1. Dong Da Mound Festival
 The Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory festival, also known as the Dong Da mound festival, is held annually on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to commemorate national hero and Emperor Quang Trung, who led a victorious battle against foreign invaders in 1789. (Photo: Ha Phuong/VOV) |
 A historical re-enactment of the Tay Son army’s whirlwind march, led by Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue) to Thang Long and their victory over 290,000 Qing troops. (Photo: Ha Phuong/VOV) |
Solemn rituals are followed by a variety of traditional folk games and performances, such as lion and dragon dances, human chess, and most notably wrestling, which includes both male and female contestants.
2. Yen Tu Festival in Quang Ninh Province
The Yen Tu Festival, in Thuong Yen Cong commune, Quang Ninh province, is one of the biggest and longest-running festivals in northern Vietnam. It opens on the 10th day of the first lunar month and ends on the last day of the third lunar month.
 The Yen Tu Festival attracts tens of thousands of monks, nuns, pilgrims, and visitors from Vietnam and abroad, who go on a pilgrimage to Yen Tu to express their reverence for King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong. (Photo: VOV) |
 Millions of people visit Yen Tu every year to offer incense, witness the sacred-seal ritual, and participate in a ceremony to pray the nation’s peace and prosperity. (Photo: VOV) |
3. Lim Festival in Bac Ninh Province
 The highlights of the Lim Festival are Quan Ho performances – a genre of Vietnamese folk singing. (Photo: VOV) |
 Offering guests betel nuts is a unique and beautiful tradition of the Kinh Bac region. (Photo: VOV) |
4. Dong Ky Firecracker Procession Festival
 The Firecracker Procession Festival is a long-standing tradition of Dong Ky Village in Bac Ninh Province. It is held on the 4th day of the Lunar New Year to commemorate the day Saint Thien Cuong, who later became Dong Ky village’s tutelary god, led his troops to fight off invaders. (Photo: Van Giang/VOV) |
 The highlight of the festival is the firecracker procession, where hundreds of the young men carry 5-6 meter-long firecrackers through the village’s main routes. These firecrackers are painted in crimson and gold and decorated with statues of the holy beasts. (Photo: Tuan Huy/qdnd.vn) |
The Dong Ky Firecracker Procession Festival is famous nationwide and has been recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
5. Soc Temple Festival (Giong Festival)
The Giong Festival (also known as Soc Temple Festival) is a series of events held in multiple locations across the capital city of Hanoi. The most notable of these are Phu Dong Temple in Gia Lam district, where the legendary hero Saint Giong was born, and at Soc Temple in Soc Son District.
 The 3-day festival begins on the 6th day of the first lunar month. It features an eye-opening ceremony, a palanquin procession, and a ritual where bamboo flowers are offered to Saint Giong. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) |
 A tray of bamboo flowers to be offered to Saint Giong. (Photo: Tuan Anh/VNA) |
The Giong Festival has been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
6. Cau Ngu Festival (Whale Worship Festival)
Thai Duong Ha village’s 500-year-old Whale Worship Festival, held once every 3 years in the ancient capital of Hue, is the oldest of its kind.
 The festival honors Thai Duong Ha village’s guardian deity – Truong Quy Cong, who was born in Thanh Hoa but came and taught the villagers how to fish. (Photo: Nguyen Vuong/VTC News) |
 A lively reenactment at the festival (Photo: Le Hieu/VOV) |
The Whale Worship Festival encourages fishermen to overcome all challenges at sea and serves as a prayer for their safe returns.