February 3 is the day of the founding of the Communist Party
March 8 - International Women's Day
April 30 - anniversary of the liberation of Saigon or Victory Day
May 1 - Labor Day
May 19 - anniversary of the birth of President Ho Chi Minh
June 1 - Children's Day
August 15 - August Revolution Day, 1945
September 2 - Vietnam Independence Day
October - Teacher's Day
December 25 - Catholic Christmas
Many holidays in Vietnam are celebrated according to the lunar calendar, and exact dates can only be found for the current year.
The 1st day of the first lunar month (from January 20 to February 20) is the Vietnamese New Year Tet, celebrated for four days.
15th day of the first lunar month - Lantern Festival
5-7th day of the third lunar month - Thaw Pagoda Festival with puppet theater performance
10th day of the third lunar month - Day of Remembrance of the Hung Kings - the founders of ancient Vietnam
Mid-June - Hi Gia Gia festivals in Lao Cai Province with black buffalo sacrifice.
15th day of the fourth lunar month - Gautama Buddha's Birthday End of August - beginning of October - bull races in An Giang province.
