Holidays Vietnam

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Holidays Vietnam

Many festivals Vietnam tied to the lunar calendar, so every year they celebrate on different days. It is worth noting that almost every Vietnamese celebration can be seen or heard of the Dragon, which is considered a symbol of nobility and power.
Holidays and festivals in Vietnam

Tet (January-February): Vietnamese New Year in their homes do general cleaning, preparing holiday meals (meat and vegetable dishes, pies and cakes square and round), visit relatives, decorated with trees and road pillars red paper with written on them poems, and their homes - flowering branch apricots or peaches, placing them into beautiful vases, as well as worship ancestors and bring their graves in order. Holiday events are very extensive - Vietnamese and numerous tourists participate in various competitions, masquerades, games, admire the musical performances, cockfighting, puppet shows on the water and colorful show with fireworks.
Race bulls (August-September): This is an unusual sight, accompanied by shouts and turbulent emotions, organized in the province Anzhang. These races are held in two stages: first, the bulls run in pairs in a circle "ho", and then - in a circle "tha". It is worth noting that as a reward the winner (driver) is a significant cash prize.
Fruit Festival in Ho Chi Minh City (June-August): at this time, you can try all kinds of tropical fruits, purchased from Vietnamese farmers fruit products below market value by 20-40%, to visit a variety of activities, including performances, as well as a walk through orchards (lots of fruit growing in the Mekong Delta).
Hung Kings Memorial Day (April 28, 2015): The most interesting place in the temple complex of Kings Hung (province Phu Tho Province) - here you can see the ritual sacrifice, consisting in the offering of the gifts of the spirits (obligatory gifts - round and square shape cakes). And after that, everyone takes part in a solemn procession.

Event tourism in Vietnam

As part of the event-related tours, you can visit the various festivals, such as "Yen Tu", "Dong May", "Ba Hua Hu," Keo Pagoda festival, water festival "Ndzhing Ong", the festival of folk songs "Xoanon" and others.

As for the sports enthusiasts, for them are organized tours of the intended stay on the wrestling festival Singh (January) bullfighting (September-October), the race on elephants (April-May), Boat Festival (late November).

Vietnam can come to the Perfume Pagoda Festival (mountain complex of tombs and shrines, located in the province of Hatay). In this sacred place to pray to God for himself and his family - it is believed that through this whole year you will be protected by the forces of good. During the festival worth a visit to the nearby restaurants, which offers a feast on unusual and rare dishes (meat porcupine or deer).

Visiting Vietnam during holidays and festivals bring you lots of pleasant surprises in the form of various entertainment and fireworks.