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FESTIVALS IN HANOI CAPITAL |
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CO LOA FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 6th day of the first lunar month
Location: Co Loa Commune, Dong Anh District, Ha Noi
Commemoration: King An Duong Vuong
Major festivals – Activities: Procession of palanquin, flags,
traditional musical bands, chess games, stage plays, sport
competition for swimming, wresting, tug-of-war, archery.
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DONG NHAN TEMPLE FESTIVAL |
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Date: The 5th to the 7th day of the 2nd
lunar month
Location: Dong Nhan Village, Hai Ba Trung District, Ha Noi
Commemoration: Trung Trac, Trung Nhi sisters
Major festivals – Activities: Water procession, lantern dance,
human chess game
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DONG FESTIVAL |
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Date: The 6th day of the fourth lunar month
Location: Phu Dong canton, Gia Lam District
Commemoration: Phu Dong victory against the An army in the
reign of King Hung the 6th
Major festivals – Activities: Water procession, accompanied by
drums, gongs and Ai Lao dancers.
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LADY TAM’S
TEMPLE FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 19th day of the 2nd lunar
month, and the 25th day of the 7th lunar
month
Location: Lady Tam’s Temple, km 16 on Highway No.5 from Hanoi
to Haiphong.
Commemoration: Lady Tam’s sponsorship in building 72 pagodas
Major festivals – Activities: Palanquin procession, human
chess game, music and songs, wrestling, and other games.
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LE MAT FESTIVAL |
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Date: The 23rd day of the 3rd lunar
month
Location: Le Mat village on highway No.5, Gia Lam District
Commemoration: Victory against monster snake in the times of
King Ly Thai Tong reign (1072-1127)
Major festivals – Activities: Water procession, snake dance,
flight against snake monster.
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LUONG QUY VILLAGE FESTIVAL |
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Date: Lasting 5 for 6 days from the 5th day of the
2nd lunar month
Location: Dong Anh Ward, National Highway No.1A
Commemoration: The triplet deities Thong, Duy and Giang
who had contribution to the victory against the An invaders in
the Hung dynasty.
Major festivals – Activities: Traditional music show, rice
cooking competition
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MOC VILLAGE FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 19th day of the 2nd lunar
month, and the 25th day of the 7th lunar
month
Location: Lady Tam’s Temple, km 16 on Highway No.5 from Hanoi
to Haiphong.
Commemoration: Lady Tam’s sponsorship in building 72 pagodas
Major festivals – Activities: Palanquin procession, human
chess game, music and songs, wrestling, and other games.
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RICE COOKING IN THI
CAM |
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Date: The 8th day of the first lunar month
Location: Thi Cam Village, Tu Liem District
Commemoration: General Phan Tay Nhac of King Hung 18th
reign
Major festivals – Activities: Competition of rice
cooking, starting from scratch, including getting water
supply, making fire and grinding rice still in hulk
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SOC TEMPLE FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 7th day of the 1st lunar month
Location: Soc Son Temple, 40 km from Hanoi
Commemoration: the ascension to heaven by Phu Dong Thien Vuong
from Soc Mountain after his victory against An invaders
Major festivals – Activities: Boat and elephant procession
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THUONG CAT
VILLAGE FESTIVAL |
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Date: from the 10th to 12th day of the 3rd
lunar month
Location: Thuong Cat village, Tu Liem Ward
Commemoration: the village deities Thuong Cat, Dong Ba, and
there heroes Quach Lang, Bach Nuong, Tinh Nuong who helped the
Trung sisters in their fight against the Chinese invaders
Major festivals – Activities: Palanquin procession, cock
fight, rice cooking, and sport competition such as wrestling,
boat racing, running…
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TRAN VO FESTIVAL |
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Date: The 1st to 3rd day of the 3rd
lunar month
Location: Gia Lam District
Commemoration: Huyen Thien Tran Vo who is the protective deity
for Thang Long, the former name of Hanoi capital
Major festivals – Activities: Flag procession, traditional
stage show, cock fight, tug-of-war
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VUA PAGODA FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 5th to 9th of the 1st
lunar month
Location: Pho Hue Ward, Hai Ba Trung District
Commemoration: Deity Indra ( De Thich)
Major festivals – Activities: National chess competition
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TRIEU KHUC
FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 10th day of the first lunar month
Location: Trieu Khuc village, Thanh Tri District in Hanoi
suburb
Commemoration: Bo Cai Dai Vuong who defeated the Chinese Tang
army in 791 AD
Major festivals – Activities: Dragon and lion dance
procession, mock military battle
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THAY PAGODA FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 5th - 7th of the 3rd lunar
month
Location: in Thay pagoda, Ha Tay Province
Commemoration: Tu Dao Hanh, a Buddhist monk who
became king and who created Vietnamese puppetry.
Major festivals – Activities: the water puppet show , hiking,
rock climbing and many other games.
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TAY PHUONG PAGODA FESTIVAL |
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Date: the 6th of the 3rd lunar
month
Location: in Tay Phuong pagoda, Ha Tay province
Major festivals – Activities: The ceremony, similar to
Buddhist rituals, consists of flower offering and
praying for fortune.
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CHUONG VILLAGE FESTIVAL |
Date: the 10th of the 1st
lunar month
Location: in Don Thu village, Thanh Oai district, Ha Tay
province|
Commemoration: the founder of the village
Major festivals – Activities: the rice cooking contest
etc.
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HUONG PAGODA FESTIVAL |
