Lunar New Year activities in Sapa

Lunar New Year activities in Sapa

• Time: From January 2nd to January 3rd Lunar calendar.
• Place: At the square of Sapa Center.
• Contents: Folk games (Lunar New Year pole, playing seesaw, playing at swing, and playing chess).

Sport competitions:

• Time: From February the 17th to February the 19th 2010 (January 4th to January 6th Lunar calendar).
• Place: Tennis court, Tax stadium.
• Contents: Sports; Tennis, badminton, table tennis.
• Activities: projecting film in the villages, playing folk games.

Planting trees activities in Tết Festival

• Time: 9h00', February the 19th 2010 (January the 6th 2010 lunar calendar).
• Place: Sapa center.

"Congratulating Vietnamese Party - Happy Lunar New Year - 2010" Activities in Sapa District:

• Time: From January the 29th to February the 23rd 2010
• Place: Ban Phung, Thanh Kim, Su Pan, Hau Thao, TaVan, Ta Giang Phinh, Ban Khoang, Suoi Thau Commune.
• Content: Each commune projects film and propagates cultural information twice.

Thanh Phu Xoe Dance Festival:

• Time: 9h00', February the 18th 2010 (January the 05th 2010 lunar calendar).
• Place: Thanh Phu commune center.
• Content: Praying for bumper crop of Tay group, Music performance and Folk games.

Bản Hồ Then Singing Festival:

• Time: 9h00', February the 19th 2010 (January the 06th 2010 lunar calendar)
• Place: Bản Hồ commune center.
• Content: Praying for bumper crop of Tay group, Music performance and Folk games.

San Xa Ho/ Gau Tao Festival:

• Time: February the 20th 2010 (January the 07th 2010 lunar calendar).
• Place: San XA Ho commune center.
• Content: Gau Tao Worship, Music performance and folk games of Black H'mong people.

Tả Phìn Giao duyen singing Festival:

• Time: February the 21st 2010 (January the 08th 2010 lunar calendar).
• Place: Tả Phìn commune center.
• Content: Greeting New Year, Giao duyen singing Festival of Red Dao group.

Tả Van Traditional Down to field Festival:

• Time: February the 23rd 2010 (January the 10th 2010 lunar calendar).
• Place: Tả Van commune center.
• Content: Praying for bumper crop of Day people, Music performance and folk games of Day people.

Participating Thượng temple activities in Lào Cai city:

• Time: From the 27th to the 28th of February 2010 (From the 14th to the 15th of January 2010 lunar calendar).
• Place: Thượng temple in Lào Cai city.
• Content: Taking part in incensing in January the 14th afternoon at Thượng Temple.

On January the 15th attending some activities at turning back to origin festival celebrated in Lao Cai City.

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