More than 4,000 people took part in the annual Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) Festival that fishermen in the Mekong province of Bac Lieu honour the giant marine mammals.
The Yen Tu Spring Festival officially opened on February 25, the 10th day of the first lunar month, at the Yen Tu historical site in Uong Bi City, in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The Tich Dien (Ploughing Festival), an annual festival held on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year to pray for a year of bumper harvests, opened in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam on February 22.
The capital city of Ha Noi will organise a dragon boat racing festival for the first time from 10:00 to 15:00 on February 24.
One of Viet Nam’s longest festivals, the Huong (Perfume) Pagoda festival, kicked off Wednesday – the sixth day of the first lunar month – in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, on the outskirts of Ha Noi.
The annual love duet singing festival will be organised on February 27 and 28 in Lim town, Noi Due and Lien Bao communes of Tien Du District in the northern province of Bac Ninh.
Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and followers and visitors flocked to the Keo Pagoda Festival that opened in Vu Thu District in the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh on February 19 – the fourth day of the lunar New Year.
Ho Chi Minh City will host cultural and amusement events at many places in the downtown area during the Tet (the Lunar New Year) holiday, which will begin on February 15.
The first-ever peach blossom festival will run from February 10 to March 15 at Chi Lang Commune in Lang Son City, northern Lang Son Province.
Festivals featuring peach flowers and the culture of the H’mong ethnic group will be held in Meo Vac District, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from February 21 – 22 (the sixth and seventh days of the first lunar month).
The Cultural, Sports and Tourism Week opened in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on February 8 in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
A cherry blossom festival will take place in Ha Noi from March 23-26 as part of a cultural exchange to mark the 45th anniversary of Viet Nam-Japan diplomatic ties.