| SOME
POPULAR CULTURAL FESTIVALS
(By Lunar CalendarDate)
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The
2nd day of the 1st month: Wrestling Festival in Lieu Doi,
Nam Ha.
The
5th day of the 1st month: Festival of Dong Da hill, Hanoi:
celebrate the anniversary of King Quang Trung's victory over
290,000 Qing invaders to liberate Thang Long (now Hanoi).
The
6th day of the 1st month: Festival of Eel-Catching in Pot
in Ving Lac district, Vinh Phu province. This reflects the
farmers' love for labor and the joy over bumper crops.
The
10th day of the 1st month: Festival in Trieu Khuc village,
Hanoi. Cultural activities of a traditional handicraft village.
The
13th day of the 1st month: Lim Festival, Ha Bac. Festival
of quan ho folk song singing. Boys and girls meet on
river bank, on hill or in the yards of village's communal
house and pagoda to sing and exchange emotions.
The
15th day of the 1st month: Festival of Spring on Ba Den mountain.
The
15th of 2nd month (formal date): Festival of Huong Pagoda,
Ha Tay: Traditional festival lasting over 2months.
Spring
festival of buffalo fighting in Tay Nguyen Highlands highlighting
the martial spirit of the ethnic minority people.
The
10th day of the 3rd month: Festival of Hung Temple celebrating
the death a anniversary of Kings Hung.
The
9th day of the 4th month: Giong Festival, Hanoi, commemorating
Saint Giong, a legendary child hero who defeated foreign invasion
and saved the nation.
The
26th day of the 4th month: Festival of Queen Su in Chau Doc.
The
5th day of the 5th month: Water Festival in Nha Trang. People
in the city go to the beach and have a bathfor health improvement.
The
16th day of the 6th month: Festival of Nghinh Ong in Tien
Giang - Ben Tre.
The
30th day of the 7th month: Festival at Lang Ong, Ho Chi Minh
City.
The
9th day of the 8th month: Buffalo fighting festival, Do Son,
Hai Phong.
The
13th day of the 9th month: Festival of Keo Pagoda, T90hai
Binh. Traditional communal festival.
The
22nd day of the 11th month: Festival of Dong Quan in Chan
Tien Pagoda, Hanoi.
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