Tet is the most important holiday of some Asian countries, along with Tet, Asian people every year are still eagerly awaiting the early spring festivals bearing bold traditions and distinct cultural colors, characteristics of each nation and each nation.
Jeju fire festival
If you are traveling to Korea in the spring, do not miss the opportunity to participate in the Jeju Fire Festival, this is a traditional festival of the Korean people with the desire to pray for health and good harvests. Join the festival, visitors will learn about traditional Jeju culture and interesting fire activity. In the midst of the cool weather, the natural scenery blends in the red color of the fire, making the scenery even more charming.
Lantern festival
The lantern festival is an event that marks the end of the Chinese New Year. On this occasion, the whole country of China is lit up by splendid lights displayed all the way. This festival is a way for people to say goodbye to the past spring days and to wish for a peaceful and happy new year.
Each of these lanterns symbolizes hope for a beautiful future, full of light for yourself, your family and your loved ones. This festival has great spiritual significance for the Chinese. The ancients perceived the light from the lanterns to light up will dispel the darkness of winter and signal a new spring has come. Lantern Festival is the event that ends the series of Chinese New Year celebrations. Please drop the black cage and pray for friends and relatives when traveling to China on this occasion.
Songkran water splash festival
Water splash festival to celebrate the New Year is very special and interesting taking place throughout Thailand from April 13-15 every year. Although each locality has its own characteristics, but participating in the festival you are "loose" with the people of the Golden Temple, pouring water together to bring many good things. Millions of cubic meters of water are splashed on every occasion of Songkran with the belief of erasing the unlucky things that bring good luck to people. The motto of the festival is the more wet the better luck and happiness. Those who get a lot of wet will have many advantages in the new year. Therefore, people do not hesitate to splash water on each other regardless of whether they are indigenous or Thai tourists. If you come here, you should always remember "Don't keep yourself dry if you want to be happy"!
Cherry Blossom Festival
Every spring, cherry blossoms (sakura) will bloom throughout Japan. This time becomes a festival that people and visitors look forward to most of the year. Each locality will hold an event at a separate time, depending on the blossom bloom schedule. Going on a tour of Japan, visitors can experience another fascinating activity but little known is the Bunkyo Festival (plum blossom), which lasts for a month, starting in February, in Tokyo. Visitors come here to see flowers and watch traditional art performances, enjoy tea ceremony
Ati-Atihan Festival, Philippines
The event originated in the 13th century when a group of Malay immigrants. In order to easily integrate with the indigenous people with dark skin, they painted black faces and sang and danced, expressing gratitude for being provided with food and land to live. Today, Filipino tourists still witness the festival with traditional rituals. The focal point of Ati-Atihan is Sunday (3rd week of January) with the procession of a bronze statue from Kalibo church to nearby Pastrana park. This grand procession has become a parade that attracts people and visitors.
River Hongbao Festival, Singapore
This is an annual festival in Singapore. The event usually takes place from 3 to 10 February. Admire the giant statues of Chinese mythology such as the God of Fortune and the 12 Zodiacs, the nightly performing by the artists and the fireworks display on Marina Bay. Going on a Singapore tour, visitors also admire the Chingay festival with artists dressed in traditional costumes, walking on stilts along the street.
Vietnam Huong Pagoda Festival
The Huong Pagoda Cultural Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Vietnam, held at the beginning of the year in My Duc district, Hanoi. The majestic nature has attracted thousands of tourists from near and far, domestic and international visitors to the Buddhist ceremony, sightseeing, dropping soul into the poetic river.
Visitors to Huong Pagoda will have the opportunity to witness and be fortunate to participate in the cultural atmosphere of the festival. Feel the natural spirit of that historic festival from which to respond to the ancestors' past in a village along the foot of the mountain. On the days of the festival, Huong pagoda bustled into and out of hundreds of boats. The unique feature of the Huong pagoda festival is the pleasure of sitting on a boat and wandering into a paradise of Buddha. Therefore, when talking about Huong pagoda, thinking about the boat - a form of boat culture of Vietnamese people since ancient times. And up to now, the boat festival at Huong pagoda has always created a strong inspiration for people going to the festival
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