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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 October 2008
Co Le pagoda festival: October 13-18 (lunar September 15-20)

Time: October 23-18 (lunar September 15-20)

Place: Co Le Town, Truc Ninh District, Nam Dinh Province

Feature: The festival is dedicated to Superior Bronze Nguyen Minh Khong, a founder of the bronze casting craft. The festival covers solemn rites and unique traditional folk games, such as swimming, wrestling, human chess, etc, attracting visitors nationwide.

: :   Published stories
.:. Kate Festival: July (Cham calendar, around early October of solar calendar)
.:. Thang Festival: October 5-8 (lunar September 7-10)
.:. Ha Dong Festival: October 7-13 (lunar September 9-15)
.:. Keo Pagoda Festival: October 11-13 (lunar September 13-15)
.:. Va Temple Festival: October 13 (lunar September 15)
In brief
.:: Real estate prospect in Ho Chi Minh City rated first in Asia
.:: Da Nang ranks first in the PCI list
.:: Opportunity and potential for development of Vietnam’s civil aviation are great!
.:: Vietnam’s economic achievements praised by German expert
.:: Ground-breaking ceremony for the largest steel industrial zone
.:: Canon’s fourth plant in Vietnam
.:: Moscow House to be built in Hanoi
.:: Russian Gaz Car Group enters Vietnam
.:: Rejecting the fabrication about destroying Thai Ha parish area
.:: Successful liver transplantation for 10-month-old baby in Vietnam
.:: UNESCO apologizes for its mistaken report on Vietnamese education
.:: Ambassadors of G.4 paid a working visit to Tay Nguyen
.:: SOS Children’s Village in Qui Nhon built with funds from International SOS
.:: A Vietnamese writer awarded with the British literary prize
.:: Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Voted Ha Long Bay as One of the World’s Seven Wonders
.:: A 150 Million USD Credit to Support Vietnamese Rural Areas’ electrification
.:: Prospects for a Booming Investment in Vietnam by Italian Investors
.:: VN Helps Cuba Overcome Hurricane Consequences
.:: Vietnamese Footwear Export to Germany on the Rise
.:: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung receives British Prince
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