October will see a large number of festivals taking place in the country, particularly Keo Pagoda Festival in Thai Binh province and Co Le Pagoda Festival in Nam Dinh.
Villages of Cham people in Ninh Thuan province started their Kate festival on October 2, the most important traditional one of 50,000 Cham ethnic minority people.
Bull racing is the most popular sport of the Khmer people in the southern province of An Giang. Those whose bulls win the annual championship are respected as a person who brings fame to their villages.