Since Vietnam is connected to my country by mountains and rivers, its folk customs and festivals are greatly influenced by my country. The main traditional festivals in Vietnam include the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Pangu Festival and Sending the Kitchen God Festival. In addition, Vietnam’s unique historical and cultural background has also left many festivals worth celebrating in the country.
Important festivals in Vietnam are as follows.
January 1, International New Year
Late twelfth lunar month, Pangu Festival
February 1 (December 23rd of the lunar calendar), Bullfighting Day
February 3, Founding Day of the Communist Party of Vietnam
February 8-9 (Lunar New Year’s Day), Lunar New Year/Spring Festival
March 8, Women’s Day
April 5, Qingming Festival
April 16, Hung Kings Day
April 30, Liberation Day of Southern Vietnam
May 1, International Labor Day
May 14 (April 8th of the lunar calendar), Buddha Bathing Day
May 19
June 1, International Children’s Day
June 9, Dragon Boat Festival
August 3 (the first day of the eighth lunar month), July Festival
August 17 (the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month), Monlan Festival
August 19, August Revolution Day
September 2, Independence Day
September 15, Mid-Autumn Festival
October 10, Hanoi Liberation Day
October 20, Vietnamese Women’s Day
November 20, Vietnamese Teachers’ Day
December 2, Cyber Friday (a festival used by Vietnam to promote the development of local e-commerce, the first Friday of December each year)
December 22, Vietnamese Army Day