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    Vietnam has 14 events. Displaying 1-14.


    8/01/2008 - 9/30/2008Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival

    Haiphong, Vietnam
    An important social occasion for the villages of the region, the preparations for the annual Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival begin months before when...

    Themes: Religion , Spectacle , Culture , Entertainment , Sport

     

    9/14/2008 - 9/14/2008Mid-Autumn Festival

    Countrywide, Vietnam
    The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important event for many Asian communities and marks the time of the year when the moon is thought to be at its brightest...

    Themes: Kids' Stuff , Religion , Spectacle , Entertainment , Culture

     

    10/01/2008 - 11/30/2008Ca'Te Festival

    Phan Rang, Vietnam
    Also known as the "Kate Festival", this is an annual celebration for the Cham people, a minority culture which used to rule the kingdom of central Vietnam...

    Themes: Culture , Music , Entertainment , Religion

     

    10/01/2008 - 10/31/2008Keo Pagoda Festival

    Vietnam
    The annual Keo Pagoda Festival is held in honour of Duong Khong Lo, a Buddhist dignitary who is said to have cured the illness of King Le Thanh Tong....

    Themes: Culture , Entertainment , Religion

     

    11/01/2008 - 11/30/2008Ooc Om Boc Festival

    Soc Trang, Vietnam
    The Ooc Om Boc Festival is a religious ceremony for Vietnam's Khmer minority group and is dedicated to the moon. Held as the dry season starts when the...

    Themes: Food & Drink , Culture , Religion , Sport

     

    1/25/2009 - 1/27/2009Tet Festival (New Year)

    Countrywide, Vietnam
    A huge celebration throughout the country, the annual Tet Festival celebrates the Chinese New Year and is the biggest event of the year. Traditionally...

    Themes: Food & Drink , Spectacle , Dance , Kids' Stuff , Religion , Culture , Music

     

    2/01/2009 - 3/31/2009Lim Festival

    Bac Ninh, Vietnam
    Practising a traditional dramatic art form that dates back several centuries, performers at the annual Lim Festival in the Bac Ninh Province converse...

    Themes: Entertainment , Culture , History , Music

     

    2/01/2009 - 2/28/2009Mai Dong Festival

    Hanoi, Vietnam
    This annual cultural event is held in honour of Trieu Tam Trinh, a fearless female war general who battled against the Chinese Han invaders in the first...

    Themes: Culture , Spectacle , History

     

    3/01/2009 - 3/31/2009Chu Dong Tu Festival

    Hanoi, Vietnam
    This popular religious festival celebrates Chu Dong Tu, one of the four immortal gods in the Vietnamese pantheon, and is held from the 10th to the 12th...

    Themes: Dance , Culture , Religion

     

    3/01/2009 - 3/21/2009Perfume Pagoda Festival

    Vietnam
    The Perfume Pagoda is a series of expansive caves located in the Ha Tay province, set in beautiful rural area of Vietnam. Beginning on the sixth day of...

    Themes: Religion

     

    4/01/2009 - 5/31/2009Elephant Races

    Dac Lac, Vietnam
    The beating of drums and the banging of gongs signals the start of the Elephant Races in the Buon Don District in the Central Highlands of the Dac Lac...

    Themes: Nature & Wildlife , Sport , Spectacle , Entertainment , Unusual

     

    4/01/2009 - 4/30/2009Lang Ca Ong (Whale Festival)

    Da Nang, Vietnam
    A really colourful event that sees the streets and temples decorated with beautiful flower garlands. The annual Lang Ca Ong or 'Whale Festival' is a celebration...

    Themes: Spectacle , Religion

     

    4/01/2009 - 4/30/2009Thay Pagoda Festival

    Vietnam
    Held in the picturesque location of Thay Pagoada in the shadows of the Sai Son Mountain in Quoc Oai, this annual event pays homage to Tu Dao Hanh. Legend...

    Themes: Religion , History , Spectacle

     

    5/01/2009 - 5/31/2009Buddha's Birthday

    Countrywide, Vietnam
    Celebrated by Buddhist communities all over the world, Buddha's Birthday is recognised on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar....

    Themes: Religion , History , Spectacle

     



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