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ba
den mountain festival vietnam | do
son buffalo fighting festival vietnam
quan
the am vietnam cultural festival | cau
ngu cultural festival
the
huong perfume pagoda festival vietnam |
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| wrestling festival
in lieu doi, nam ha. |
| festival of dong
da hill, hanoi: celebrate the anniversary of king
quang trung's victory over 290,000 qing invaders
to liberate thang long (now hanoi). |
| festival of eel-catching
in pot in ving lac district, vinh phu province.
this reflects the farmers' love for labor and the
joy over bumper crops. |
| festival in trieu
khuc village, hanoi. cultural activities of a traditional
handicraft village. |
| lim festival,
ha bac. festival of quan ho folk song singing. boys
and girls meet on river bank, on hill or in the
yards of village's communal house and pagoda and
exchange emotions. |
| festival of spring
on ba den mountain. |
festival
of huong pagoda, ha tay: traditional festival lasting
over 2 months.
spring festival of buffalo fighting in tay nguyen
highlands highlighting the martial spirit of the
ethnic minority people. |
| festival of hung
temple celebrating the death a anniversary of kings
hung. |
| giong festival,
hanoi, commemorating saint giong, a legendary child
hero who defeated foreign invasion and saved the
nation. |
| festival of queen
su in chau doc. |
| water festival
in nha trang. people in the city go to the beach
and have a bath for health improvement. |
| festival of nghinh
ong in tien giang - ben tre. |
| festival at lang
ong, ho chi minh city. |
| buffalo fighting
festival, do son, hai phong. |
| festival of keo
pagoda, thai binh. traditional communal festival. |
| festival of dong
quan in chan tien pagoda, hanoi. |
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 one
cannot visit vietnams tay ninh without going
to nui ba, a beautiful high mountain located
in the middle of the mekong delta, 11km from
tay ninh. nui ba mountain is often called lady
den mountain after the devoted daughter of a
vietnamese guard officer. she left her father's
house and went to the mountain to become a monk
after she was forced to marry a guard officer's
son. she later died in nui ba. the nguyen dynasty
had a bronze statue made in her honor and gave
her the title linh son thanh mau, or saint linh
son.
- on the afternoon of the 30th of the last lunar
month until the 2nd lunar month, tourists from
ho chi minh city and other southern provinces
go on a pilgrimage to the lady den mountain.
- pilgrims and visitors have to climb halfway
up of the mountain to enter saint linh son temple.
this pagoda offers vegetarian meals in exchange
for which visitors can make a donation to the
pagoda. visitors can also stay in the pagoda
for a few days. the monks are well known for
taking excellent care of their visitors.
- visitors to this vietnam landmark can also
climb up to the top of the mountain, where a
saint temple is located. during spring, people
from vietnams southern provinces visit this
temple as a ritual; everyone believes that lady
den temple can fulfill the intellectual needs
of spiritual people.
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 although
the do son buffalo fighting festival is officially
held on the 9th of the 8th lunar month in hai
phong,vietnam, preparations start several months
before. fighting buffaloes must be carefully
selected, well fed, and trained. the selection
of the official fighting buffaloes starts in
may when qualification matches take place in
small villages. only 6 buffaloes will participate
in the final fight.
- the festival begins with a procession to the
communal house where offerings from several
little villages are presented to the gods; such
gifts include a buffalo, a pig, and a basket
of sticky rice. the procession, in which the
buffaloes are covered with red cloth, also includes
12 young vietnamese men, also dressed in red,
who take the buffaloes to the fighting circle.
- after the young men perform the "opening the
match" dance, a pair of buffaloes are led into
the fighting circle. the two buffaloes fight
until the defeated gives up and run away. the
winner then goes on to fight another buffalo
until a final winner is determined.
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 the
quan the am cultural festival is organized on
the 19th day of the second month (lunar calendar)
every year with cultural activities which help
restore and promote the traditional culture
of viet nam.
- the festival is held on ngu hanh mountain,
in danang city, vietnam. the quan the am festival
was first organized in 1962, for the inauguration
of the avalokiesvara buddhisattava statue in
hoa nghiem cave at thuy son mount, in the marble
mountains of vietnam. the same year, the festival
was reorganized in kim son cave after the construction
of the quan the am pagoda on the kim son mount.
until 1991, this festival was organized annually
on a large scale and celebrations lasted for
three entire days.
- the quan the am festival consists of two parts:
the religious ceremony and the festival itself.
the ceremony, similar to buddhist rituals, consists
of flower offerings and prayers. the dharma-preaching
sessions about avalakiesvara buddhisattava are
also very interesting.
- several cultural activities bearing the national
colors of vietnam, such as singing folk songs,
chess playing, music, painting, carving, lion
dancing, offering lamps on the river, and classical
opera also take place. the quan the am festival
is organized on the 19th day of the second lunar
month; this festival, as well as many others,
is held in an attempt to restore and promote
the traditional culture of vietnam.
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- this traditional festival of thai duong village,
huong hai commune, in huong dien district is
organized every year on the 12th of the 1st
lunar month in memory of the village tutelary
genie truong quy cong, alias truong thieu. he
was a native from north vietnam who settled
in thai duong and taught the locals fishing
and trading.
- late in the night, a ceremony to pray for
peace and abundant catches of fish takes place.
once every three years, games representing sea
fishing activities are organized. after these
games, all people watch rowing competitions.
- net-casting is a form of entertainment imbued
with ritual character to commemorate the merits
of the village tutelary spirit.
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- the huong pagoda , also called the huong pagada
, is lacated in huong son , ha tay , 70 km away
from hanoi.
- although the huong pagoda festival is officially
celebrated on the 15th of the second lunar month
.visitors can reach that area in vietnam either
by road or river.
- the perfume pagoda festival consists of enjoyable
sightseeing trips to different vietnamese pagodas,
temples, and caves. this festival also features
ceremonies held in the different temples and
pagodas.
- people go to vietnams huong pagoda not only
for the religious services ,but also to observe
the beautiful natural scenery of vietnam.
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