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Programme Hội An Lunar New Year Festival, Dragon year – 2012

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, 201(22th day of the 12th lunar month, Cat year – 15th day of the New Dragon year)
Time Activities Places
F-rom 15-22 January, 2012
(22th - 29th of the 12th lunar month, Cat year)
The Spring Flowers Festival Streets of Trần Hưng Đạo & Nguyễn Huệ
F-rom 22 – 29 January, 2012
(F-rom 23rd of the 12th lunar month, Cat year to the 7th day of the New Dragon year)
Competition of the Lunar new year’s poles. Religious monuments, family chapels…
F-rom 19 the morning of 20 January, 2012
(26th day & the morning of 27th of the 12th lunar month, Cat year)
The pro-poors Tết pancake making festival. 01, Nguyễn Trường Tộ street
Evening of 22 January, 2012
(F-rom 21:00 to lunar New Dragon year’s Eve)
Opening “the 4th 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 on the eve of New Dragon Years Eve. Religious monuments, schools…
00:15 on New Year's Day Procession 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
F-rom 24 January - 05 February, 2012
(F-rom the 2nd – 14th 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 4th, 5th & 7th 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
(6th day of the New Dragon year)
Competition of Practical Fitness Gymnastic Stage at the Sông Hoài Square
19:00, 30 January, 2012
(8th day of the New Dragon year)
Final "C-harming in the age of 40s"
19:00, 31 January, 01 & 02 February, 2012
(The 9th - 11th day of the New Dragon year)
Competition “Cultural communes to Welcome the New year festival”
19:00, 03 February, 2012
(12th day of the New Dragon year)
Gala of comedians in Quảng Nam province & Đà Nẵng city.
14:00, 04 February, 2012
(13th day of the New Dragon year)
Folk games for children on the Spring days.
19:00, 04 February, 2012
(13th day of the New Dragon year)
Contest of singing folksongs in school.
14:30, 05 February, 2012
(14th day of the New Dragon year)
Non-professional boat race. Sông Hoài river
19:00, 05 February, 2012
(14th day of the New Dragon year)
- "Hoi An Legendary Night"
- "Poem recital in the First full moon evening”"
Hội An Ancient town
19:00, 06 February, 2012
(15th day of the New Dragon year)
Music show Closing “the 4th Hội An Festival of Lanterns” & “the New Dragon year festival” Stage at the Sông Hoài Square

PERMANENT ACTIVITIES
F-rom 22 January - 06 February, 2012
(F-rom the last day of Cat year to 15th 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
F-rom 22 January - 06 February, 2012
(F-rom the last day of Cat year to the 15th day of the New Dragon year)
Eating - Drinking Sông Hoài Square & An Hội Sculptures Garden
F-rom 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

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