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February – March festivals in VietNam

Lim Festival (February 21) Time: The 13th day of the first lunar month. Place: Lim Hill, Lim Town, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province. Objects of worship: Lady King and Hieu Trung Hau, the two legendary patriarchs of quan ho tunes. Characteristics: Quan ho singing on the hills, boats or at home Boi Khe Pagoda Festival (February 18 – 20) [...]

Listening to “Quan Ho” songs at Lim Festival

VietNamNet Bridge – The Lim Festival took place during the warm weather on February 26 in Bac Ninh province. The organizing board estimated that the festival drew over 60,000 visitors. Village notables performed opening rituals at the village temple. The procession took place at 8am, going from the village temple to Lim Hill, where the festival was [...]