumes as its highlight.
Bà cô ông mãnh are kin who died young and unmarried, honoured at a small altar under the ancestral altar because the young do not sit level with elders.
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.
UNESCO inscribed Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Palaces in 2016, honoring the sky, forest and water Mothers, with Holy Mother Liễu Hạnh at its center.
Huyền Trân Princess Temple in Hue honors the Tran dynasty princess who expanded Vietnam's southern frontier. Its festival falls in the first lunar month.