{"id":3729,"date":"2026-01-31T11:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/diem-danh-nhung-le-hoi-dau-xuan-thang-gieng\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T11:13:23","slug":"diem-danh-nhung-le-hoi-dau-xuan-thang-gieng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/diem-danh-nhung-le-hoi-dau-xuan-thang-gieng\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Early Spring Festivals in the First Lunar Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"description\">\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"article\">\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt;&gt; Hanoi specialties as gifts \u2013 6 famous culinary dishes of the capital<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt;&gt; Peanut candy \u2013 a rustic dish, rich in the flavor of the homeland<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lwptoc lwptoc-autoWidth lwptoc-light lwptoc-notInherit\">\n<div class=\"lwptoc_i\">\n<div class=\"lwptoc_header\">\n<b class=\"lwptoc_title\">Table of Contents<\/b> <span class=\"lwptoc_toggle\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"#\" class=\"lwptoc_toggle_label\">hide<\/a> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_items lwptoc_items-visible\">\n<div class=\"lwptoc_itemWrap\">\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Le_hoi_chua_Huong_Ha_Noi\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">1<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Perfume Pagoda Festival, Hanoi<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Hoi_Lim_Bac_Ninh\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Lim Festival, Bac Ninh<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Le_hoi_Yen_Tu_Quang_Ninh\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">3<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Yen Tu Festival, Quang Ninh<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Hoi_go_Dong_Da_Ha_Noi\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">4<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Dong Da Mound Festival, Hanoi<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Le_hoi_den_Giong_Ha_Noi\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">5<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Giong Temple Festival, Hanoi<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Le_hoi_Co_Loa_Ha_Noi\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">6<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Co Loa Festival, Hanoi<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Hoi_Xoan_Phu_Tho\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">7<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Xoan Festival, Phu Tho<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Le_hoi_den_Tran_Nam_Dinh\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">8<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Tran Temple Festival, Nam Dinh<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Le_hoi_Ba_chua_Kho_Bac_Ninh\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">9<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival, Bac Ninh<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Hoi_cau_ngu_Hue\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">10<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Fish Praying Festival, Hue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lwptoc_item\"> <a href=\"#Le_hoi_Den_Ba_Den_Tay_Ninh\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_number\">11<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"lwptoc_item_label\">Ba Den Temple Festival, Tay Ninh<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Le_hoi_chua_Huong_Ha_Noi\">Perfume Pagoda Festival, Hanoi<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Perfume Pagoda Festival takes place in Huong Son commune, My Duc district, Hanoi, from the 6th of the first lunar month and lasts until the end of the 3rd lunar month. Coming to the festival, tourists not only participate in a journey to the land of Buddha but also immerse themselves in the vast space of water and mountains with hours of boat rides to enjoy the scenery. In addition, the festival also features ethnic cultural and artistic activities such as boat racing, mountain climbing, watching Cheo singing performances, Van singing, etc.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Hoi_Lim_Bac_Ninh\">Lim Festival, Bac Ninh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As a major festival of Bac Ninh province, the main festival is held on the 13th of the first lunar month. Lim Festival is considered a unique crystallization of the Kinh Bac cultural region with many folk games such as martial arts, wrestling, chess, cooking rice, etc. Most notably is the festival singing part, from inviting betel singing, calling boat singing to 'con sao sang song' singing...<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/p46diem-danh-nhung-le-hoi-dau-xuan-thang-gieng-4.jpg\" alt=\"\u0110i\u1ec3m danh nh\u1eefng l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u00e2n th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"text-align: justify\">Lim Festival is considered a unique crystallization of the Kinh Bac cultural region<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Le_hoi_Yen_Tu_Quang_Ninh\">Yen Tu Festival, Quang Ninh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This is a major festival in Thuong Yen Cong commune, Uong Bi district, Quang Ninh province. The opening day is held on the 10th of the 1st lunar month. The festival features many traditional rituals such as incense offering, prayer ceremonies for national peace and prosperity, the Yen Tu sacred seal opening ceremony, etc., and attracts millions of pilgrims every year. The 2-stage cable car system from Giai Oan station to Hoa Yen pagoda and from Hoa Yen pagoda to the An Ky Sinh statue area has been upgraded, ensuring smooth operation to serve tourists this year.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Hoi_go_Dong_Da_Ha_Noi\">Dong Da Mound Festival, Hanoi<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The festival takes place annually on the 5th of the 1st lunar month at Dong Da Mound, Quang Trung ward, Hanoi. This is a victory festival organized to commemorate the illustrious achievements of King Quang Trung \u2013 a hero in the nation's history of fighting foreign invaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Following the drum and gong signals that begin the victory procession, symbolizing the spirit of the Tay Son army, from Khuong Thuong village hall to Dong Da Mound. Participating in the procession are young people from villages: Khuong Thuong, Thinh Hao... dressed in festival ceremonial clothes, followed by flags, parasols, palanquins... and at the end of the procession is the image of a \u201cfire dragon\u201d made of straw. After the ritual part are fun and healthy folk games, competing in talent and wisdom such as: dragon dance, lion dance, wrestling, playing chess, cockfighting...