Traditional Festivals

Thien Mu Pagoda – The Pagoda of the Celestial Lady

Hue is the place that gathers a number of tourist attractions, especially some famous ancient pagodas of Vietnam. However, the most ancient one would go for Thien Mu Pagoda – one of the destinations that are mentioned most when tourists visit Hue.

Detail »
Da Lat Flower Festival wraps up in success

NDO/VNA – Colourful art show “Vu hoi hoa mua Dong” (Winter Flower Ball) at Lam Vien Square wrapped up the 8th Da Lat Flower Festival in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 24.

Detail »
Heritage economy - a new growth engine

Amidst the old growth drivers, such as cheap labour, credit growth and raw exports are reaching their limits, what should Vietnam rely on to maintain momentum for economic growth? Experts have considered cultural legacy with various heritages across the nation as a new momentum for heritage economy - a new growth engine.

Detail »
Admire the beautiful temple like in the movie, which is the hottest in the North of Vietnam

Located in Ninh Trung hamlet, Liem Son commune, Thanh Liem district, Ha Nam province, Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda is becoming a hotspot for spiritual tourism in Ha Nam.

Detail »
Yen Tu Festival – traditional spiritual tourist destination

Yen Tu Festival, which is held at the Yen Tu historical relic and landscape area, northern Quang Ninh province, from the tenth day of the Lunar New Year through the end of the third lunar month, has become a big spring festival for Buddhists and tourists nationwide.

Detail »
Keo Pagoda Festival

Description of the festival the annual Keo Pagoda Festival lasts three days during which lots of religious and traditional rituals and customs are held in celebration of the Buddhist monk who rendered great merits to the people and the country. The festival also hosts different traditional cultural activities, reflecting the life style, which is imbued with traits of the Red River Delta’s agricultural culture, of a riverside residential area.

Detail »
Co Loa Festival

On the afternoon of the 5th day of the first lunar month, all of the eight communes (including Co Loa Commune and the establishing relations between seven communes) hold the incense offering ceremony at the communal house. At Thuong Temple, village officials and mandarins hold the similar ceremony and revise the king’s contributions and achievements.

Detail »
Elephant Race Festival

The Elephant Race Festival takes place in springtime, normally in the third lunar month. In preparation for the festive day, people take their elephants to places where they can eat their fill. Apart from grass their food also includes bananas, papayas, sugar canes, corns, sweet potatoes. The elephants are free from hard work to preserve their strength.

Detail »
Leaving the Tomb Festival

Unlike other ethnic minorities in Vietnam, some groups in the Central Highlands, including Ê dê, Gia Rai, Ba Na do not have the practice of worshiping their ancestors and deceased persons.

Detail »
OocOmBok Festival

Ooc-Om-Bok Festival is a religious service that worships the moon deity of the Khmer minority group and prays for good luck, happiness, good weather and bumper crops. The festival is usually held when the dry season begins and rice are ripening on the fields.

Detail »

Travel News

Trang tin du lịch

Thien Mu Pagoda – The Pagoda of the Celestial Lady

Da Lat Flower Festival wraps up in success

Heritage economy - a new growth engine

Admire the beautiful temple like in the movie, which is the hottest in the North of Vietnam

Yen Tu Festival – traditional spiritual tourist destination

Keo Pagoda Festival

Co Loa Festival

Elephant Race Festival

Leaving the Tomb Festival

OocOmBok Festival