(Cinet)- The 5th Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2013 with the theme “Craft villages in tourism development” will take place from 27 April to 1 May, 2013 at the center of Hue City.
The celebration organized for children keeping buffalos, called Pastor Festival, used to be celebrated in Phong Le village, Hoa Chau, Hoa Vang district, Danang city.
An Hai village situated in An Hai Tay commune, Son Tra district, Danang city.
On the August 10th (Lunar Calendar), An Hai Village Celebration is organized. The river bank, after the beginning meeting, where the classical sport game of people in coastal regions called “lac thung” is operated attracts a lot of people.
Hoa My village situated in Hoa Minh ward, Lien Chieu District, Danang city.
To help the youth recall the custom “Uonh nuoc nho nguon”, totalize what they have achieved and to make plan for the following year, Hoa My village celebration is organized annually on the 12th January (Lunar Calendar). The reason why this celebration was organized early in the past was due to the battle. Not until 1994 was the event operated.
In Da nang City, Ca Ong celebration, the greatest event of fishermen, is named Whale festival. The Whale was venerated both because the fishermen’s respect for Gods and because of its connection to the wealth of the entire village. As the whales usually rescue the fishermen from unfortunate situations, they are called with the respectable title “Mr.”
People organized Avalokitesvara celebration annually at the Beautiful landscape of the Marble Mountains of Danang city.
As the celebration occurs at a fine natural place, it has interested a lot of journeyers for religion and visitors from other areas to the West of Marble Mountains. The competition named “keo co” is taken place on the village common. The yelling of people who participated in regattas can be heard in Co Co River. The event is much more alluring when it gets dark.
Traditional celebrations in Da Nang City – a lovely city by Han River – attract not only dwellers in Da Nang City but also visitors from other areas. Everyone takes the chance to devote their invocation for nice weather to accelerate the agricultural periods and to be more losers, for the support of forebear and to wish fortune to their close relatives and friends.
Bo Da Pagoda Festival
Time: the 28th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Thuong Lan Commune, Viet Yen District, Bac Giang Province.
Objects of worship: The ancestral bonze, who had merit of building the pagoda.
Dates and duration: Annual, 6th-15th days of first lunar month (Jan-Feb)
Co Loa Festival is annually celebrated after Tet. This festival was formed by according to the legendary story telling about King An Duong of Au Lac and his daughter My Chau.