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Festivals in Tien Giang

Objects of worship: Ca Ong (Whale). Characteristics: Welcoming ong by decorated boat with lighting and flower, putting a feast tray on it, then taking the procession from Vam Lang trench to Xoai Rap River. The procession has musical playing, singing.

Festivals in Tra Vinh

Objects of worship: Ba Chua Xu (the local goddess), Ca Ong (whale). Characteristics: The festival of the fishermen in the southern coastal areas. The festival includes rites: welcoming the Lord Whale, procession of Ba Chua Xu, sacrifice to the Agriculture genie. Games: bag jumping (jumping in the bag), tug-of-war, fish catching.

Festivals in Ben Tre

Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god. Characteristics: Ky Yen festival: praying for good weather, Cau Bongfestival: praying for good crops, god honour-conferring diploma procession, worshipping Tien hien, Hau hien (sages of former time who breaking ground and opening rice paddies), boi singing.

Festivals in An Giang

Objects of worship: Ba Chua Xu (local goddess). Characteristics: 5 strict and solemn rites.

Festivals in Soc Trang

Objects of worship: Moon deity. Characteristics: Moon worshipping ceremony, floating lights on the water, ngo boat race. Participators: The Khmer people in the South, the Hoa and the Viet people.

Festivals in Ho Chi Minh City

Characteristics: The via Ba (her birthday anniversary) ceremony is hold at Thien Hau Pagoda, which is one of the oldest pagodas of the Chinese in Cho Lon. Many Chinese people come to the festival, they make two effigies of Ong Thien (Good God) and Ong Ac (Evil God) with 3m long. At the end of the festival, the effigies are burned for worshipping.