The Cow Racing Festival, which is held in the lower regions of the Mekong Delta, is celebrated annually on the last day of the Khmer calendar and has become one the biggest festivals in Vietnam. The Khmer are an ethnic minority in Vietnam, however …
The biennial event has attracted more than 750 athletes from 17 provinces and cities namely Kon Tum, Binh Duong, Lam Dong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, Gia Lai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ninh Thuan…
Tet Trung Thu, the Mid Autumn Festival, is dedicated to children and involves moonlit processions with brightly lit lanterns.Families spend the day together and eat mooncakes by the light of the moon.Lion dancers perform for luck and good fortune and…
The Buffalo Fight in Do Son is a traditional festival that is attached to a Water God worshiping ceremony and the "Hien Sinh" custom. The buffaloes are carefully selected and must all be between 4 and 5 years old. After some ceremonies in the mor…