Culture and belief Vietnamese festival calendar Holidays and festivals all year, where they happen, with maps.
Start Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Anthropology finds modernisation does not erase spirit belief in Vietnam. Temples and festivals grew busier after Đổi Mới for several overlapping reasons.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals An overview of traditional Vietnamese festivals: agricultural, religious, commemorative, and ethnic festivals. Classification, meaning, and cultural value.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief The Tày of Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn and Tuyên Quang keep Then singing, the tính lute, and the Lồng Tồng festival, a heritage UNESCO inscribed in 2019.
Updated 19 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Co Tu live in the Trường Sơn mountains of Quảng Nam and Thừa Thiên Huế, speak a Mon-Khmer language, and hold buffalo sacrifice and reburial rites.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Kate Festival is the Cham Brahmin New Year in Ninh Thuận, held in the 7th Cham month to honor deities, kings and ancestors.
Updated 17 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures 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.
Updated 13 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief The Cham community follows three religious streams: Cham Bàlamôn, Cham Bàni and Chăm Islam, each with its own festivals, from Katê to Ramưwan.
Updated 20 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief Theravada Buddhism sits at the center of Khmer Krom spiritual life, with the village pagoda and major festivals such as Chôl Chnăm Thmây and Ok Om Bok.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Lồng Tồng of the Tày, highland first-furrow festivals, and the Kinh tịch điền rite compared: who organizes each and how the core rite differs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Northwest Vietnam culture covers ethnic communities, harvest rituals, seasonal festivals and crafts like weaving, embroidery, forging and silver carving.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Khmer (Khơ Me) numbered 1,319,652 in the 2019 survey, live mainly in the Mekong Delta, speak a Mon-Khmer language, and worship Buddha and ancestors.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities Vietnam's Thai ethnic group includes the Black and White branches, speaks the Tay-Thai language, lives in ban-muong villages, and worships ancestors.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Xtieng speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Bình Phước. Their residence, language, worship customs, and main festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Si La people live in Mường Tè, Lai Châu, speak a Tibeto-Burman language, worship ancestors, and hold the altar rite, New Year and new rice festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The La Ha people live in Yên Bái and Sơn La, with a 2019 population of 10,157. Their housing, marriage and worship customs are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Kinh (Viet) are 86.83% of Vietnam's population and speak Vietnamese of the Việt Mường group. Their villages and ancestor worship are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Tà Ôi live in western Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Huế, speak a Mon-Khmer language, and worship spirits with festivals tied to the swidden farming cycle.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Pà Thẻn live in Hà Giang and Tuyên Quang and speak a Hmông-Dao language. Their customs include ancestor worship and the new rice ceremony.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The La Chí people live mainly in Hà Giang, speak a Ka Đai language, keep a separate altar for each man in the house, and hold folk games during Tet.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional food Chơ Ro festivals use dishes like canh boi, com lam and five-color sticky rice as cultural symbols and a bridge for preserving identity.
Updated 18 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Gia Rai speak a Malayo-Polynesian language and live mainly in Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Đắk Lắk, with a matrilineal society that worships Yang spirits.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Rơ Măm people belong to the Mon-Khmer language group and live mainly in Kon Tum. Learn about their language, worship customs and main festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Lao in Vietnam call themselves Thay and Thay Duồn, speak a Tay-Thai language, live in Điện Biên, Lai Châu and Sơn La, and keep ancestor altars.
Updated 19 Sept 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 › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Co live in northwestern Quảng Ngãi and southwestern Quảng Nam, speak a Mon-Khmer language, and hold a buffalo sacrifice as their largest festival.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Bo Y ethnic group includes the Bo Y and Tu Dí subgroups in Hà Giang and Lào Cai, with two language families and distinct worship and festival customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Mnong speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Đắk Lắk and Lâm Đồng, with matrilineal culture and buffalo sacrifice at the new rice festival.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief H'Mông (Mông) animist beliefs in highland Vietnam, where khèn masters guide souls in funeral rites and the Gầu Tào festival honours children.
Updated 3 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Giay live mainly in Lào Cai, Hà Giang and Lai Châu, speak a Thai-Kadai language, and keep an altar with three incense bowls.
Updated 19 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 › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Dao are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. Where they live, their Hmong-Dao language, ancestor and Bàn Vương worship, and cap sac rites.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Tay are Vietnam's largest ethnic minority. They live in northeastern valleys, speak a Tay-Thai language, worship ancestors, and hold long tong festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Chut people of Vietnam include the May, Ruc, Sach, Arem and Mã Liềng subgroups, living mainly in the mountains of Quảng Bình.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Muong ethnic group speaks a Viet-Muong language and lives mainly in Hòa Bình, Thanh Hóa and Phú Thọ, with mo epics, festivals and worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Brau are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, living mainly in Kon Tum. This article covers their language, worship customs, festivals and cultural life.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Lự people speak a Tày-Thái language and live mainly in Lai Châu, with worship customs and festivals tied to their own calendar.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Hre live in western Quảng Ngãi and An Lão in Bình Định, speak a Mon-Khmer language and hold the buffalo sacrifice as their largest rite.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Tho people speak a Việt Mường language and live mainly in western Nghệ An and Thanh Hoá, with their own worship of spirits, ancestors and midwife deities.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Ngái are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, with a very small population living scattered across Quảng Ninh, Hải Phòng, Bắc Giang, Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Khang people speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Lai Châu and Sơn La. Their worship customs and main festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Decree 110/2018/ND-CP sets the principles for organising festivals, registration procedures, suspension rights, and the responsibilities of attendees.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Chu Ru are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, living in Lâm Đồng and Ninh Thuận and speaking a Malayo-Polynesian language.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Nung live mainly in Vietnam's northeastern provinces and speak a Tay-Thai language. Their customs center on ancestor worship and festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Lô Lô live in Hà Giang, Cao Bằng and Lào Cai, speak a Tibeto-Burman language, and are split into the Flowery Lô Lô and Black Lô Lô.
Updated 19 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 › Traditional festivals The Roóng Poọc Festival of the Giáy people in Sa Pa is a spring plowing ritual with the Neu tree, nem con, tug of war and plowing contests.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Open data The actual solar date of each festival across five years, with the weekday. Lunar festivals land on a different solar date every year, and this table works that out in advance.
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Open data Festivals, rites and worship customs of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, one row per festival, with each group's home region and language family. Extracted from 54 Nhật Nguyệt articles; every row cites the article it came from.
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Open data Vietnamese folk festivals, seasonal feasts and public holidays, each with its fixed lunar or solar date.
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Open data 155 types of Vietnamese offering rites in 15 groups, from ancestor and death-anniversary rites, Tết and the festivals of the year to funerals, communal houses and temples, and the rites of ethnic communities; each with alternative names, timing, recipients, a short description, classification axes (cycle, social setting, beings worshipped, tradition, ethnic group, cultural region), a structured date and sourced passages on its customs. It is the key table for Nhật Nguyệt's datasets on offering prayers and rite customs.
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