The first month of Tet is for family and festivities The second month is for gambling The third month is for games and parties (old Vietnamese saying) Vietnamese festivals combine ancient religious rituals, lively performances of music and dance, and colorful images from mythology. They feature the solemn aspects of high mass on Easter Sunday, [...]
A “coastal villages festival” began Sunday in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan Province to promote the sea tourism industry, Nguoi Lao Dong reported. The festival, part of the National Year of Coastal Tourism in the South-Central Regions program, gathers the performance troupes from Quang Nam, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau [...]
The song and dance festival for the south-central and central highland region has closed in Tuy Hoa city, Phu Yen province, leaving deep impressions on visitors.The closing ceremony with special performances by local artists took place at April 1 Square in Tuy Hoa city on July 10. As part of the “National Tourism Year South [...]
According to Organizing Board of Viet Nam – Japan cultural exchange event in Hoi An, the 9th exchange festival this year will be held on 02 days ( August 20-21, 2011) with a lot of impressive activities. There are yearly sport activitives such as: stick pushing competition, jumping in sacks, piling bowls game (Japan), amateur [...]
Tourists who travel to Vietnam this time will have chance to visit one of famous festivals in Vietnam – Quan Lan Festival. Quan Lan Communal House Festival is the village-wide celebration for the inhabitants of the island community of Quan Lan: located the central area of the ancient Van Don Harbour. This year, Quan Lan [...]
Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists in conjunction with Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association has opened an art photography festival with the theme ‘The beauty of Ho Chi Minh city’ from now until August 22. This festival will help to promote Ho Chi Minh city’s beauty in Vietnam as well as to the international, also [...]
The Vietnam Sea Village Festival will take place in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan from August 1-4. The event is one of programmes in response to the National Tourism Year: South Central Coast – Phu Yen. This festival will be a new chance to promote Vietnam travel and attract many tourists to travel [...]
This year’s festival will honour the cultural and ecology of the Lang Co-Chan May economic-tourist zone in terms of provincial socio-economic development, said Phan Tien Dung, director of the Thua Thien-Hue Culture, Sports and Tourism Department, adding that the bay, recently recognised as one of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays by the Worldbays Club, has [...]
The Vietnam Craft Village Association organised a ceremony to honour outstanding craft villages in Hanoi on July 2. The event aimed to encourage craft villages and artisans to preserve and promote cultural traditions. Nine craft villages, 47 artisans, 27 typical products and 22 businesses were honoured at the fourth annual event. Speaking at the ceremony, [...]
Canadian Ambassador Deborah Chatsis on March 23 announced that two weeks introducing Canadian culinary experience entitled “The Great Taste of Canada” will take place in Hanoi from March 24 to April 10. The event will introduce a Gourmet Promotion with live Canadian oysters, Dungeness Crab, lobster and shellfish, as well as Alberta Beef. These exceptional [...]
