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Traditional festivals

Gau Tao Festival: The Hmong's Thanksgiving Ritual for Blessings of Children

Discover the Gau Tao Festival of the Hmong people in Lao Cai: its origins, significance in seeking children, the ritual of erecting the Neu pole, community activities, and cultural heritage value.

Traditional festivals

Gau Tao Festival: Spring Festival of Praying for Children and Blessings of the Hmong People

Explore the meaning, the Neu tree erection ritual, the distinctive festive activities, and the heritage value of the Gau Tao Festival, a unique spring cultural feature of the Hmong people in the Northwest region.

Ethnic minority belief

H'Mông Beliefs and Festivals: Animism, Khèn Masters, and the Gầu Tào Festival

Explore the animist beliefs, the khèn's role in funeral rites, and the Gầu Tào festival for children and blessings among the H'Mông (Mông) people of highland Vietnam.

Traditional festivals

Hoi Lim: The Largest Quan Ho Festival in the Kinh Bac Region

Hoi Lim is the largest traditional festival of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk singing, held on the 13th day of the first lunar month annually at Lim Hill, Tien Du, Bac Ninh. In 2025, Hoi Lim was included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Folk belief

Quan The Am Festival at Ngu Hanh Son - Da Nang's largest Buddhist festival

Discover the Quan The Am Festival at Ngu Hanh Son: its origin from a natural stalactite statue, distinctive rituals, and value as national intangible cultural heritage.

Tet and seasonal rites

Ramưwan Festival (Month of Fasting and Contemplation) of the Cham Bàni Community: A Cultural Beauty Toward the Roots

Discover the Ramưwan Festival, the traditional New Year of the Cham Bàni community in Ninh Thuận, with its rituals of grave visiting, ancestral offerings, and a humanistic month of fasting and contemplation.

Traditional festivals

What Types of Traditional Festivals Are There in Vietnam?

An overview of traditional Vietnamese festivals: agricultural, religious, commemorative, and ethnic festivals. Classification, meaning, and cultural value.

Traditional festivals

Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival - A Cultural Symbol of the Northwest

Explore the Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival, a unique cultural event recreating traditional rituals of Northwest ethnic groups like Thai, Mong, Dao, and Ha Nhi. The article analyzes the festival's symbolic meaning and special activities.

Traditional festivals

Nghinh Ong Song Doc Festival - The Largest Sea Festival in Ca Mau

Discover the Nghinh Ong Song Doc Festival, the largest sea festival in Ca Mau with the sacred whale procession ritual, reflecting the whale worship belief of fishermen in the Western Sea region.

Traditional festivals

Khai Ha Festival - The Largest Folk Festival of the Muong People in Hoa Binh

Discover the Khai Ha festival of the Muong people in Hoa Binh: its origins, spiritual significance, distinctive rituals, and the festival's role in community cultural life.

Ethnic minority belief

Beliefs and Festivals of the Cham People

The Cham community comprises three distinct religious streams: Cham Bàlamôn, Cham Bàni and Cham Islam, each with its own festivals and practices, from Katê to Ramưwan.

Traditional festivals

Kate Festival: The Grandest Celebration of the Year for the Cham Brahmin People

Explore the Kate Festival of the Cham Brahmin people in Ninh Thuan: its origins, timing, the sacred robe procession, spiritual significance, and vibrant activities during this grandest traditional New Year celebration.

Tet and seasonal rites

Ramưwan Festival: The fasting month and grave-visiting ceremony of the Cham Bani

The Ramưwan festival of the Cham Bani people is an occasion for grave-visiting, ancestral worship, and a month-long period of fasting, expressing filial piety and reverence for one's roots.

Traditional festivals

Long Tong Festival: The Field-Going Festival for Bountiful Harvests of the Tay and Nung People

Explore the Long Tong Festival (Going to the Fields Festival) of the Tay and Nung people: origins, first-plough rituals, folk games, and the fertility beliefs in community life.

The twelve zodiac animals

Year of the Pig (Hợi): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny

Discover the meaning of the Pig (Hợi) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality traits, Water element, the Hợi-Mão-Mùi harmony trio, the Dần-Thân-Tỵ-Hợi clash group, and notable Pig birth years.

Traditional festivals

Long Tong Festival of the Tay People in Lao Cai Highlands

Discover the Long Tong Festival (Going to the Fields Festival) of the Tay people in Phong Du Thuong commune, Lao Cai: origins, offering rituals, folk games, and spiritual significance for a bountiful harvest.

Traditional festivals

Lung Tung Festival (Going to the Field) of the Thai People

Explore the Lung Tung Festival of the Thai people in the Northwest: origins, the Nang Han ritual, agricultural significance, and festive activities.

Historical figures

Festival of King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital

Discover the festival of King Dinh Tien Hoang Temple at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Ninh Binh: origins, rituals, folk games, and cultural significance honoring the founder of Dai Co Viet state.

Historical figures

Huyen Tran Princess Temple Festival - The Pioneer of the Southern Expansion

Discover the Huyen Tran Princess Temple Festival: a historical figure who expanded the southern frontier, its cultural significance, traditional rituals, and spiritual values at a national historical site.

Traditional festivals

Katê Festival and the Indispensable Role of the Raglai People

Explore the Katê Festival of the Chăm people in Ninh Thuận, from the ceremony of receiving the attire of Goddess Pô Nưgar to the crucial role of the Raglai community in preserving this unique cultural heritage.

Traditional festivals

Cau Ngu Festival at Cua Dai honoring the Nam Hai Whale God

Explore the Cau Ngu festival at Cua Dai, Hoi An Dong ward: the sacred Nghinh Than procession, solemn main ceremony, and vibrant festivities including tuong singing, ba trao performance, and traditional boat racing.

