Pa Co people celebrate “sacred connection with Mountain God”
Pa Co people celebrate “sacred connection with Mountain God”

VOV.VN - After the harvest, the Pa Co people in Quang Tri province prepare to welcome the spring and conduct a worship ritual to honor their sacred connection with the Mountain God.

Pa Co people celebrate “sacred connection with Mountain God”
The traditional Tet cake of the Thai ethnic people
The traditional Tet cake of the Thai ethnic people

VOV.VN - Just like other ethnic groups in Vietnam, making bánh chưng (square sticky rice cake) has always been an important tradition for the Thai during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

The traditional Tet cake of the Thai ethnic people
Muong ethnic people holds traditional festival to pray for bumper harvests
Muong ethnic people holds traditional festival to pray for bumper harvests

VOV.VN - The Muong ethnic group in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak lowered the Neu pole erected for the Lunar New Year holiday, in a traditional festival on February 5, to pray for bumper harvests and prosperity throughout the year.

Muong ethnic people holds traditional festival to pray for bumper harvests
Red Dao people preserve Lunar New Year customs
Red Dao people preserve Lunar New Year customs

VOV.VN - During the Lunar New Year festival (Tet), Red Dao ethnic people, no matter where they are, try to return home for family reunion. The lively atmosphere of spring, combined with unique Tet customs, creates a distinct cultural identity for the Red Dao community.

Red Dao people preserve Lunar New Year customs
Vibrant Tet market of ethnic people on Bac Ha Plateau in Northern Vietnam
Vibrant Tet market of ethnic people on Bac Ha Plateau in Northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Tet market on Bac Ha Plateau on northern Lao Cai province bursts into a lively display of colours as locals gather to prepare for the Lunar New Year 2025 (Tet).

Vibrant Tet market of ethnic people on Bac Ha Plateau in Northern Vietnam
Kin Pang Then ritual of the White Thai in northwestern region
Kin Pang Then ritual of the White Thai in northwestern region

VOV.VN - Kin Pang Then is one of the important folk rituals of the White Thai ethnic minority in northwestern provinces.

Kin Pang Then ritual of the White Thai in northwestern region
Dao ethnic people in Son La preserve cultural heritages
Dao ethnic people in Son La preserve cultural heritages

VOV.VN - The Dao ethnic community in Son La province have seen their material and spiritual life improve in recent years.

Dao ethnic people in Son La preserve cultural heritages
Aza festival of Pa Co ethnic group celebrates new rice season
Aza festival of Pa Co ethnic group celebrates new rice season

VOV.VN - The Aza festival is a long-standing practice of the Pa Co ethnic group in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue which bids farewell to the old year and welcomes the new one, while praying for favourable weather and bumper crops for the upcoming year.

Aza festival of Pa Co ethnic group celebrates new rice season
Goddess of Rice worship ritual of the Cho Ro
Goddess of Rice worship ritual of the Cho Ro

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Cho Ro ethnic group live mainly in Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces, and their worship of the Goddess of Rice, Sayangva, reflects the harmony between humans and nature and people’s wish for a sufficient, happy life.

Goddess of Rice worship ritual of the Cho Ro
Gongs in the cultural life of the Muong
Gongs in the cultural life of the Muong

VOV.VN - Gongs are closely associated with the life of the Muong, they are widely used in community activities and rituals to express joy and sadness.

Gongs in the cultural life of the Muong
Highland market of ethnic people for new year celebration to be recreated
Highland market of ethnic people for new year celebration to be recreated

VOV.VN - A highland market operated by ethnic minority people is set to take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town in Hanoi to celebrate the new year.

Highland market of ethnic people for new year celebration to be recreated
Tac xinh dance, a cultural heritage of San Chay ethnic group
Tac xinh dance, a cultural heritage of San Chay ethnic group

VOV.VN - The Tac xinh dance of the San Chay ethnic minority group is often performed for tourists who visit Thai Nguyen province.

Tac xinh dance, a cultural heritage of San Chay ethnic group
Early New Year celebrations of Ha Nhi ethnic people in northern region
Early New Year celebrations of Ha Nhi ethnic people in northern region

VOV.VN - Residing in the northern mountainous region, the Ha Nhi celebrate their Tet (New Year) festival more than two months earlier than the Kinh, which is the largest ethnic group in the nation.

Early New Year celebrations of Ha Nhi ethnic people in northern region
Bahnar people in Kon Tum weave brocade craft into cultural perservation
Bahnar people in Kon Tum weave brocade craft into cultural perservation

As the younger generation increasingly distances themselves from traditional values, elderly artisans from the Bahnar ethnic minority community in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum are passing on the traditional craft of brocade weaving to youth in a bid to preserve this unique cultural heritage.

