Hundreds of artists from across the country gathered at a Chau Van (spiritual singing) festival held in the northern province of Bac Giang on April 19 by the Viet Nam Centre for Research and Conservation of Culture and Belief.
The annual Ponagar Festival, the biggest of its kind in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, opened in Nha Trang city on April 20 (the 21st day of the third lunar month), drawing a crowd of pilgrims from the surrounding provinces.
(TITC) - In response to Hue Festival 2014 and heading towards the 5th anniversary of Lang Co Bay’s recognition as the beautiful bay of the world (2009), from May 24-25 2014, “Lang Co – the world’s most beautiful bay” festival will take place in Lang Co Town, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan on April 17 rang a bell in the Tran Temple to officially open the traditional festival commemorating Saint Quy Minh Dai Vuong held in Trang An–Bai Dinh tourist complex in Ninh Binh province.
(TITC) - With the theme “Peaceful dance”, the 5th International Kite Festival will be held from 8 to 12 May 2014 in Vung Tau City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province for the purpose of promoting the national traditional values and developing kite art in Viet Nam.
The ongoing Hue Festival in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue offered visitors a feast of traditional music in the evening of April 16.
A traditional offering ritual to pray for national peace, prosperity and favourable weather was held on Nam Giao Esplanade in the imperial city of Hue on April 17.
(TITC) - Sa Pa Culture Tourism Week 2014 will be held in Sa Pa Town, Lao Cai Province from 29 April to 4 May 2014 to promote the unique values of Sa Pa.
The 2014 International Food Festival, featuring 70 domestic and international booths, kicked off on April 15 in Hue city’s Phu Xuan Park.
Preparations for the 2014 Ha Long Carnival, slated to take place on April 30 in the northern province of Quang Ninh, have been quickened up to ensure things go smoothly.
The ao dai show is a perennial highlight of the annual Hue Festival, attracting a large number of visitors. This year’s event, themed “The World reflected in the Vietnamese ao dai” last night featured nearly 600 patterns bringing audiences to many countries around the world.
Chol Chnam Thmay, the Khmer ethnic community’s traditional New Year festival, was re-enacted on April 15 at the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture-Tourism Village in Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi.