January is month for playing and eating( thang gieng la thang an choi)- Vietnamese proverb said that. After Tet holiday, there are lots of festivals which reflects the color of Viet culture. So join in festivals, tourists would have more chance to know more about Vietnam.
List of festivals in Lunar January:
1. Dong Da festival:
Time: The 5th day of the 1st month:
Place: Dong Da hill, Hanoi
Characteristics: Festival of Dong Da hill, Hanoi: celebrate the anniversary of King Quang Trung's victory over 290,000 Qing invaders to liberate Thang Long (now Hanoi)
2. Co Loa festival:
Time: The 6th day of the 1st month:
Place: Co Loa, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Characteristics: It takes place in the pagoda that honours An Duong Vuong in Co Loa. Festival of Dong Da hill, Hanoi: t takes place in the pagoda that honours An Duong Vuong Who played an important in building Co Loa citadel.
3. Yen Tu festival:
Time: The 10th day of the 1st month.
Place: Cam La Commune, Ha Nam Island, Yen Hung District, Quang Ninh Province.
Characteristics: Last three months, It takes place in the pagoda that honours An Duong Vuong in Co Loa. Festival of Dong Da hill, Hanoi: t takes place in the pagoda that honours An Duong Vuong Who played an important in building Co Loa citadel.
4. Lim festival:
Time: 13th day of the 1st month
Place: Bac Ninh
Charecteristics: Festival of quan ho folk song singing. Boys and girls meet on river bank, on hill or in the yards of village's communal house and pagoda and exchange emotions
5. Ba Chua Kho Temple festival
Time: 14th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Co Me Village, Vu Ninh Commune, Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh Province.
Characteristics: Incense offering ceremony, custom of borrowing money from her (only symbolizing) to pray for property and good luck.
6. Long Tong festival:
Time: The thin day of the 1st month
Place: Sapa, Lao Cai
Charecteristics: be held by The Giay people. The sorcerer wears blue dress, offer sacrifices to Heaven, Earth, God of rice, pray for Spirits in protecting crops, and having a good crop.
7. Festival of Spring on Ba Den mountain
Time: The 15th day of the 1st month
Place: Tay Nguyen
Charecteristics: Spring festival of buffalo fighting in Tay Nguyen Highlands highlighting the martial spirit of the ethnic minority people such as bow-shooting, cross-bow shooting, horse racing, con throwing, tug of rope, stick pushing.
