Quick answer When is the Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival held? The Autumn Festival, the largest festival of the year, is held in the middle of the ninth lunar month, specifically from the 10th to the 16th day of the ninth lunar month, to commemorate the birthday of the Holy Patriarch Dương Không Lộ. In 2026, this period falls on 19 to 25 October on the solar calendar. In addition, the pagoda also has a Spring festival in the first lunar month with the inner Keo Pagoda and in the second lunar month with the outer Keo Pagoda.
From the article “Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival (Xuân Hồng, Ninh Bình, formerly Xuân Trường, Nam Định): the Ninth Month festival, rituals and folk games”
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