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Programme Hội An Lunar New Year festival, Dradon year – 2012

WEDnesday - 07/12/2011 09:29

THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE HỘI AN LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL - DRAGON YEAR 2012

PROGRAMME HỘI AN LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL, DRAGON YEAR – 2012

Time: 15 January – 06 February, 2012 (22^th day of the 12^th lunar month, Cat year – 15^th day of the New Dragon year)

Time	Activities	Places
From 15-22 January, 2012 (22^th - 29^th of the 12^th lunar month, Cat year)	The Spring Flowers Festival	Streets of Trần Hưng Đạo & Nguyễn Huệ
From 22 – 29 January, 2012 (From 23^rd of the 12^th lunar month, Cat year to the 7^th day of the New Dragon year)	Competition of the Lunar new year’s poles.	Religious monuments, family chapels…
From 19 – the morning of 20 January, 2012 (26^th day & the morning of 27^th of the 12^th lunar month, Cat year)	The pro-poors Tết pancake making festival.	01, Nguyễn Trường Tộ street
Evening of 22 January, 2012 (From 21:00 to lunar New Dragon year’s Eve)	Opening “the 4^th Hội An Festival of Lanterns” - Gala night of the music bands in Hoi An & the show “Welcoming the 2012-New Dragon Year’s Eve”.	Stage at the Sông Hoài Square
New Year’s Eve	Fireworks.	Sông Hoài Square-Cham islands
New Year’s Eve	Bell & drum beating at the New Dragon Year’s Eve.	Religious monuments, schools…
00:15 on New Year's Day	Procession of Welcoming the New Spring.	Hội An Ancient town
Evenings of 23-24-25 January, 2012 (19:00, the first three days of the New Dragon year)	Final of the competition “Young singers – Young singing bands – Excellent dancer couples – Hip-hop groups – Spring fashion…”	Stage at the Sông Hoài Square
From 24 January - 05 February, 2012 (From the 2^nd – 14^th day of the New Dragon year)	Photo competition "Beautiful spring moments of New Dragon year"	An Hội Sculptures Garden
19:00. 26, 27 & 29 January, 2012 (The 4^th, 5^th & 7^th day of the New Dragon year)	Traditional Vietnamese Martial Art Festival	Stage at the Sông Hoài Square
8:00. 27 January, 2012	Competition of Birdsongs by Red-whiskered Bulbul.	An Hội Sculptures Garden
19:00, 28 January, 2012 (6^th day of the New Dragon year)	Competition of Practical Fitness Gymnastic	Stage at the Sông Hoài Square
19:00, 30 January, 2012 (8^th day of the New Dragon year)	Final "Charming in the age of 40s"
19:00, 31 January, 01 & 02 February, 2012 (The 9^th- 11^th day of the New Dragon year)	Competition “Cultural communes to Welcome the New year festival”
19:00, 03 February, 2012 (12^th day of the New Dragon year)	Gala of comedians in Quảng Nam province & Đà Nẵng city.
14:00, 04 February, 2012 (13^th day of the New Dragon year)	Folkgames for children on the Spring days.
19:00, 04 February, 2012 (13^th day of the New Dragon year)	Contest of singing folksongs in school.
14:30, 05 February, 2012 (14^th day of the New Dragon year)	Non-professional boat race.	Sông Hoài river
19:00, 05 February, 2012 (14^th day of the New Dragon year)	- "Hoi An Legendary Night" - "Poem recital in the First fullmoon evening”"	Hội An Ancient town
19:00, 06 February, 2012 (15^th day of the New Dragon year)	Music show Closing “the 4^th Hội An Festival of Lanterns” & “the New Dragon year festival”	Stage at the Sông Hoài Square

PERMANENT ACTIVITIES
From 22 January - 06 February, 2012

(From the last day of Cat year to 15^th day of the New Dragon year)

Activities	Places
Competition and Exhibition of Lanterns	An Hội Sculptures Garden
Exhibition: The Spring parallel sentences	An Hội Sculptures Garden
“Old town streets of Spring flowers”	Lê Lợi St – Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai St – Nguyễn Duy Hiệu St
Hoi An bingo game	An Hội Sculptures Garden
Lottery	Sông Hoài Square
Contemporary games	Sông Hoài Square
Children games	Sông Hoài Square

SERVICES

Time	Activities	Places
From 22 January - 06 February, 2012 (From the last day of Cat year to the 15^th day of the New Dragon year)	Eating - Drinking	Sông Hoài Square & An Hội Sculptures Garden
From 23 January - 06 February, 2012 (The first 15 days of the New Dragon year)	Excursion "In the Spring boat"	Sông Hoài river

For further information, please contact us at:
Standing office: HỘI AN CENTRE FOR CULTURE AND SPORTS
- Add: Sông Hoài Square, Hội An city
- Tel: 0510. 3861327
- Email: ttvhtt@dng.vnn.vn
- Website: www.HoianWorldHeritage.org.vn

Source: Hoi An Center for Culture & Sports