Traditional festivals

Hung Kings Temple Festival (Phu Tho) , Origins and Distinctive Features

Explore the origins, traditional rituals and cultural values of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho, honoring the Hung Kings, associated with a belief recognized by UNESCO.

Historical figures

The Legend of Linh Son Thanh Mau and the Ba Den Mountain Festival

Discover the legend of Linh Son Thanh Mau (Ba Den) through the tale of Ly Thi Thien Huong, the Nguyen dynasty's canonization, and the significance of the unique festivals at the tallest sacred mountain in southern Vietnam.

Traditional festivals

New Rice Festival and Buffalo Sacrifice Ritual of the M'Nong People

Discover the New Rice Festival and buffalo sacrifice custom of the M'Nong people in the Central Highlands, a ritual to thank deities and pray for a bountiful harvest.

Traditional festivals

Roóng Poọc Festival: The Spring Plowing Ritual of the Giáy People in Sa Pa

Explore the Roóng Poọc Festival (going to the field) of the Giáy people in Sa Pa, Lao Cai: its origins, the rituals of erecting the Neu tree, nem con, tug of war, and the meaning of fertility beliefs for a good harvest.

Traditional festivals

Doi Son Tich Dien Festival: Ha Nam's Thousand-Year-Old Plowing Ritual

The Doi Son Tich Dien Festival in Tien Son Commune, Duy Tien Town, Ha Nam takes place from the 5th to the 7th day of the first lunar month, reenacting King Le Dai Hanh's plowing ritual in 987, carrying deep agricultural significance.

Traditional festivals

Huong Pagoda Festival (Hanoi) , distinctive features and how to attend

Discover the distinctive features of Huong Pagoda Festival: the pilgrimage journey through Yen Stream, the cave pagoda complex and offering rituals. A detailed guide on timing, transportation and tips for a complete visit.

Traditional food

Traditional Cuisine in the Cultural Festivals of the Cho Ro People

Explore the role of traditional cuisine in Cho Ro cultural festivals, from canh boi, com lam to five-color sticky rice, along with its significance for preservation and community tourism development.

Historical figures

Do Temple Festival honoring 8 Ly Dynasty kings in Bac Ninh

Discover the Do Temple Festival, honoring 8 Ly Dynasty kings, with palanquin processions, the Edict on Moving the Capital, and unique cultural activities, held annually on the 15th day of the third lunar month in Bac Ninh.

Traditional festivals

Fire Jumping Festival - Sacred Shamanic Ritual of the Pa Then People

Discover the Fire Jumping Festival of the Pa Then people in Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang: from shamanic rituals invoking the fire god to barefoot performances on glowing embers, and its cultural, spiritual values and community tourism potential.

Folk belief

Huong Pagoda Festival and the Legend of Goddess of Mercy at Huong Pagoda

Explore the spiritual depth of Huong Pagoda Festival: pilgrimage to the land of Buddha, the legend of Goddess of Mercy at Huong Tich Cave, and cultural significance of the largest spring festival in Northern Vietnam.

Traditional food

The Culture of Ruou Can in the Festival Life of the Central Highlands People

Discover the sacred role of ruou can in the festival life of the E De and other Central Highlands ethnic groups: from offerings to deities, a medium to communicate with the supernatural, to a bond of community solidarity rich in identity.

Historical figures

Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue and the Victory of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da

An in-depth look at Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue), a military genius whose lightning victory at Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da in 1789 stands as a glorious milestone in Vietnam's history of resisting foreign invaders.

Traditional festivals

Co Loa Festival: Honoring An Duong Vuong and the Loa Thanh Heritage

The Co Loa Festival takes place on the 6th day of the first lunar month at the Upper Temple in Dong Anh District, Hanoi, to commemorate An Duong Vuong and honor the Loa Thanh heritage. Learn about its origins, rituals, and cultural values.

Traditional festivals

The Fire Jumping Festival of the Pa Then People: The Mystical Ritual of Walking Barefoot on Glowing Embers

Explore the unique fire jumping ritual of the Pa Then people in Ha Giang, a national intangible cultural heritage, where young men walk barefoot on glowing embers to the sound of shamanic chants.

Festival customs

Chùa Hương Festival: One of Vietnam's Largest Spring Pilgrimages

Discover the Chùa Hương Festival in Mỹ Đức, Hà Nội, opening on the 6th day of the 1st lunar month, Hương Tích Cave, the mountain-opening rite, and the famed Yến Stream pilgrimage.

Traditional festivals

Huong Pagoda Festival: Vietnam's Longest Spring Pilgrimage

Discover the Huong Pagoda Festival, Vietnam's longest spring pilgrimage. Learn about its origins, rituals, pilgrimage route, and new developments in festival organization.

Traditional festivals

Long Tong Festival of the Tay People: The First Plowing Ceremony and Cultural Values

Explore the Long Tong Festival of the Tay people, the first plowing ceremony of the new year, wishing for a bountiful harvest, along with its distinctive cultural values and rituals.

Traditional festivals

Cau Ngu Festival: The Whale Worship Belief of Central Vietnam Fishermen

Explore the Cau Ngu festival, a beautiful belief in worshipping the Whale God among central Vietnamese fishermen, covering its origins, rituals, and cultural significance.

Historical figures

Ba Trieu Temple Festival: Honoring the Heroine Trieu Thi Trinh

Discover the Ba Trieu Temple Festival in Thanh Hoa: its historical origins, traditional rituals, distinctive cultural activities, and the heritage values of this festival commemorating the national heroine Trieu Thi Trinh.