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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)

.:::. Major Festivals in August 2008

Dao Xa Village’s Festival: August 9 - 10 (lunar July 9 - 10)
Time: August 9 - 10 (lunar July 9 - 10) Place: Dao Xa Village, Thanh Thuy District, Phu Tho Province Feature: The festival is dedicated to famous General Ly Thuong Kiet (1019-1105) who led the army to defeat the Song invaders in 1077. During the festival, villagers hold a mass and particularly a boat-race participated by two teams of the North and the South. Each team includes 24 young men in red costumes.

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.:.	Ong Cai Temple’s festival: August 7 (lunar July 7)

.:.	That Tich Festival: August 7 (lunar July 7)

.:.	Hon Chen Temple’s Festival: August 13 - 15 (lunar July 13 - 15)

.:.	Trung Nguyen Festival: August 15 (lunar July 15)

.:.	An Dao Festival: August 19 - 20 (lunar July 19 - 20)

.:.	Cao Dai festival: August 22 (lunar July 22)