Rice fields, Vietnam
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Vietnam Events
2012
March
01
An annual event where companies from across Ho Chi Minh City sponsor teams to race cyclos in order to raise money for the Saigon Children's...
April
01
Held in the picturesque location of Thay Pagoada in the shadows of the Sai Son Mountain in Quoc Oai, this annual event pays homage to Tu Dao Hanh...
April
30
This public holiday commemorates the day the troops of north Vietnam liberated Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in south Vietnam in 1975, ending the...
May
01
Following Liberation Day this gives citizens a two-day holiday.
August
01
Jugglers, trapeze artists, animal acts and clowns from around the country and from destinations such as Cuba, China, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia,...
August
06
Jugglers, trapeze artists, animal acts and clowns from around the country and from destinations such as Cuba, China, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia,...
September
02
This date celebrates two important anniversaries, the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and the death of...
September
02
This date celebrates two important anniversaries, the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and the death of...
September
06
An important social occasion for the villages of the region, the preparations for the annual Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival begin months before...
September
12
Also known as the Moon Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam is an important children's festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the...
September
30
Also known as the Moon Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam is an important children's festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the...
October
01
The first Vietnam International Film Festival was held in October 2010 as part of the celebrations to celebrate Hanoi's 1,000th birthday. The...
October
01
The first Vietnam International Film Festival was held in October 2010 as part of the celebrations to celebrate Hanoi's 1,000th birthday. The...
December
24
Celebrated by the small Christian community but increasingly seen as a party period by other groups.
2013
January
23
Tet (Vietnamese New Year) is the most important celebration for the Vietnamese when families get together. The celebrations start seven days...
February
03
The most important festival of the year timed according to the lunar calendar.
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