Some 30,000 people gathered on May 18 in the Gia Lam district of Hanoi to attend the main day of Giong Festival 2013, commemorating Saint Giong, who legend says turned from a child to a giant overnight to fight against invaders in the past. The Giong festival of Phu Dong and Soc temples is celebrated annually before the rice harvest to honour the mythical hero, god and saint, called 'Thanh Giong', who is credited with defending the country from foreign enemies. This year's festival lasted … [Read more...]
Thousands of visitors flock to Giong festival
Posted on May 19, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
Some 30,000 people on May 18 flocked to Gia Lam district of Hanoi to attend the main day of Giong Festival 2013, commemorating Saint Giong, who legend says turned from a child to a giant overnight to fight against invaders in the past. The Giong festival of Phu Dong and Soc temples is celebrated annually before the rice harvest to honour the mythical hero, god and saint, called "Thanh Giong", who is credited with defending the country from foreign enemies. This year's festival lasted from … [Read more...]
Legend of Thanh Giong presented in Germany
Posted on February 26, 2013 Written by
The legend of Thanh Giong, one of four immortals of Vietnamese folk belief, was introduced to German friends for the first time in an orchestral piece performed by the Berliner Symphoniker at Philharmonie Hall, Berlin, on February 24. The piece is composed by Vietnamese musician and pianist Ton That An, who is better known by his stage name of Asken. An, 42, is also an accomplished singer and songwriter who has made two albums, including Circlesong (2005) and Hyperbody (2010) with the … [Read more...]
10 extraordinary spring festivals
Posted on January 15, 2013 Written by
According to statistics in 2009, 7,966 festivals in Vietnam were in the north and organized in spring, especially January (Lunar month). There are 10 extraordinary spring festivals, including: 1. Firework Procession Festival in Dong Ky Village January 4-6 (Lunar month) Firework Procession Festival in Dong Ky Village (Dong Quang, Tu Son, Bac Ninh) is to reappear the day tutelary god Thien Cuong ordered to go into battle defeating enemies. The procession is prepared carefully from the early … [Read more...]
Readying for the millennium party
Posted on October 26, 2012 Written by
Hanoi has turned into a creative camp for artists around the country as they decorate the city for its big birthday bash next year A pedestrian walks along the 6km pottery walk in Hanoi, created for the capital's millennium celebrations next year … [Read more...]
UNESCO recognizes another Vietnam cultural heritage
Posted on October 26, 2012 Written by
The United Nations Education Scientific Cultural Organization recently recognized one of Vietnam's oldest festivals as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage. The artists perform a feast to soldiers after the victory over Yin invaders at Thanh Giong Festival … [Read more...]
Key works on course to celebrate 1,000 years of Hanoi
Posted on October 26, 2012 Written by
The National Steering Committee overseeing Hanoi's 1,000th anniversary celebrations has announced that the upgrade of the Hanoi Museum was officially completed last month. A section of the Hanoi ceramic road project, which will be finished before October to celebrate the 1,000th year anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi … [Read more...]
Ancient dances of Thang Long – Hanoi
Posted on April 30, 2012 Written by
Hanoi has a rich repertoire of unique ancient dances, but it only began gaining attention from the broad public during its 1,000th anniversary in 2010. A traditional dance named "Con di danh bong". This was thanks to efforts made by local researchers and scholars in collecting and staging the dances in the project "restoring and developing Thang Long - Ha Noi dances". It all started with the project proposal to the Hanoi Department of Culture in 2004 by some 60- and 70-year-old artists from … [Read more...]
Korean- Vietnamese fairytale to hit bookshelf
Posted on December 24, 2011 Written by
A book telling Vietnamese and Korean fairytales, named "The lazy boy is transformed into a cow", will make its debut in Hanoi on December 28, the Korean Cultural Centre has said. The book consists of 10 fairytales, which are well known by many Vietnamese and Korean people, such as Thanh Giong (Saint Giong) and Trau Cau (the Betal and the Areca tree) of Vietnam, and Truyen thuyet Dangun (the Legend of Dangun) of the Republic of Korea. Each story is illustrated by Vietnamese artists and … [Read more...]
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