Fine of up to 500,000 VND for wearing inappropriate clothes at festivals in Vietnam

Fine of up to 500,000 VND for wearing inappropriate clothes at festivals in Vietnam (Artwork)

Specifically, in Article 14 of Vietnam's Decree 38/2021/ND-CP, the fines for violations against regulations on festival organization are as follows:

(1) Imposing the fine ranging from 200,000 dong to 500,000 dong for one of the following violations:

- Burning incense or burning votive paper in the wrong places;

- Uttering profanities, swearing or insulting holy spirit, affecting the solemn atmosphere of festivals;

- Wearing clothes which are inappropriate or do not conform to Vietnamese cultural traditions.

Thus, from June 1, 2021, anyone Wearing clothes which are inappropriate at the festival in Vietnam may be fined up to 500,000 VND.

(2) Imposing the fine ranging from 500,000 dong to 1,000,000 dong for one of the following violations:

- Failing to submit festival review reports to competent state authorities according to regulations;

- Insisting on asking festival attendees to use services and goods.

(3) Imposing the fine ranging from 1,000,000 dong to 3,000,000 dong for one of the following violations:

- Failing to establish festival organizers’ boards according to regulations;

- Selling festival tickets and collecting fees for participation in festivals;

- Organizing festivals without toilets or with toilets that fail to meet the prescribed standards at areas where festivals are held or at relics;

- Failing to disseminate and introduce purposes, meaning and value of festivals on the loudspeaker systems or signage and other forms of propaganda;

- Failing to announce hotline numbers to receive feedbacks from festival participants.

(4) Imposing the fine ranging from 3,000,000 dong to 5,000,000 dong for one of the following violations:

- Exploiting festival activities to any personal advantage;

- Joining superstitious activities in festivals.

(5) Imposing the fine ranging from 5,000,000 dong to 10,000,000 dong for one of the following violations:

- Restoring customs and practices that affect health, human personality and cultural traditions of Vietnam;

- Forcing organizations and individuals to contribute their funds to festivals.

(6) Imposing the fine ranging from 10,000,000 dong to 15,000,000 dong for one of the following violations:

- Organizing festivals without prior notification to competent state authorities though such notification is legally required;

- Organizing festivals involving activities in contravention of the registered ones or those notified to competent state authorities.

(7) Imposing the fine ranging from 15,000,000 dong to 20,000,000 dong for one of the following violations:

- Organizing festivals that are subject to registration regulations without any written consent from competent state authorities;

- Organizing traditional festivals of which historical and cultural nature and meaning are not correct;

- Performing rituals that are violent, offensive, contrary to the traditional peace-loving and humanitarian tradition of Vietnam;

- Failing to delay festivals at the request of the competent state authority in Vietnam;

- Organizing superstitious activities.

More details can be found in: Vietnam's Decree 38/2021/ND-CP takes effect from June 1, 2021.

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