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Festivals in February

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Place: Gia Thanh Commune, Phu Ninh District, Phu Tho Province.

Characteristics: Praying for giving son, making sacrifice to the God, offering banquet with 12 glutinous rice cakes (banh chung), 12day cakes, steamed momordica glutinous rice (xoi gac).

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Place:Tich Son Temple, Tich Son Ward, Vinh Yen Town, Vinh Phuc Province.
Objects of worship: 7 gods of Lo Binh Son.
Characteristics: Contest of throwing to the pig, rice cooking contest and tug of war contest.

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9^th day of the first lunar month.
Hoa Long Commune, Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh Province.
Truong Hong, Truong Hat.
Quan ho folk songs, tug of war playing.

7^th day of the first lunar month.
Nga Hoang Commune, Que Vo District, Bac Ninh Province.
Linh Son My Nuong.
People jostle even in the worship ceremony and have a procession of god around the village.

8^th to the 12^th day of the first lunar month.
Tam Son Commune, Tu Son District, Bac Ninh Province.
Buddha, first doctoral candidate Nguyen Phan Quang, Loyal Royal Highest Nguyen Tu Cuong, doctors of the village, Princess Thuan Duong, God of the soil, Quan Cong.
Water puppetry show,boi chess (wood chess), cock fighting, smash pots (rice husk, and water in the pot),quan ho singing contest.

Yen Tu historical site and beauty spot, Uong Bi Town, Quang Ninh Province. Sakyamuni Buddha. People from all walks of life. Pilgrimage in respect of Buddha, going sightseeing.

Place:Duong Noi Commune, Hoai Duc District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god Duong Canh.
Characteristics: Have a procession at night, catching tiger performance, a returning palanquin procession.

Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Tay Province.
Sakyamuni Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Holy Mothers. One of the longest festivals with the most spacious area.

Place: Son Dong Commune, Son Tay Town, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Saint Tan Vien.
Characteristics: Offering procession (five fruits; unripen jack-fruit is indispensable; wild beast meat or three pieces of pigskin). Wrestling, con throwing, vi singing (kind of song which country boys and girls sing back and forth), dum singing, cross-bow shooting, tree swinging.Som Festival

Characteristics The village festival of the work of raising silkworms and weaving silk, flower procession (the top of the sections of bamboo are splited and dyed look like flowers).

4^th day of the first lunar month.
Gua Village, Liem Thuan Commune, Thanh Liem District, Ha Nam Province.
Truong Nguyen, General of King Dinh Bo Linh.
Thegame of vieing for ball and wrestling in remembering the soldiers recruitment during the Dinh Dynasty.

5^th to the 10^th day of the first lunar month.
Lieu Doi Village, Liem Tuc Commune, Thanh Liem District, Ha Nam Province.
God of Doan family who was a man of extraordinary strength, good at martial art, and having the merit of squashing the rebellion.
Wrestle, tram tu ceremony, vè reading contest all night, contest of cooking regional specialities from eels, snails, frogs, fish.

Characteristics: Flag and fan dance (that is taught by Princess Quý Minh).

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Place: Phan Xa Village, Ich Hau Commune, Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province.
Objects of worship: God of Tam Lang.
Characteristics: A dao singing, rice cooking contest. Dragon boats race anda God procession on canal every 3-year.

9^th to the 11^th day of the first lunar month.
Phu Gia Communal House, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Royal Highest Trang Muc, a general of Saint Dong, Queen of silkworm Quynh Hoa.
Water procession, a dao singing.

6^th day of the first lunar month.
Phu Vien Village (Bo De is the official name of Phu Vien Village), Bo De Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi.
Cao Son, Ms. Can My Nuong, Dung Hoa.
Boat racing.

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6^th to the 8^th day of the first lunar month.
Dai Lan Hamlet, Duyen Ha Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Minh Ho, Linh Chieu, Cha Muc (Generals of Hung Vuong period and also three brothers).
A procession and making a feast of ca lang (hemibagrus), wrestling, sticks fighting, sticks dancing.

6^th to the 8^th day of the first lunar month.
Dai Mo Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
A La Nang De (general lady of Hai Ba Trung), Thuy Hai Long vuong Nguyen Quy Duc, Nguyen Quy An, Nguyen Quy Kinh.
steamed - glutinous rice contest, human chess, a dào singing.

 
Objects of worship:Saint Dong. 
Characteristics:Fighting for bamboo flowers and cut the General of Yin invaders.

Exhibitions

Hanoi

 

L'Espace

24 Trang Tien St., Tel: 9362164

- May The Longevity Be With You, an installation exhibit by Vietnamese-French artist Tran Trong Vu, till February 12.

 

Vietnam Museum on Ethnology

Nguyen Van Huyen Rd, Cau Giay Dis, Tel: 04 7562193

 

Mosaique Living Room

23 Ngo Van So St, Tel: 8226458

- Area of Passion, painting exhibit by Dao Anh Khanh, till Mar 14.

 

Four Seasons Art

37 Hang Manh St, Tel: 04 9272349

- Interior design and home decor with handmade bamboo and rattan and wooden products are on display daily.

 

Sun Gallery

5B Phan Huy Chu St,Tel: 8249953

- Selected artworks by Hanoian artists, daily.

 

Ho Chi Minh City

 

Galerie Quynh

23 Ly Tu Trong St., Dist 1.

- Painting exhibition entitled Blue Skies & Fairy Tales featuring 15 latest works by artist Tran Van Thao, till Feb 15.

 

Tao Dan Cultural Park

35 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St, Dist 1.

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HAC Gallery

273 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St, Dist 3.

 

HCM City Fine Arts Museum

97A Pho Duc Chinh St., Dist 1.

