Festivals require many compulsory rituals, which are carried out in a strict order from the preparation to the ending of a festival. In general, a festival has the following rituals:

Festive activities are living museums in which typical cultural values of the nation have been preserved for centuries.

Many communes in rural Vietnam feature countryside markets (cho que).

Markets in highland areas where ethnic minorities reside are not only places of commerce, but also cultural festivals.

There is a very interesting kind of market in the Mekong River Delta. Thousands of boats gather to form a place of economic activity. Trading activities take place all day, but the most exciting time is in the morning when boats arrive loaded up with agricultural products.