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Check out the most remarkable traditional festivals in Nam Dinh

Coming to the traditional festivals in Nam Dinh at the beginning of the new year, visitors will be immersed in the vibrant atmosphere and learn about the unique cultural features of Thanh Nam. So what are the festivals? 

Top 5 traditional festivals in Nam Dinh

Nam Dinh is located in the central region of the Red River Delta, still retaining the cultural characteristics of the Tran dynasty and Vietnamese feudal historical relics. Same reputation these traditional festivals in Nam Dinh unique and distinctive today below for upcoming spring tour:


1. Thick Covering Festival

  • Event period: March 3 to March 8 of lunar calendar


Day Festivalis one of thefamous festivals in Nam Dinh tobe held in March of lunar calendar, the main festival lasts from March 3 to March 8 of lunar calendar. The Thick Covering Festival is held to commemorate the merit of Mau Lieu Hanh. Although many places throughout the country also worship Mau Lieu Hanh, Nam Dinh is the largest organization. 

Check out the most remarkable traditional festivals in Nam Dinh
The famous thick coating festival

Phu Dai is a complex of temples and pagodas ranked as historical relics attracting tourists and is organized with many attractive folk games. This is also the place where the Holy Mother was born and placed the tomb of the Holy Mother and her ancestors. Every year in the beginning of March, the festival of Covering Day attracts a large number of visitors from all over the world to worship and enjoy singing and singing. 

Thick Covering Festival attracts many visitors to participate

2. Tran Temple Festival

  • Event time: January 15th of lunar calendar


Tran Nam Dinh Temple Festival is held on a large scale and attracts many visitors from all over the world. If you are looking for a traditional festival in Nam Dinh , surely you cannot ignore the Tran Temple Festival held on January 15 of the lunar calendar every year. 

Tran Nam Dinh Temple Festival. Photo: VNA

Tran Temple is located at Tran Thua Street, Loc Vuong Ward, Nam Dinh City. Tran Temple Festival is held to commemorate the merit of Tran ancestors, with special rituals such as fish sacrifice, opening ceremony, procession, procession of water … 

On the day of the festival, many visitors from all directions come to the festival with the meaning of praying for a lucky and prosperous new year. Joining the Tran Temple Festival, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the unique culture under the Tran Dynasty. 

In addition, you can also participate in many interesting games such as: Going to the Kieu Bridge, lion dance, wrestling, cockfighting, five generations of martial arts, singing, playing chess cards, dancing with cotton cards. That has created a special mark for the Tran Temple Festival and became an attractive destination for tourists when having the opportunity to come to Nam Dinh in the beginning of spring.

Tran Nam Dinh Temple Festival attracts many tourists

3. Vieng market festival

  • Time of organization: 8th of the first lunar month


The Vieng market festival is held in Nam Giang town, Nam Truc and only meets once a year on the 8th of the first lunar month. Unlike other markets, all trading activities in Vieng market are not bargaining and cultural. 

Vieng market festival is held in Nam Giang town

Visitors to this Nam Dinh festival will be extremely overwhelmed with the large space, the scene of buying and selling with all kinds of items from wood, bronze, stone, antique or antique … Besides, at the market Vieng also sells agricultural tools or crops. 

Not only has the features of the fair, but Vieng market is also known as the spring festival attracting tourists with many attractive folk games such as human chess, cockfighting, swinging, wrestling, water puppetry, puppetry. shallow, curious, please … 

Visitors to Nam Dinh festival will be able to shop for items

4. Hanh Thien acacia pagoda festival

  • Event period: September 12 to 15 of lunar calendar


Keo Hanh Thien pagoda festival is one of the traditional festivals in Nam Dinh that you should not miss. Keo Hanh Thien pagoda festival was held in Xuan Hong commune, Xuan Truong district. This is also an ancient temple in our country with over 400 years old and still has its architecture intact. 

Keo Pagoda worships Duc Thanh To Duong Khong Lo, who has made meritorious service to the development of Buddhism under the Ly dynasty. Besides, he is also the person who has helped people in the profession of drug handling, farming or copper casting … 

Hanh Thien acacia pagoda festival

Keo Hanh Thien pagoda festival was held to commemorate Khong Lo Zen monk from September 12-15 of the lunar calendar. Coming to the Keo Hanh Thien pagoda festival, visitors will learn many special rituals, participate in folk games such as chess competition, corn bridge climbing, traditional procession, shrimp nest, village poetry night. … Among them, the most outstanding feature is the vertical swimming tournament participated by the village neighbors. 

Keo Hanh Thien pagoda festival was held to commemorate Khong Lo Zen Master

5. Co Le pagoda festival

  • Time of organization: From September 13 to 16 of lunar calendar every year 


Another special festival in Nam Dinh that you should not miss when you have the opportunity to visit the land of Thanh Nam is, the Co Le pagoda festival. This pagoda is also known as Quang Than worshiping Buddha and Duc Thanh Nguyen Minh Khong who has merit cured villagers. 

The Co Le Pagoda Festival is also known as Quang Than

Co Le Pagoda Festival is held from September 13 to September 16 of the lunar calendar every year to commemorate the Holy Ghost and is also an important holiday for the people here. A lot of unique cultural activities are held at the Co Le pagoda festival such as: Buddha procession of folk games such as human chess, wrestling … to show the diversity of wet rice civilization. 

Many special cultural activities at the Co Le Pagoda festival


Above are 5 traditional festivals in Nam Dinh famous and attracting the most visitors . Hope to help you easily refer and choose for yourself a suitable festival to worship and celebrate the New Year with lots of luck. 

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