Lantern Festival concludes in Hoi An

The 3rd lantern festival aimed at celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Cat concluded Wednesday night in Hoi An ancient town in central Vietnam.

According to organizers, the fest attracted around 25,000 local and international visitors who enjoyed lanterns in different shapes and sizes hung along the streets in Hoi An, a UNESCO heritage site.

The fest also featured a lantern competition with 87 entries from 58 units across the country.

Artworks namely “Den dan” by Huynh Van Ba, “Doc binh doi” by “Huynh Suong”, “Gom do”, “Den gom” by Le Quoc Tuan with wonderful decorations and different shapes attracted applause and attention from visitors. Read more

Enjoy Hoi An’s Festival

Throughout Vietnam, hoi an travel and in most Oriental countries, you’ll find that different ethnic and cultural groups are constantly striving to maintain their individual identities. Because of this the people often use festivals to celebrate special cultural and historic events – festivals that bring the people together in unison at a time during which they can celebrate themselves and their rich heritages. The city of Hoi An in Vietnam is no different.

The city of Hoi An hosts seven main festivals throughout the year and anyone planning to travel to Hoi An should attempt to visit during one of these times. Festivals are not only fun but provide tourists with an up-close-and-personal opportunity to learn about local traditions, music, folk arts, crafts, and regular customs. So what festivals do the locals in Hoi An celebrate?

7. Goddess of the Seas Ceremony
The Goddess of the Seas Ceremony, also known as the Lady Thien Hau’s Ceremony, is held each year on the 23rd of March. This particular ceremony is usually observed by the Chinese population within Hoi An but the entire community tends to participate.

This particular ceremony is very important to the people of Hoi An because the goddess, Thien Hau Thanh, is responsible for protecting the fishing town and anyone involved in the fishing trade. The two part ceremony features a religious worship followed by a beautiful display including parades, music, dancing, and many other incredible activities designed to engage the community.
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Hoi An Mid Autumn Festival

The name of the Mid Autumn Festival in Hoi An is a little misleading. Though the name of the festival is “Mid Autumn Festival”, the festival occurs at the beginning of the season of autumn or fall. The Mid Autumn Festival in Hoi An is better known as the ‘children’s festival’ as it is a riotous and frolicking affair filled with fun and games. Though the main participants of the Mid Autumn Festival in Hoi An are children, adults also join in enthusiastically.

The Mid Autumn Festival in Hoi An is actually a moon festival. It is an annual festival unlike the monthly moon-festival of “Hoi An Full Moon Night” that is held on the 14th day of every month. The Middle Autumn Festival in Hoi An on the other hand is an annual affair falling in the lunar August or the eighth month of the lunar calendar. The festival is celebrated for two days: on the 14th and the 15th of this month.

The Mid Autumn Festival in Hoi An is a gesture of gratitude to the Moon. The festival is celebrated to thank the moon for its year round services. The occasion is commemorated by baking and exchanging moon-cakes. There is more to the festival than just the prayers and cakes. The Mid Autumn Festival in Hoi An involves a procession of children beating drums and gongs as they parade through the street in the night with lanterns shaped mostly like the moon or stars and sometimes like animals as well. An attractive feature of the Mid Autumn Festival in Hoi An are the ‘Lion Dance’ and the ‘unicorn Dance’ that are preformed by children.

Vietnam-Japan Cultural – Hoi An – 2010

The 2010 Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Days will be held in Hoi An from August 21-23. The opening ceremony will be organized at An Hoi Sculpture Garden on August 21.

This annual event will feature a series of cultural and sporting exchange activities including a performance of Koto (a Japanese traditional musical instrument); a tea ceremony; calligraphy; Japanese traditional clothing (Kimono and Yukata) and Japanese cooking classes.

Other unique cultural activities will be organized, such as traditional dance and musical instruments shows, a dragon dance, a floating lantern festival, a street exhibition of photographs about festivals, culinary activities together with many other sports exchange events including cross-river boat race, stick-pushing, etc.

Several famous Japanese art troupes, including Iwami Kagura royal dance troupe, Daisuwa Taiko drum troupe and Sakai City’s lion dance troupe, will join the event. Read more

Album: Hoi An Festival – Pretty girl in Ao Dai and Hoi An Lantern

In this summer, we prepair to make a wonderful album about Hoi An lantern and Vietnamese traditional dress: Ao Dai. We are so happy to introduce the first Album: Hoi An Festival – Album: Hoi An Festival – Pretty girl in Ao Dai and Hoi An Lantern.

In next time, we will print this album and make it to free Postcard. If you like them, please email us to recieve more. Wishing you will happy with our gift.

Album: Hoi An Festival
Photos & Stylist: Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen
Make up and Hair: Emil Ty
Model: Yikionna Mi – Tuy Duyen Le Nguyen – Van Ta
Customer: Hoi An Lantern

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Join fireworks display in Danang

Many Vietnamese and foreign tourists are eager to see the 2010 Danang International Fireworks Competition which will take place on March 27 and 28. The event this year under the theme Legend of the Han River will welcome five teams from the U.S., Japan, France, Portugal and Danang.

With each show lasting about 20 minutes, spectators will have a chance to admire the talents of team Pyrotecnico from New Castle Town, Pennsylvania, known as the fireworks capital of the U.S., Luso Pirotecnia Group from Portugal, Jacques Couturier Organization from France and the famous fireworks company Tamaya Kitahara from Japan. This year’s event will be more animated and more imposing than last time as it is also aimed to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and 35 years of liberation for Danang City. Read more