Spring festivals nationwide

Spring is the season for numerous traditional festivals across the country.
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 1A palanquin procession at the Yen Tu Spring Festival. The festival kicks off on February 25 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 2An overview of the palanquin procession at the Yen Tu Spring Festival (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 3Traditional drum performance at the Dong Da Festival in Hanoi on February 20 (the fifth day of the Lunar New Year) (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 4The fifth day of the first lunar month has become the traditional day marking the historic Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory under the leadership of Emperor Quang Trung (also known as national hero Nguyen Hue) (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 5 A “Tuong” (classical drama) play re-enacting the victory (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 6People go to the Huong Pagoda by boats. Huong Pagoda Festival kicks off in Huong Son commune of My Duc district, Hanoi, on February 21 (the 6th day of the first lunar month)(Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 7Many boats on Yen spring are full of visitors on the first day of the Huong Pagoda Festival (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 8 Huong Pagoda Festival is one of the longest festivals in Vietnam when it lasts through the third lunar month (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 9A procession at the Giong Festival of Soc Temple. The Giong Festival of Soc Temple and Phu Dong Temple in Hanoi's Gia Lam district was listed in the representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 10A parade at the Giong Festival of Soc Temple (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 11Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival in Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province begins on February 21 (Photo: VNA)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 12A 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)
Spring festivals nationwide ảnh 13Buddhist monks and followers pray at the Bai Dinh Pagoda (Photo: VNA)
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