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Itineraries
Hoi An Lantern Festival: How to Time Your Visit Around the Full Moon
Hoi An's monthly lantern festival falls on the 14th lunar day — here's how to plan your visit, what to expect on the night, and where to actually stand for photos.
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Travel Tips
Hoi An Full Moon Lantern Festival: Monthly Schedule, What to Expect, and How to Beat the Crowds
Every 14th day of the lunar calendar, Hoi An's Ancient Town cuts the electric lights and floats on silk lanterns. Here's how to time it, work the streets, and actually photograph it.
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Travel Tips
Vung Tau's Whale Festival: Inside a Fishing Community's Most Sacred Ritual
Each year on the 16th and 17th of the 8th lunar month, Vung Tau's fishing community gathers for Le Hoi Ngu Ong — a two-day ritual honoring the whale as protector of sailors.
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Food & Drink
Tet Han Thuc and Che Troi Nuoc: Why Families Make Floating Dumplings on the Cold-Food Festival
Every third day of the third lunar month, Vietnamese families stop cooking hot food and roll sticky rice dumplings instead. Here's what Tet Han Thuc is actually about.
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Destinations
Hung Kings' Festival: Vietnam's Oldest National Observance
Each third lunar month, millions of Vietnamese pilgrims climb Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho to honor the Hung Kings—the legendary founders of Van Lang, Vietnam's first kingdom. The Hung Kings' Festival (Gio To Hung Vuong) is less a tourist spectacle and more a living tradition of ancestor veneration that defines Vietnamese identity.
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Food & Drink
Tet Doan Ngo: Vietnam's Fifth Lunar Month Festival
Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, Tet Doan Ngo marks Vietnam's summer solstice festival. Learn the traditional foods, spiritual roots, and modern celebrations that make this mid-year festival unique.
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Destinations
Tet Trung Thu: Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival for Children
Tet Trung Thu, Vietnam's beloved Mid-Autumn Festival, transforms neighborhoods into lantern-lit celebrations where kids parade with star lanterns and families share mooncakes under the full moon. It's equal parts harvest festival, children's holiday, and family reunion.
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