03:05, 05/05/2010

Floral-lanterned night starts Ponagar Temple Festival

On May 3 night, more than 7,000 lanterns were floated down Cai River to start Ponagar Temple Festival in Nha Trang...

On May 3 night, more than 7,000 lanterns were floated down Cai River to start Ponagar Temple Festival in Nha Trang.

Lanterns light Cai River.

Ponagar Temple Festival, held annually from 21th to 23th of the third lunar month, is a big festival in the Southern Central region and the Highlands. It is in commemoration of Goddess Thien Y A Na who is the land mother of Vietnamese and Champa people in the Central.

The festival this year official opens on May 5, which falls on the 22nd of the third lunar month.

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