DISSOLVE IN AN EXCITING ATMOSPHERE AND FRIENDLY CAMARADERIE AT THE CITY'S FESTIVALS SEASONS.
1. Ho Chi Minh loves festivals and carnivals . They are an integral part of the city lifestyle to commemorate , party and reunite friends together for any reason.
Most Vietnamese festivals are fixed by the lunar calendar and take place in spring ; the days of the full moon ( day fourteenth or fifteenth) and the new moons ( first day ) are particularly auspicious.
Vietnamese calendar shows both the lunar and solar ( Gregorian ) months and dates.
2. TET NGUYEN DAN is Vietnam's most important festival of the year, which lasts a week ( with rites beginning a week earlier) , marking the new lunar year.
This is a time when families get together to celebrate renewal and hope for the new year , when ancestral spirits are welcomed back to the household and when everyone in Vietnam becomes a year older- age is reckoned by the new year and hot by individual birthdays.
Everyone cleans their house from top to bottom , pays off debts and makes offerings to Ong Tao, the Kitchen God in Vietnamese culture.
The eve of Tet explodes into a cacophony of drums and percussion and the subsequent week is marked by feasting special foods.
For tourists, Tet would be a great time to visit Vietnam. They can enjoy the Spring flower street traditional cultural activity taken place during Lunar Year in HCMC - recreates a flower garden right in the heart of the city centre along Nguyen Hue Avenue and Le Loi Street showcasing numerous kinds of flowers from across the country.
Visitors will also have chance to join " Banh Tet ( glutinous rice cake) " Festival ( 2 days of month of Lunar Calendar) to experience " Banh Tet " procession.
3. NGHINH ONG CAN GIO FESTIVAL
WELCOMING THE LORD WHALE FESTIVAL
( Location : Ca Gio District , date : anuually in Mid Autumn , on August 15th Lunar month)
or the cult of the Lord Whale is popular in many coastal localities from Ngang Pass in central Vietnam to Ha Tien , Phu Quoc Island in the South.
This constitutes one of the biggest festivals for fishermen. The tomb of the Whale that King Tu Duc conferred the title of nam Hai Tuong Quan ( the General of the southern sea) is the venue for the annual ceremony of the fishermen in Can Gio in remembrance of the whale.
4, HUNG KING MEMORIAL CEREMONY
Location : National Cultural - Historical Park ( Colivan), Date : Annually on the 10th of the third Lunar Month)
Thurification ceremony of the First King, who founded the country , when Vietnamese people organise many activities including traditional music programs, martial arts show , classical theatre
performances , Cai Luong ( southern Vietnamese operas) , popular games , food and drink festivities.
Venues: Temple of Hung King at the city museum of history ( in zoological and botanical garden) and Suoi Tien Park)
5. SOUTHERN FRUITS FESTIVAL
5th of the 5 th month of Lunar Calendars
The Southern Fruit Festival showcases the various types of fruits in the South. Many activities take place such as fruit arrangement competition fruit carnival and games.
This festival attracts participation of famers displaying special fruit to the public for the first time.
Venue : Suoi Tien Cultural Park District 9 - HCMC
1. Ho Chi Minh loves festivals and carnivals . They are an integral part of the city lifestyle to commemorate , party and reunite friends together for any reason.
Most Vietnamese festivals are fixed by the lunar calendar and take place in spring ; the days of the full moon ( day fourteenth or fifteenth) and the new moons ( first day ) are particularly auspicious.
Vietnamese calendar shows both the lunar and solar ( Gregorian ) months and dates.
2. TET NGUYEN DAN is Vietnam's most important festival of the year, which lasts a week ( with rites beginning a week earlier) , marking the new lunar year.
This is a time when families get together to celebrate renewal and hope for the new year , when ancestral spirits are welcomed back to the household and when everyone in Vietnam becomes a year older- age is reckoned by the new year and hot by individual birthdays.
Everyone cleans their house from top to bottom , pays off debts and makes offerings to Ong Tao, the Kitchen God in Vietnamese culture.
The eve of Tet explodes into a cacophony of drums and percussion and the subsequent week is marked by feasting special foods.
For tourists, Tet would be a great time to visit Vietnam. They can enjoy the Spring flower street traditional cultural activity taken place during Lunar Year in HCMC - recreates a flower garden right in the heart of the city centre along Nguyen Hue Avenue and Le Loi Street showcasing numerous kinds of flowers from across the country.
Visitors will also have chance to join " Banh Tet ( glutinous rice cake) " Festival ( 2 days of month of Lunar Calendar) to experience " Banh Tet " procession.
3. NGHINH ONG CAN GIO FESTIVAL
WELCOMING THE LORD WHALE FESTIVAL
( Location : Ca Gio District , date : anuually in Mid Autumn , on August 15th Lunar month)
or the cult of the Lord Whale is popular in many coastal localities from Ngang Pass in central Vietnam to Ha Tien , Phu Quoc Island in the South.
This constitutes one of the biggest festivals for fishermen. The tomb of the Whale that King Tu Duc conferred the title of nam Hai Tuong Quan ( the General of the southern sea) is the venue for the annual ceremony of the fishermen in Can Gio in remembrance of the whale.
4, HUNG KING MEMORIAL CEREMONY
Location : National Cultural - Historical Park ( Colivan), Date : Annually on the 10th of the third Lunar Month)
Thurification ceremony of the First King, who founded the country , when Vietnamese people organise many activities including traditional music programs, martial arts show , classical theatre
performances , Cai Luong ( southern Vietnamese operas) , popular games , food and drink festivities.
Venues: Temple of Hung King at the city museum of history ( in zoological and botanical garden) and Suoi Tien Park)
5. SOUTHERN FRUITS FESTIVAL
5th of the 5 th month of Lunar Calendars
The Southern Fruit Festival showcases the various types of fruits in the South. Many activities take place such as fruit arrangement competition fruit carnival and games.
This festival attracts participation of famers displaying special fruit to the public for the first time.
Venue : Suoi Tien Cultural Park District 9 - HCMC
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