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Hundreds flock to the sea on Doan Ngo Festival
  • By Viet Hao | dtinews.vn | June 09, 2016 01:33 PM

Hundreds of people in Nha Trang City have submerged themselves in the sea on the Doan Ngo Festival today as they believe it would help getting rid of unluckiness and diseases.

The beaches on the east of Tran Phu and Pham Van Dong streets are crowded as people flocked to the beaches since 4am on June 9. From 5.30am to 6am, the prime time for fresh air and mild sunlight, saw hundreds of people walked straight to the sea fully-clothed.

Most people, especially who live in coastal areas, believe that bathing in the sea on May 5 of Lunar Calendar will remove unluckiness as well as diseases.

"I and my family went to the sea since early morning and it feels great. We think going to the sea on this day will make us healthier so everyone was very eager to come," an elderly said.

Doan Ngo Festival, also known as Pest Exterminating Festival, is one of the major festivals in Vietnam, normally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.

  

 

 

Many people go to the beach since early morning



Some people walk straight into the water with clothes on

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