The festive season in Viet Nam 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.
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| Huong Pagoda Festival stared in Huong Son Commune of My Duc District, Ha Noi, on Wednesday morning (the 6th day of the 1st lunar month) (Photo: VNA) |
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| A dancing performance at the opening ceremony of the Huong Pagoda Festival Photo: VNA) |
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| A man raises a tray of offerings to get through the crowd at the Huong Pagoda Festival, which is one of the longest festivals in Viet Nam when it lasts through the 3rd lunar month (Photo: VNA) |
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| Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival in Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province, also began on Wednesday morning (Photo: VNA) |
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| 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) |
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| Giong Festival of Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Ha Noi, also started on the same day (Photo: VNA) |
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| 12 / 14 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) |
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