Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Major Festivals in March 2009
 Jewelry trade Festival: March 3 - 5 (Lunar February 7 - 9)
 Avalokita Bodhisattva Festival: March 6 (lunar February 10)
 Da Trach Temple Festival: March 6 - 9 (lunar February 10 - 13)
 Voi Phuc (the elephants in a kneeling position) Temple Festival: March 7 (lunar February 11)
 Ma Temple Festival: March 8 - 9 (lunar February 12 - 13)
 Bat Trang Village's Festival: March 11 - 18 (lunar February 15 - 22)
Major Festivals in February 2009
 Giong Festival (Soc Son Temple Festival): January 31 - February 2 (lunar January 6 - 8)
 Co Loa Festival: January 31 - February 6 (lunar January 6 - 12)
 Huong Pagoda Festival: January 31 – April 9 (lunar January 6 - March 15)
 Lim Festival (Love duet singing festival): February 3 - 6 (lunar January 9 - 12)
 Con Son Festival: February 12 - 17 (lunar January 18 - 23)
Major Festivals in January 2009
 Tet Nguyen Dan (traditional Lunar New Year’s Festival): January 26 - 28 (lunar January 1 - 3)
 Keo Pagoda Festival: January 29 (lunar January 4)
 Ngoc Xuyen Village Festival: January 1 (lunar December 6)
 My Duong Festival: January 12 (lunar December 17)
 Tho Tang Festival: January 13 (lunar December 18)
 Dinh Mai Festival: January 15 (lunar December 20)
 Quynh Village Festival: January 22 (lunar December 27)
 Thuong Khe Village Festival: January 24 - 28 (lunar December 29 - January 3)
Fashion
Vietnam Collection Grand Prix 2008
The 10th Vietnam Collection Grand Prix entitled “New World” attracted 6,525 sketches from 925 participants nationwide, of which 18 collections with 76 creative and charming fashion designs from 17 candidates were selected for the final round.
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“Moving in Style”

Moving in Style is the theme of Dep Magazine’s (a supplement of Vietnam Pictorial) fashion extravaganza. Dep Fashion Show 7 highlighted the change in feelings, emotions, styles and colours that is reverberating through the industry.
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Autumn-Winter Fashion Week 2008

Entitled “Block and Volume”, the Autumn-Winter Fashion Week 2008 held by the Vietnam Garment and Textile Group attracted many famous designers nationwide along with unique modes. The fashion week also featured designs of leading garment companies, such as Viet Tien, Viet Thang, Phuong Dong, Hanosimex, Ho Guom and Garment 10.
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The Unknowns about Vietnamese Jewellery

Not long ago, we had an opportunity to behold precious jewellery items, such as stone ear-rings, brooches, leg-rings, bronze mirrors and glass-bead necklaces, which were displayed at an exhibition featuring jewellery of ancient Viet people. These delicate items were thousands of years old and dated back from the Dong Son, Oc Eo, Sa Huynh and Phung Nguyen cultures.
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A Young Talented Hairstylist

Rising above almost 1,000 contestants from 60 countries, Vietnamese hairstylist Bui Duc Thinh, aged 21 from Hai Phong, won the first prize at the World Hairstyle Contest 2007 held by Davines Hair Care in Spain’s Barcelona.
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Hera Colours
Initially named H&H, Hera Fashion has now become a famed brand name in Hanoi thanks to great efforts and love for fashion of the shop’s owner.
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“Clouds and Sunshine”

Entitled “Clouds and Sunshine”, the fashion collection by Dao Le Dieu Anh shows the beauty of nature. After the rain in summer, the sky becomes clear with bright sunshine and floating white and grey clouds.
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“Contemporary Legend”

Entitled “Contemporary Legend”, the fashion show held at the August Revolution Square by Dep (Beauty) Magazine, a supplement of Vietnam Pictorial, captured the interest of Hanoi viewers by its open-air fashion catwalk and contemporary performing art.

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“Glam Rock” Fashion Collection

Inspired by the gaudy and glittering costumes of Glam Rock music stars in the 1970s, particularly singer Freddie Mercury from the band “Queen”, designer Nguyen Cong Tri created an impressive fashion collection entitled “Glam Rock” with velveteen and coarse homespun fabric materials.

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