Lễ hội Nguyên Tiêu: The First Full Moon Festival
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Vietnamese Name Tết Nguyên Tiêu (or Rằm Tháng Giêng) Nguyên means ‘first,’ Tiêu means ‘night’ (First Night of the Full Moon). Date 15th day of the 1st Lunar Month (Rằm Tháng Giêng). Marks the end of the month-long Tết (Lunar New Year) celebrations. Focus Ancestor worship, spiritual […]
Lễ hội Áo dài TP.HCM: The Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Vietnamese Name Lễ hội Áo dài Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh Often translated as Ho Chi Minh City Long Dress Festival. Location Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Main activities center on Nguyễn Huệ Walking Street and nearby historical sites. Timing Annually in March (often spanning one to […]
Lễ hội Khinh Khí Cầu: Vietnam Hot Air Balloon Festival
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Vietnamese Name Lễ hội Khinh Khí Cầu Meaning: “Hot Air Balloon Festival.” Typical Locations Huế (as part of the Hue Festival), Đà Lạt (Lâm Đồng Province), Đồng Nai, Hồ Chí Minh City. The event location frequently rotates across Vietnam. Timing Spring/Summer (March to May), often coinciding with […]
Chùa Thiên Mụ: The Pagoda of the Celestial Lady
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Vietnamese Name Chùa Thiên Mụ Also known as Linh Mụ Pagoda. English Translation Pagoda of the Celestial Lady Named after a local legend involving a mysterious woman on the hill. Location Huế City, Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Central Vietnam. Strategically situated on the northern bank of the […]
Lễ hội Cầu Ngư: The Sacred Whale Festival
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Official Vietnamese Name Lễ hội Cầu Ngư Translates to ‘Praying for Fish Festival’ or ‘Fishermen’s Festival’. Alternative English Name Whale Worshipping Festival (or Cá Ông Festival) Acknowledges the central deity: Cá Ông (Mr. Whale). Region Coastal provinces of Central and South Central Vietnam, including Da Nang, Phú […]
Hue Royal Cuisine Festival: A Taste of Imperial Grandeur
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Official Vietnamese Name Festival Ẩm thực Cung đình Huế (or part of the wider Hue Festival) Literally: ‘Hue Imperial Cuisine Festival’. Location The Imperial Citadel (Đại Nội) and other venues in Hue City, Thừa Thiên Huế Province. The former capital of the Nguyễn Dynasty. Date Usually takes […]
Quan The Am Festival: A Celebration of Compassion at Marble Mountains
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Official Vietnamese Name Lễ hội Quan Thế Âm Ngũ Hành Sơn Named after the Pagoda and the location: Marble Mountains (Ngũ Hành Sơn). Location Quan The Am Pagoda, Marble Mountains (Ngũ Hành Sơn), Da Nang City, Central Vietnam. The central spiritual hub of Da Nang. Date Annual […]
Po Nagar Tower Festival (Lễ hội Tháp Bà): Honoring the Mother of the Land
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Official Vietnamese Name Lễ hội Tháp Bà Ponagar Also known as the Tháp Bà (Mother Tower) Festival. Location Po Nagar Cham Towers, Nha Trang City, Khánh Hòa Province, Central Vietnam. Located on a hill overlooking the Cái River. Date Annual Event: Held from the 20th to the […]
Festival Huế: A Celebration of Imperial Heritage and Global Culture
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Official Vietnamese Name Festival Huế Hue International Arts Festival. Location Huế City, Thừa Thiên Huế Province, Central Vietnam. Venues include the Imperial Citadel, Royal Tombs, An Định Palace, and the Perfume River. Date Biennial Event (Held every two years). Typically spans one week, often in April, May, […]
Lễ hội Chử Đồng Tử: The Festival of Immortal Love and The Saint
Quick Facts 편집 Data Field (Title) Content Icon/Note Official Vietnamese Name Lễ hội Chử Đồng Tử – Tiên Dung Also known as the Love Festival. Location Đa Hòa Temple and Dạ Trạch Temple, Khoái Châu and Văn Giang Districts, Hưng Yên Province, Vietnam. Located along the Red River Delta, southeast of Hanoi. Date 10th to […]