Bahnar people in Kon Tum weave brocade craft into cultural perservation
Khmer five-tone musical performance sets Vietnamese record
Khmer five-tone musical performance sets Vietnamese record

VOV.VN - A performance by a five-tone (ngũ âm) musical ensemble, a Pinn Peat orchestra of the Khmer people, in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang was recognised as the largest of its kind in the nation by the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings).

Khmer five-tone musical performance sets Vietnamese record
Hung Yen preserves and develops traditional craft villages
Hung Yen preserves and develops traditional craft villages

VOV.VN - Hung Yen has many traditional craft villages, whose products typify the beauty of the age-old countryside.

Hung Yen preserves and develops traditional craft villages
Discovering the Kathina ceremony of the Khmer ethnic people
Discovering the Kathina ceremony of the Khmer ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Kathina ceremony, also known as the robe offering ceremony, holds special significance, deeply tied to the religious beliefs of the Khmer community. The ceremony reflects the devotion and reverence of Buddhist followers toward the monks.

Discovering the Kathina ceremony of the Khmer ethnic people
Sacred woodstove in a Kho Mu ethnic house
Sacred woodstove in a Kho Mu ethnic house

VOV.VN - For the Kho Mu ethnic minority group, a woodstove is not only used for cooking but is also considered a sacred god.

Sacred woodstove in a Kho Mu ethnic house
Ghost sweeping ritual of Phu La ethnic people
Ghost sweeping ritual of Phu La ethnic people

VOV.VN - Sweeping away ghosts from the village is a traditional ritual of the Phu La ethnic people, with the wish to have peace, a good harvest, and good luck.

Ghost sweeping ritual of Phu La ethnic people
A Rieu Car, a unique festival of the Pa Co
A Rieu Car, a unique festival of the Pa Co

VOV.VN - The A Rieu Car is a sacred festival and the biggest of the Pa Co ethnic group in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue, tightening unity among villages, families, and friends.

A Rieu Car, a unique festival of the Pa Co
Rain praying ritual of the X’tieng
Rain praying ritual of the X’tieng

VOV.VN - The rain praying ritual is a folk belief practice of the X’tieng ethnic minority in Bu Dang district, Binh Phuoc province.

Rain praying ritual of the X’tieng
Young Hanoian keeps traditional crafts alive
Young Hanoian keeps traditional crafts alive

VOV.VN - Ngo Quy Duc, a Hanoi native, is the founder of the "Return to the Village" project, which has helped many traditional craft villages promote and sell their products, expand their markets, and develop craft village tourism.

Young Hanoian keeps traditional crafts alive
Foreigners volunteer to assist flood victims in northern Vietnam
Foreigners volunteer to assist flood victims in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - The past few days has seen many foreigners present in heavily flooded areas across the northern region to offer food and other necessities to flood victims impacted by typhoon Yagi and subsequent flooding.

Foreigners volunteer to assist flood victims in northern Vietnam
Pounding Com Festival, a unique cultural feature of the Tay
Pounding Com Festival, a unique cultural feature of the Tay

VOV.VN - When the rice is about to be harvested, the Tay people in Tuyen Quang province hold a festival celebrating pounded com (young sticky rice).

Pounding Com Festival, a unique cultural feature of the Tay
Northwest mountain region celebrates new rice crop on National Day
Northwest mountain region celebrates new rice crop on National Day

VOV.VN - When autumn comes in Son La province, green rice fields begin to ripen and the terraced fields look even more golden under the sunlight.

Northwest mountain region celebrates new rice crop on National Day
Dao Thanh Phan women promote traditional embroidery
Dao Thanh Phan women promote traditional embroidery

VOV.VN - Embroidery is one of the main crafts of Dao Thanh Phan ethnic minority women in Yen Than commune, Tien Yen district, Quang Ninh province.

Dao Thanh Phan women promote traditional embroidery
Unique clothing of the Red Dao women
Unique clothing of the Red Dao women

VOV.VN - Women of the Red Dao ethnic group in northern Cao Bang province wear indigo clothes adorned with colorful embroidered images.

Unique clothing of the Red Dao women
Naming ceremony of the Mong
Naming ceremony of the Mong

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic minority people in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang consider the naming ceremony for a child to be the starting milestone of a person’s life.

Naming ceremony of the Mong
Red Dao ethnic people preserve traditional medicinal remedies
Red Dao ethnic people preserve traditional medicinal remedies

VOV.VN - The Red Dao ethnic people in Phan Thanh commune of the northern border province of Cao Bang have established a community aimed at preserving and developing traditional medicinal remedies in association with tourism development.

Red Dao ethnic people preserve traditional medicinal remedies
Health worship ceremony of the Ede
Health worship ceremony of the Ede

VOV.VN - Health worship is an important ritual of the Ede ethnic group living in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Health worship ceremony of the Ede