Author: Do Nathan

Introduction Every year, on August 15th of the lunar calendar, people in East Asia and some Southeast Asian countries organize Mid-Autumn Festival. Many researchers thought that this festival originated …

May 5th Festival is the festival happening on May 5th of the lunar calendar every year in East Asian countries like China, Vietnam, Japan and Korea. The customs of …

The Spanish flu pandemic occurred from January 1918 to December 1920, involving the H1N1 influenza virus. Despite such a name, this pandemic did not originate from Spain. Because of …

Historical background After 1,000 years of being colonized by the Northern feudal dynasties, in 938 Ngô Quyền defeated the Nam Hán (Chinese: Nan Han) troop, opening the country’s long …

After King An Dương Vương built Cổ Loa citadel, the god of Kim Quy (Gold Turtle) gave the king a toenail of himself to make a lẫy (an important …

Introduction Every year, on January 6th of the lunar calendar, the people of Cổ Loa village and 7 nearby villages hold Cổ Loa Festival at Thượng temple to honor …

Introduction In Vietnam, in annual January of the lunar calendar, there are many festivals happening of which the festival considered as the most important is the festival of Kinh …

Concept Hung Temple Festival is a traditional festival of Vietnamese people with the purpose of remembering the merit of building the country of Hung Kings. The festival is held …

Concept The Cold Food Festival is a festival that happens on March 3th of the lunar calendar in China, Northern Vietnam and the Chinese community around the world. The …

Concept Qingming (Vietnamese: Thanh Minh) is the name of the 5th solar term of 24 solar terms of the calendar agriculture of the people in the East Asian cultural …

Meaning Plowing Festival (Vietnamese: Lễ Tịch Điền) was a festival held in a field in the same-culture countries (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam) in the past, which was hosted by …