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Travel Tips
Tet Doan Ngo: Vietnam's Kill-the-Bugs Festival Explained
On the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, Vietnamese households wake early to eat fermented rice and fruit — a ritual meant to purge parasites and disease from the body.
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Travel Tips
Tet Trung Thu for Travelers: When to Go, Where to Be
Tet Trung Thu falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month — here is how to actually experience it, from Hang Ma street to Hoi An's lantern-lit river.
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Travel Tips
Lunar 1st and 15th: What Actually Happens on These Days in Vietnam
Twice a month, Vietnam's rhythm shifts subtly but visibly — more incense, quieter restaurants, and pagoda courtyards full of offerings. Here's what to expect.
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Travel Tips
Khau Vai Love Market: Ha Giang's Most Unusual Annual Festival
Once a year on the 27th day of the third lunar month, Khau Vai village in Meo Vac district draws ethnic minority communities for a festival unlike anything else in northern Vietnam.
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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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