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Date: 21 April 2021 Location: Phu Tho province, Vietnam The Hùng King Temple Festival is one of the biggest and the most important celebrations in homage to the ancient past in Vietnam held annualy from the 8th to 11th day of the 3rd lunar month. The main festival day, which is also a public holiday … Read more
Date: 14 April 2021 Location: Vietnam Tết Hàn Thực or Cold Food Festival is a traditional festival in Vietnam, which takes place on the third day of the third month of the Lunar Calendar. Starting from the third lunar month, the weather gradually warms up, changing from spring to summer. Therefore, to celebrate this time … Read more
Date: 13 – 15 April 2023 April is the time of Buddhist New Year in Southeast Asia. In some countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand hold massive water festivals as a way to celebrate the welcoming of New Year following Buddhist calendar, but also as a mean to cool down in the hottest … Read more
Date: 12 – 14 February 2021 (1 – 3 February 2022) Location: Vietnam Tết, also known as Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is the most important festival in Vietnamese Culture which celebrates the arrival of spring based on the lunar calendar. Generally, it is celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year and takes place … Read more
Date: January 13th, 2021 Location: Kayin State, Myanmar Over 2,700 years ago, the Kayin (also known as the Karen) migrated from Mongolia to Myanmar and nowaday, they constitute about 7 percent of the population, making them the 3rd largest of Myanmar’s ethnic groups. Through centuries, they have kept up their distinctive traditions and the Kayin … Read more
Hawker culture is an integral part of the way of life in Singapore. Hawkers prepare food for people who dine and mingle at hawker centres. These centres serve as ‘community dining rooms’ where people from diverse backgrounds gather and share the experience of dining over breakfast, lunch and dinner. Activities such as chess-playing, busking and … Read more
Date: mid-December until New Year’s Day Location: San Fernando City, Pampanga, Philippines The Giant Lantern Festival is an annual event that lights up San Fernando city for local and visitors from the mid-December until New Year’s Day. Due to its popularity, this city has been nicknamed the “Christmas Capital of the Philippines”. The predecessor of … Read more
Date: 14 – 15 November 2020 Location: Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia Deepavali also known as Diwali is an Indian Festival of Lights and usually celebrated during month Kartika (between mid October and mid November). As one of the most popular festivals of Hinduism, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, … Read more
Throughout thousand years of its history, the cultural exchange that came along with the development of international trade had shaped the richness and cultural diversity of the Southeast Asian region. Centuries ago, the influence of Hinduism had contributed to the creation of religious monuments and impressive temples. Some have disappeared due to the passage of … Read more
Date: 31 October 2020 Place: Thailand Thousands year ago, sky lanterns were used not only as light sources but also to relay important military signals across long distances. Nowaday, the traditional lanterns are used to commemorate cultural and spiritual celebrations across Asia and one of the most renowned festivals are Loy Krathong and Yipeng in … Read more
