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  2. Tết - Wikipedia

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    Tết (Vietnamese:, chữ Hán: 節), short for Tết Nguyên Đán (chữ Hán: 節元旦 lit. ' Festival of the first day '), is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tết celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese calendar and usually has the date in January or February in the Gregorian calendar. [2]

  3. Public holidays in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, the government set April 27 as the Vietnamese Architecture Day, honoring the entire Vietnamese architectural field. It is celebrated annually to recognize the advancements and successes of the architectural community in Vietnam. May 7: Dien Bien Phu Victory Day: Ngày Chiến thắng Điện Biện Phủ

  4. Hùng Kings' Festival - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of this ceremony is to remember and pay tribute to the Hung king who are the traditional founders and first kings of the nation. The festival began as a local holiday, but has become recognized as a national holiday starting in 2007. [citation needed] In 2016, the total number of visitors to the festival numbered seven million. [7]

  5. How Lunar New Year came to encompass different Asian ... - AOL

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    Since the first event organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in 1953, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade has always been a Chinese American celebration, with a mission to ...

  6. List of historical capitals of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam, later North Vietnam: Democratic Republic of Vietnam: Presidential Palace: Hanoi: Saigon: 1945-1954: French Occupation: Indochinese Federation: Governor-General Palace: Ho Chi Minh City: 1946–1949: Cochinchina (under French Occupation) Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina: Gia Long Palace: 1949–1955: South Vietnam: State of Vietnam ...

  7. List of traditional festivals in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    6th day of 1st lunar month- last day of 3rd lunar month Hương Sơn commune, Mỹ Đức District, Hanoi: Cổ Loa Temple Festival: 6th day to 16th day of 1st lunar month Cổ Loa commune, Đông Anh District, Hanoi: Ba Bể Lake Festival: 9th day and 10th day of 1st lunar month Ba Bể Lake, Ba Bể District, Bắc Kạn Province

  8. Vietnamese calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnamese calendar (Vietnamese: âm lịch; chữ Hán: 陰曆) is a lunisolar calendar that is mostly based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar. As Vietnam 's official calendar has been the Gregorian calendar since 1954, [ 1 ] the Vietnamese calendar is used mainly to observe lunisolar holidays and commemorations, such as Tết Nguyên ...

  9. Black April (Tháng Tư Đen) - Wikipedia

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    Black April, or Tháng Tư Đen, observed annually on April 30, is a term used by overseas Vietnamese communities to commemorate the Fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, marking the end of the Vietnam War and the South Vietnamese government. Black April is a day for overseas Vietnamese communities to honor lives lost and reflect on the hardships ...