<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/p46diem-danh-nhung-le-hoi-dau-xuan-thang-gieng-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u0110i\u1ec3m danh nh\u1eefng l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u00e2n th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"text-align: justify\">The festival takes place annually on the 5th of the 1st lunar month at Dong Da Mound, Quang Trung ward, Hanoi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Le_hoi_den_Giong_Ha_Noi\">Giong Temple Festival, Hanoi<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Giong Festival is organized in many places in Hanoi. Among them, 2 typical festivals are the Giong festival at Phu Dong temple, Phu Dong commune, Gia Lam \u2013 the birthplace of the legendary hero Saint Giong and the Giong festival at Soc temple, Phu Linh commune, Soc Son. The festival takes place on the 6th of the 1st lunar month annually and lasts for 3 days with full traditional rituals such as: light opening ceremony, procession ceremony, incense offering ceremony, offering bamboo flowers to the Upper temple, where Saint Giong is worshipped.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Le_hoi_Co_Loa_Ha_Noi\">Co Loa Festival, Hanoi<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Organized on the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, the Co Loa festival takes place in Dong Anh district to commemorate Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong \u2013 the person who had the merit of building the Au Lac state, setting the capital at Co Loa. Not only are there traditional sacrificial and procession rituals, but the Co Loa festival is also bustling with folk games such as crossbow shooting, swing, traditional wrestling, Quan ho singing on boats, by the Jade well in front of the Upper temple...<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/p46diem-danh-nhung-le-hoi-dau-xuan-thang-gieng-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u0110i\u1ec3m danh nh\u1eefng l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u00e2n th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"text-align: justify\">Not only are there traditional sacrificial and procession rituals, but the Co Loa festival is also bustling with folk games<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Hoi_Xoan_Phu_Tho\">Xoan Festival, Phu Tho<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The festival takes place on the 7th of the first lunar month in Tam Thanh district, Phu Tho province to commemorate Xuan Nuong, a talented female general of the Trung Sisters. The festival begins with a spring prayer party offered to the Tutelary God, following the tradition of preparing a vegetarian feast, with yams and honey. Legend has it that the \u201cnoi da xao thit\u201d buffalo slaughtering practice reenacts the story of the five generals of the Hung King who worshipped the river god and escaped disaster, when they reached the shore they found a buffalo to slaughter, taking the skin to make a pot to sacrifice to the river god.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Le_hoi_den_Tran_Nam_Dinh\">Tran Temple Festival, Nam Dinh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Often called the Tran Temple Seal Opening Festival, it takes place from the 14th of the first lunar month annually at Tran temple in Nam Dinh (Loc Vuong ward). This is one of the festivals to express gratitude for the merits of the 14 Tran kings. The highlight of the festival is the seal opening ceremony \u2013 attracting tens of thousands of people from everywhere to ask for a seal to pray for a successful and prosperous new year. After the seal opening day are important rituals such as the water procession, fish sacrifice...<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Le_hoi_Ba_chua_Kho_Bac_Ninh\">Ba Chua Kho Temple Festival, Bac Ninh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The festival takes place on the 14th of the first lunar month at the Ba Chua Kho temple located in Co Me village, Vu Ninh ward, Bac Ninh city. This is also a major festival in the North, especially for the business community. Paying off debts at the end of the year and borrowing from Ba Chua Kho at the beginning of the year has become a long-standing custom in Vietnam. The festival has the custom of offering incense and praying to borrow money from the Goddess (symbolically) to \u201cpray for wealth and fortune\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/p46diem-danh-nhung-le-hoi-dau-xuan-thang-gieng-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u0110i\u1ec3m danh nh\u1eefng l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u00e2n th\u00e1ng Gi\u00eang\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"text-align: justify\">The festival has the custom of offering incense and praying to borrow money from the Goddess (symbolically) to \u201cpray for wealth and fortune\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Hoi_cau_ngu_Hue\">Fish Praying Festival, Hue<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The festival is organized on the 12th of the first lunar month at Thai Duong Ha, Thuan An, Hue city to commemorate the village tutelary god Truong Quy Cong (nickname of Truong Thieu), a native of Thanh Hoa who had the merit of teaching the poor people how to fish and trade boat nets. The net casting performance in the fish praying festival will be held in front of the village hall. After that is a boat race on the lagoon by neighboring communes. Ending the ceremony is an intimate meal between guests and local villagers.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span id=\"Le_hoi_Den_Ba_Den_Tay_Ninh\">Ba Den Temple Festival, Tay Ninh<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Also known as the Linh Son Thanh Mau temple festival, built on the side of a high mountain at an altitude of 380 m in Tay Ninh. Until now, the temple has been restored many times, and from the foot of the mountain going up, a staircase path has been built for pedestrians. The festival is organized from the 10th to the full moon of the first lunar month. Every year, on the day of the Ba Den temple festival, people from provinces come in very large numbers to pray for blessings from the Goddess Linh Son Thanh Mau, reaching up to hundreds of thousands of people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Source: Compiled<\/em><\/p>\n<\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;\u0110\u1eb7c s\u1ea3n H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i l\u00e0m qu\u00e0 \u2013 6 m\u00f3n \u1ea9m th\u1ef1c n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng H\u00e0 Th\u00e0nh &gt;&gt;&gt;&nbsp;K\u1eb9o l\u1ea1c \u2013 m\u00f3n \u0103n d\u00e2n d\u00e3, \u0111\u1eadm \u0111\u00e0 phong v\u1ecb qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng M\u1ee5c L\u1ee5c hide 1 L\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i ch\u00f9a H\u01b0\u01a1ng, H\u00e0 N\u1ed9i 2 H\u1ed9i Lim, B\u1eafc Ninh 3 L\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i Y\u00ean T\u1eed, Qu\u1ea3ng Ninh 4 H\u1ed9i g\u00f2 \u0110\u1ed1ng \u0110a, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-van-hoa-am-thuc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baominhheritage.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}