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Elephant Race Festival - Dac Lac province Print E-mail
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Written by Ngô Lúa   
Saturday, 16 February 2008

vcf_duavoi1.jpgThis 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.

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Cau Bong festival spices up Tra Que vegetable village Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 12 February 2008

           

 
 

 

On the 7th day of the first lunar month every year, both domestic and foreign tourists flock to Tra Que vegetable village in central Quang Nam province to join Cau Bong festival.

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Whale Festival - Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa province Print E-mail
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Written by Ngô Lúa   
Tuesday, 29 January 2008

thewhale.jpgIn old days, fishermen along seaside thought that the whale was so good-tempered, hurt no one but helped people when they had confronted storm in the sea. Taking advantage of this, someone embroidered several legends on the whale, which was joined to the life of Nguyen Anh during the time of his traveling and running away, coloring stories in which the whale saved Nguyen Anh from shipwreck, using devine power to praise this person.

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Am Chua Festival - Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa province Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 29 January 2008
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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, which belongs to Dien Dien - Dien Khanh Village, there is a small temple Am Chua for worshipping the Holy Dress Lady.

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Thap Ba - Po Nagar Festival Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 29 January 2008

thapba1024.jpgTime: 20th to the 23rd day of the third lunar month.
Place: Vinh Phuoc Ward, Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.
Objects of worship: The Goddess of the Region (the Cham).
Characteristics: Rites: washing statue and clothes changing, offering dance to Goddess, ghe racing, boi singing at night.

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