Lady Thu Bon Festival 2025

The Lady Thu Bon Festival is annually celebrated on the 12th of the second lunar month at Lady Thu Bon's Temple in Duy Tan Commune, Quang Nam Province. It is a long-standing festival that dates back to the time of the ancient Cham people.

Some information about the festival in Quang Nam

The festival takes place annually in Thu Bon village, Quang Nam Province on February 12 of the lunar calendar.

Learn about the legend of Lady Thu Bon

According to legend, a wealthy family lived in Thu Bon village, and they had a lovely daughter. Instead of crying when she was born, she smiled. She was able to use medical procedures to treat sick people at the age of five. At age 50, she was hailed as Our Lady of Perpetual Salvation for her dedication to saving people. At around noon on the 12th day of the second lunar month, she entered “Bong Lai” (fairyland). Before passing away, she sat in front of the house and gave a few instructions to people in the village.

According to legend, Lady Thu Bon was the daughter of a wealthy family who lived in Thu Bon village

Historical origins of the Lady Thu Bon Festival

The festival is one of the famous festivals in Hoi An. This type of folk festival quickly developed as a result of the Vietnamese population in the Thanh Nghe region migrating to found villages, exploring new territories, building communes, and growing to the present day. Vietnamese people congregated along the Thu Bon River and interacted with Champa culture, therefore this is also where the tradition of worshiping Lady Thu Bon originated.

The Lady Thu Bon Festival is one of the famous festivals in Hoi An

Meaning of the festival

This event in Quang Nam has been around for more than 300 years. This is a spiritual cultural beauty that is extremely important to the people of Quang Nam. This activity demonstrates not only the regional cultural specifics but also the fusion of spiritual and contemporary culture, as well as the relationship between the Vietnamese-Cham ethnic group and other ethnic minorities residing along the upper Thu Bon River.

The festival in Quang Nam has been around for more than 300 years

Rituals of the Lady Thu Bon Festival

The celebration is celebrated with the following solemn rituals:

• A colorful procession: It is held on the eleventh day of the second lunar month including a big flag, lion, traditional music, a five-colored flag, a procession palanquin, gongs, escorting soldiers, and elders and women.
• Water procession ceremony: This is the most exciting part of the ceremony, conducted from the early morning of February 12. Hundreds of people will carry out the water procession ceremony from the upper Thu Bon River to Dinh Ba.
• Great ceremony at Dinh Ba: Local people will prepare solemn sacrifices including a cleaned buffalo, white sticky rice, fruit, etc. to offer to the Lady.

The festival in Quang Nam is celebrated with many solemn rituals

Attractive activities in the Lady Thu Bon Festival

One of the most anticipated parts of the festival is the activities. Here, residents and tourists will be immersed in a vibrant atmosphere and participate in many extremely interesting activities:

• Cultural and sports activities: Tuong singing, Bai Choi singing, call and response singing, lantern festival on Thu Bon River, etc.
• Exciting competitions: tug-of-war, football, volleyball, etc. The Lady Thu Bon boat racing and the fire festival are the most anticipated.
• Enjoy Hoi An specialties: Travelers can enjoy many delicious dishes such as sardine salad, Quang noodles, eel porridge, and crushed rice crackers.

There are many interesting activities at the festival

The Lady Thu Bon Festival is one of the special festivals of the people of Quang. If you travel to Hoi An during this time, you should prioritize participating in the festival to get the most interesting spiritual travel experiences.