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Lunar Folk Festivals & Anniversaries

Retrieve Lunar Festivals Within a Date Range

js
import { getLunarFestivals } from "vietnamese-days";

/**
 * Retrieve lunar festivals (includes fixed festivals and specially calculated festivals)
 * @param [start] Start date (default: today)
 * @param [end] End date (when omitted, only queries the start date)
 */
getLunarFestivals('2026-02-17'); // Lunar New Year
getLunarFestivals('2026-02-17', '2026-02-20');

Common Lunar Folk Festivals & Anniversaries

1st Month

  • 1st Day: Lunar New Year (Tết Nguyên đán)
  • 15th Day: First Full Moon Festival (Tết Nguyên tiêu)

3rd Month

  • 3rd Day: Cold Food Festival (Tết Hàn thực)
  • 10th Day: Hung Kings Commemoration (Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương)

4th Month

  • 8th Day: Buddha's Birthday (Vesak - Mahayana tradition)
  • 15th Day: Buddha's Birthday (Vesak - Official/Theravada tradition)

5th Month

  • 5th Day: Double Fifth Festival (Tết Đoan ngọ)

7th Month

  • 15th Day: Ghost Festival / Ullambana (Rằm tháng Bảy / Lễ Vu Lan)

8th Month

  • 15th Day: Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung thu)

9th Month

  • 9th Day: Double Ninth Festival (Tết Trùng cửu)

10th Month

  • 10th Day: New Rice Festival (Tết Thường tân)
  • 15th Day: Lower Yuan Festival (Lễ hội Hạ nguyên)

12th Month

  • 23rd Day: Kitchen Guardians Day (Tết Táo quân)
  • Last Day: Lunar New Year's Eve (Trừ tịch)

Festival information is updated based on traditional Vietnamese customs and practices.

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