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January 1: New
Year Day, one day holiday.
April 30: Saigon Liberation Day,
one day holiday.
May 1: International Labor Day, one day holiday.
September 2: National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, one
day holiday.
Vietnam Traditional lunar New Year Festival (Tet Nguyen Dan):
Four day holiday. It often falls between January and February. The holidays
begin on the Eve and the first three days of a Lunar New Year.
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The 2nd day of
the 1st month: Wrestling Festival in Lieu Doi, Nam Ha.
The 5th day of the 1st month: 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).
The 6th day of the 1st month: Festival of Eel-Catching
in Pot in Ving Lac district, Vinh Phu province. This reflects the farmers'
love for labor and the joy over bumper crops.
The 10th day of the 1st month: Festival in Trieu Khuc
village, Hanoi.
Cultural activities of a traditional handicraft village.
The 13th day of the 1st month: Lim Festival, Ha Bac.
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 to
sing and exchange emotions.
The 15th day of the 1st month: Festival of Spring on Ba
Den mountain.
The 15th of 2nd month (formal date): Festival of Huong
Pagoda, Ha Tay: Traditional festival lasting over 2
months.
Spring festival of buffalo fighting in Tay Nguyen Highlands
highlighting the martial spirit of the ethnic minority people.
The 10th day of the 3rd month: Festival of Hung Temple
celebrating the death a anniversary of Kings Hung.
The 9th day of the 4th month: Giong Festival, Hanoi, commemorating
Saint Giong, a legendary child hero who defeated foreign invasion and saved
the nation.
The 26th day of the 4th month: Festival of Queen Su in
Chau Doc.
The 5th day of the 5th month: Water Festival in Nha
Trang. People in the city go to the beach and have a bath for health
improvement.
The 16th day of the 6th month: Festival of Nghinh Ong
in Tien Giang - Ben Tre.
The 30th day of the 7th month: Festival at Lang Ong, Ho Chi Minh City.
The 9th day of the 8th month: Buffalo fighting festival, Do Son, Hai
Phong.
The 13th day of the 9th month: Festival of Keo Pagoda,
Thai Binh. Traditional communal festival.
The 22nd day of the 11th month: Festival of Dong Quan
in Chan Tien Pagoda, Hanoi.
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