- Art exhibition displaying 200 works including Dong Ho & Hang Trong paintings on theme of Tet or Lunar New Year, till Feb 28.

 

HAC Art Gallery

273 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St, Dist 3.

 

War Remnants museum

8 Vo Van Tan St., Dist 3, Tel: 9305587

-Exhibition entitled Peace and Happiness for Children, featuring 80 art works and books by late Japanese artist Chihiro Iwasaki, till Feb. 10.

 

Tu Do Gallery

53 Ho Tung Mau St., Dist . Tel: 8210966

- Contemporary art, daily 9am-7pm.

 

Mai's Gallery

16 Nguyen Hue St, Dist 1.

- 3D digital image expo entitled The Inner Garden by French artist Gilles Tran.

 

Hotel Equatorial

242 Tran Binh Trong St, Dist 5, Tel: 8397777

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Sai Gon Zoo and Botanical Garden

Nguyen Binh Khiem St., Dist 1.

- Display featuring 11 miniature works of the world's wonders including Eiffel Tower of France, the Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal of India and Ha Long Bay of Vietnam, till Feb 25.

 

Performances

Hanoi

Hanoi Daewoo Hotel

360 Kim Ma Rd, Tel: 8315000

Lake View

- Ha Noi panoramic view and large selection of drinks with the popular Trio in town, from 8.30pm-11.30pm every Mon-Sat lively at Sky Lounge.

 

Guoman Hanoi Hotel

 

83A Ly Thuong Kiet St. Tel: 04 8222800

Helmsman Bar

- The Hot Beat Band direct from the Philippines, from 8pm-12 midnight Mon-Thu and until 1am on Fri, Sat and eves of public holidays except on Sun.

Latino Bar

Sheraton Hanoi Hotel

 

K5 Nghi Tam, Xuan Dieu Road, Tay Ho District, Tel: 04 7199000

Nutz-Funpub

- Salsa Class every Wed & Sat, from 8pm-10pm.

 

Ho Chi Minh City

 

Park Hyatt Sai Gon Hotel

2 Lam Son Sq, District 1, Tel: 08 85202329

Park Lounge

-Live romantic music performance by Vanessa Feltner, American vocallist, pianist and songwriter from Ohio, 8pm-midnight, Tue-Sun.

 

Dragon Lounge

46-50 Dong Khoi St, Dist 1, Tel: 08 8238309

- Melody Night with vocalist Thao Xuan and pianist Truong Chinh, 8pm-11pm, Tue-Sat. Special promotion on Smirnoff ice and Tiger beer.

 

Sheraton Sai Gon Hotel&Towers;

88 Dong Khoi St., Dist 1, Tel: 08 8272828

Level 23

Windsor Plaza Hotel

18 An Duong Vuong St, District 5, Tel: 08 8336688

Ngan Dinh Club

-Live Western and Vietnamese music by the Silver Star, daily from 8pm.

Duxton Hotel Saigon

63 Nguyen Hue Rd, Dist 1. Tel: 08 8222999

The Bar

- Piano live music, 4 - 8pm. Happy hours at 5-7pm.

 

L'Entete Restaurant

139 Nguyen Thai Binh St, Dist 1. Tel: 8214049

- Special Dinner with Blues performance by Africa-American singer PJay from Texas and two guitarists, 9pm-11.30pm, Wed Feb 7. Resercvations recommended.

 

 

26 Mac Dinh Chi St, Dist 1.

- Live performance to help children from families of martyrs and invalids, 8pm, Feb 7.

 

Rex Hotel

141 Nguyen Hue St, District 1, Tel: 08 8299084

Rooftop Garden

- Los Lamados Filipino band, nightly from 8pm (except Monday).

Hoa Mai Restaurant

- Daily folk live band and dancers, 7.30pm - 9pm.

Cung Dinh Restaurant

- Daily folk music&dance;: 12-1pm & 7.30pm-9pm.

Paradise Coffee Lounge

- Daily lyric song performance, 8pm-10pm

Caravelle Hotel
19 Lam Son Sq, Dist 1, Tel: 08 8234999

Sai Gon Sai Gon Bar

- Live performance by the Filipino band Sapphire, 8:30pm-late Tue-Sun.

 

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Cinemas

Hanoi

August Cinema

45 Hang Bai St, Tel: 04 8253911

- Rob-B-Hood (Hong Kong, DV)

- Material Girls (US, OV)

221 Kham Thien St, Tel: 8516702

- Rob-B-Hood (Hong Kong, DV) at 3pm, 5.45pm & 8.30, daily.

87 Lang Ha St, Tel: 5141716

- Rob-B-Hood (Hong Kong, DV)

191 Ba Trieu St, Tel: 9743333

- Rob-B-Hood (Hong Kong, OV)

Fansland Cinema

84 Ly Thuong Kiet St, Tel: 9424484

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Galaxy Cinema

116 Nguyen Du St, Dist 1, Tel: 08 8235235

- The devil wears Prada (US, OV) 9.30am-9.30pm.

- Eragon (US, OV) 9.40a, 2.30pm, 7pm

- Casino Royal (US, OV), 11.40am, 4.20pm, 9pm.

(US, OV), daily 11am-9.30pm, till Feb 12.

Thang Long Cinema

Cao Thang St, Dist 3, Tel: 8393993.

- Shark Tale (US, DV).

- The Fountain (US, DV), daily 10am-9pm, till Feb 13.

(US, OV), from Feb 2.

(US, OV), 12.55pm-9.15pm, till Feb 13.

- The Fountain (US, OV), daily 1pm-9.15pm, till Feb 13.

 

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