LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
UNIT 5
FESTIVALS
IN VIET NAM
What is the synonym?
What does each fact belong to?
Hung King Temple Festival or Huong Pagoda festival?
When does the Hung King Temple Festival take place?
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2. What is included in the offerings to the Hung Kings?
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3. Why is it joyful to go to the Hung King Temple Festival?
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4. What do people do to worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda Festival?
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5. Which of the activities at the Huong Pagoda Festival do you like most?
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4. Read the information again and answer the following questions
A. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances.
HUNG KING TEMPLE FESTVAL
When does the Hung King Temple Festival take place?
 The Hung King Temple festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month.
A. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances.
HUNG KING TEMPLE FESTVAL
2. What is included in the offerings to the Hung Kings?
 Incense, specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays.
A. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances.
HUNG KING TEMPLE FESTVAL
3. Why is it joyful to go to the Hung King Temple Festival?
 Because there are many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances.
B. This Buddhist Festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery.
HUONG PAGODA FESTIVAL
4. What do people do to worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda Festival?
 People join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles.
B. This Buddhist Festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery.
HUONG PAGODA FESTIVAL
5. Which of the activities at the Huong Pagoda Festival do you like most?
 The activity I like most is exploring caves.
Hung King Temple Festival
offering
activities
incense
specialities: chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays
bamboo swings
lion dance
wrestling
singing Xoan performmaces
Huong Pagoda Festival
offering
activities
incense
flowers
fruit
candles
taking photos of beautiful scenery
explore caves
hiking in the mountain
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LÂM ĐỒNG PROVINCE
Which festival is it?
Where is it?
When is it?
What is its purpose
Da Lat Flower Festival
This special celebration usually
takes place in late December until
early January and lasts around
five days. The biennial festival will
be held in December when Da Lat has the best weather of the year.
Location: Da Lat City and some other localities in Lam Dong province of Vietnam
Date & Time: 7 pm, from Dec 20th to Dec 24th, 2019
Theme: “Da Lat Flower – Miraculous Crystallization from the Mother of Soil”
Purpose: to honor the value of flowers and floriculture, as well as the image of Da Lat–a dreamy, romantic and poetic city.
A: Which place do you prefer to go to?
B: I prefer to go to Hung King Temple because it`s one of the most important festival of the country. Moreover, there are a lot of joyful activities there. What is your view on this choice?
A: I agree with you. And what things should you take with you? Why?
B: In my opinion, we must bring fruits to offer Hung Kings.
A: Good idea!
Example 2:
- I think we should take a bottle of water because we`ll because we`ll need it when we`re climbing the mountain.
- In my opinion, we must bring fruits to offer Hung Kings.
- I think we should bring snacks because it`s very easy to serve.
- I think flowers are very necessary because we need to offer them to the Buddha.
- Incense is indispensable because we need it when we go to the pagoda.
- I`d like to take a camera with me because I want to take pictures of the beautiful scenery.
- We need to bring trainers because we will climb the mountain.
- I think we should also bring an umbrella in case of the rain.