Traditional festivals open festive season

2/26/2018 - 3:28:23 PM

The festive season in Vietnam has begun with many traditional festivals open on the first days of the Lunar New Year, including Huong Pagoda Festival, Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival, and Giong Festival.

Huong Pagoda Festival kicks off in Huong Son commune of My Duc district, Hanoi, on February 21 (the 6th day of the first lunar month) (Photo: VNA)

A dancing performance at the opening ceremony of the Huong Pagoda Festival on February 21 (Photo: VNA)

A large number of people have flocked to Huong Pagoda over the last few days (Photo: VNA)

Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province, also begins on February 21 (Photo: VNA)

A number of Buddhist monks and followers attend the opening ceremony of Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival (Photo: VNA)

A palanquin procession at the Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival. The Bai Dinh Pagoda is a big complex of Buddhist temples in Trang An Landscape Complex - a world cultural and natural heritage site recognised by UNESCO (Photo: VNA)

Giong Festival of Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Hanoi, also kicks off on February 21 (Photo: VNA)

A palanquin procession at the Giong Festival of Soc Temple. The festival honours the mythical hero, god and saint Thanh Giong, who is credited with defending the country from foreign enemies and worshipped as the patron god of the harvest, national peace and family prosperity (Photo: VNA)

A procession at the Giong Festival of Soc Temple. The Giong Festival of Soc Temple and Phu Dong Temple in Hanoi's Gia Lam district was listed in the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity (Photo: VNA)

The Giong Festival of Soc Temple will last through February 23 (the 8th day of the first lunar month) (Photo: VNA)

Source: VNA

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