Festivals

People came in droves to see more than 200 fresh Japanese cherry branches on the opening day of the festival in Hanoi on March 8.

Some 20 tamed elephants in the Central Highlands region will compete in a race scheduled for March 12-14 in Krong Na commune, Buon Don district, Dak Lak province.

The central province will be the host of the Hue International Cuisine Festival, slated to be held between April 15-19 as part of the 2014 Hue Festival.

Hue Festival 2014, the bienial cultural event was held in the former capital, Hue City, said the festival will feature 40 international art troupes starting from April 12 to April 20.

Japanese cherry blossom festival ready to bloom in Ha Noi on March 8 and 9 at the Viet Nam Exhibition and Fair Centre on Giang Vo Street, Ha Noi.

A Festival of India will be launched in Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City offering participants an opportunity to experience Indian culture and cuisine.

On the morning of February 15, at the Con Son – Kiep Bac Festival in Chi Linh district of Hai Duong province, 100 local men competed in a soil firecracker making competition.

Thousands of people gathered at the Culture Tourism Village in Ha Noi to enjoy activities from Viet Nam`s 54 ethnic groups.

Va temple, also kown as The East Palace, located at Van Gia village, Trung Hung ward, Son Tay town, Hanoi. The temple worships Duc Thanh Tan, the sacred saint bringing good things to people.

On February 15-16, the first ever buffalo fighting festival was held in Phu Yen district, Son La, attracting crowds of ethnic people from the surrounding area.

Lim Festival held on the 13th day of the New Year in Tien Du district is considered the biggest traditional festival of Bac Ninh province.

A series of traditionally cultural festivals has been held in the first month of the Lunar New Year in all regions, highlighting the true values of Vietnamese culture.

The much-awaited Yen Tu Festival will open on February 9 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

The Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival officially opened on February 5 in My Duc district, Hanoi.

"Danh du" (Swings) have been traditional game at Vietnamese village festivals for centuries.

More than 6,000 arrangements from over 700 artisans have been displayed at the largest Spring Flower Festival in HCM city.

At these days, driving in the streets, you can feel Tet is coming. The streets are decorated with coloured lights and red banners. Some streets which are used to selling flowers become more colourful with many kinds of flowers...

The festival which best epitomizes Vietnam`s cultural identity is Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.

Organisers of the country`s longest festival, the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival, expect to reap the benefits of recent improvements made to appeal to more tourists.

The traditional royal ceremonies that took place during the Nguyen Dynasty have been re-introduced for Tourism Week in Hue Citadel from December 24-31.