Diem village opens festival commemorating ancestors of quan ho folk songs
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On March 13rd (the 6th day of the second lunar month) Vua ba temple festival commemorating the ancestors of quan ho folk songs took place in Diem village, Hoa Long commune, Bac Ninh city, the northern province of Bac Ninh and drew the participation of thousands of local people and visitors.
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Co Loa citadel festival
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The Co Loa festival is annually held in Co Loa village, Dong Anh district, Hanoi, from the 6th to the 16th day of the Lunar New Year, to honour An Duong Vuong Thuc Phan, who founded the ancient Vietnamese state of Au Lac and built the Co Loa citadel.
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People enjoyed in Do Son buffalo fight festival 2007
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More than 30,000 people flocked into a stadium in Do Son town, in the northern city of Hai Phong, to attend the Do Son buffalo fight festival 2007 which was held on September 19th (the 9th day of the eighth lunar month)
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Khau Vai love market: Past and present
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(CPV)- People were battling many mountains and hills drinks and special food, and hurrying, afraid to miss the love market which is only held once a year (the 27th day of the third lunar month). But the wine tasted flat and the special food did not smell sweet.
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The Hung Temple Festival
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(CPV) – The Hung Temple Festival not only attracts visitors from all over the country because of its special traditional cultural activities, but it is also a sacred trip back in time to the origins of the Vietnamese nation.
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The Cham Kate Festival
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Every year, the Cham people in Binh Thuan Province jubilantly hold the largest-scale festival on July 1 of Cham Calendar (about November) at Posahinu Tower with the hope to preserve cultural characteristics of the Cham community, making a contribution to enriching the treasure of Vietnam’s diverse culture.
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The Lo Lo people’s living rain praying ritual
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Every March, when the climate is dry and trees lack water, Lo Lo ethnic people in Meo Vac, Ha Giang Province rely on a rain praying festival. With typical rituals, the festival, handed down from generation to generation, is also an opportunity to meet one another.
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Vietnam, Spain boost cultural and educational cooperation
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Vietnam and Spain have agreed to boost their cooperation in the areas of culture, education and science in the 2007-2009 period.
The agreement was reached on January 16 during the first session of the Joint Committee on Cultural, Educational and Scientific Cooperation between the governments of Vietnam and Spain taking place in Hanoi.
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Popularizing Vietnam’s images through culture and arts
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Over the past years, introducing Vietnamese culture to international friends has been paid much attention to through many performances, exhibitions, festivals and research to contribute to popularizing Vietnam’s image around the world.
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Vietnam tourism 2006: some major events
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CPV: In Hanoi, on December 15, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism organised a ceremony to review its achivements in 2006 and map out its targerts for the next year. It has severed about 17.5 million domestic tourists, a 1.5 million higher than the previous year, and estimating to pocket 2.2 billion USD.
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