Hai Duong has 8 more spring festivals taking place in the coming days.
From now until April 30, many spring festivals will take place in Hai Duong such as: Nham Duong Pagoda Festival, Duy Tan Ward (Kinh Mon) from April 2 - 4 (ie March 5 - 7 of the lunar calendar); Dinh Van Ta Temple Festival, Quang Trung Ward (Hai Duong City) from April 4 - 9 (ie March 7 - 12 of the lunar calendar); Suot Temple Festival, Thanh Binh Ward (Hai Duong City) from April 7 - 8 (ie March 10 - 11 of the lunar calendar); Hue Tri Communal House Festival, An Phu Ward (Kinh Mon) on April 7 (ie March 10 of the lunar calendar); Trong Pagoda Festival, Hung Long Commune (Ninh Giang) from April 17 - 19 (ie March 20 - 22 of the lunar calendar); Chau Khe communal house and pagoda festival, Thuc Khang commune (Binh Giang) from April 17 to 19 (ie March 20 to 22 of the lunar calendar); Bia temple festival, Cam Van commune (Cam Giang) from April 26 to 28 (ie March 29 to April 1 of the lunar calendar); Cao temple festival, An Sinh ward (Kinh Mon) on April 28 (ie April 1 of the lunar calendar).
The festivals will take place with many new and attractive contents. In particular, at Suot Temple Festival, there are many unique rituals such as: Hoang Tuu wine making, procession, sacrifice, incense offering, spring sacrifice, making offerings; the festival includes activities: rice cake pounding competition, wrestling, rowing, especially the game of playing the ball and many other folk games... Trong Pagoda Festival has unique rituals such as: water procession, East-West export and the Saint's return to heaven ceremony. In addition, the Organizing Committee also organizes many folk games such as: blindfolded duck catching, loach catching in a jar, tug of war, soccer...
Since the beginning of the year, many large festivals have taken place in the province, attracting a large number of people and tourists from all over the country to participate. The festivals have been upgraded in scale with many attractive activities. Typically, the Con Son - Kiep Bac Spring Festival associated with the event of 60 years since Uncle Ho visited Con Son, the marathon "Con Son, Kiep Bac - Journey of connecting cultural heritage"; Tranh Temple Festival; Trinh Xuyen Communal House Festival; Mao Dien Temple of Literature Festival...
According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, by the end of March, the whole province welcomed over 1.7 million visitors, an increase of 50.35% over the same period in 2024. Of which, international visitors reached over 37,000, an increase of 44.56%; domestic visitors reached nearly 1.7 million, an increase of 50.48% over the same period in 2024. Total tourism revenue in the first quarter reached 684.8 billion VND, an increase of 49.37% over the same period in 2024.
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