Time: From the 6th day of the first lunar month to the 15th day of the third lunar month, main festival days last from the 15th day to the 20th day of the second lunar month. Place: Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Tay Province. Objects of worship: Sakyamuni Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Holy Mothers. Characteristics: One of the longest festivals with the most spacious area.

Time: The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month of the previous year to the 3rd day of the first lunar month of the new year. Place: Nation-wide. Objects of worship: grandparents and ancestors. Participator: The biggest national festival that attracts to people through the country. Characteristics: - Nice clothes, or traditional costumes. - Ritual of ancestral worshipping and a rite to see Tao Quan (Kitchen God) off. - Best wishes for a prosperous New Year and family gathering.

Time: The 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month, main festival day on the 10th day of the third lunar month. Place: Nghia Linh Mountain, Hy Cuong Commune, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province. Objects of worship: Kings Hung. Characteristics: This is the ancestors’death anniversary of the whole nation. At the same time with incense-offering ceremony at Hung Temple in Phu Tho Province, sacrifice-offering ceremonies at Hung Temple in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang and other provinces are aslo celebrated. Legend: 18 generations of Kings Hung established Van Lang State, the predecessor of the present - day Vietnam. Main activities: The procession of 3 local communes from the communal houses to the foot of the mountain. The incense offering ceremony. Xoan singing, bronze drum dancing

Street Festival in celebration of the Year of Tourism - Time: 18:00-19:30 on February 21, 2008 - Location: Hoa Binh Ave., Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City. The 2008 Year of National Tourism announcing ceremony - Time: 20:00 on Feb 21, 2008 - Location: Bai Cat Area along the Hau River, Cai Khe Islet, Can Tho City.