Archive for February 21st, 2010

The festival of Temple worshiping Lady Au Co, who is believed the mother of the Vietnamese people,  kicked off on February 20 at Hien Luong commune, Ha Hoa district, northern midland province of Phu Tho, to celebrate the creation of the Vietnamese people in the lead-up to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long- Hanoi.

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong offered incense to commemorate King Hung and Mother Au Co and wished the people of Phu Tho province a happy new year.

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The tiger is also known as the god of the mountain and forest and the king of all kinds of animals. For Vietnamese people, the year of the tiger often comes with significant events in the nation’s history.

In 2010, along with the arrival of a new spring, we are entering a new year of the tiger that reminds us of unforgettable events in the nation’s history.

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Hanoi is home to many traditional art troupes like tuong, cheo (traditional operetta), ca tru (ceremonial songs) and hat xam (songs of strolling blind musicians) but few are marketed well to tourists.

Only the Thang Long Water Puppetry Theater, which has three shows a day, is well known to tourists. Other theaters don’t have regular shows.

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A large spring festival has taken place around the Hoan Kiem Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on Feb. 20, raising the curtain for a series of festivities to welcome the 1,000 anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Photo: Hoang Ha.

Girls in traditional “Ao Dai” (more…)