This festival is held in the spring,
around the 3rd month of the lunar calendar. It is usually held in Don
Village or in forests near the Sevepoi River (Dac Lak). The race track
is on even ground where there are only has a few big trees. The width
of the track is large enough for 10 elephants to stand in a line at the
same time and the length of the track runs 1-2 km.
On the 7th day of the first lunar m...
In old days, fishermen along seaside
thought that the whale was so good-tempered, hurt no one but helped
people when t...
| Am Chua Festival - Nha Trang |
Date: 22nd day of the 4th lunar month
On
the half-way of Mt. Dai An, also called Mt. Melon, ...
Time: 20th to the 23rd day of the third lunar month.
Place: Vinh Phuoc Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.
Objects o...
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