Making Cần wine in the Central Highlands
Making Cần wine in the Central Highlands

VOV.VN - Cần wine, known locally as rượu cần, is a type of wine stored in a big jar and drunk with long bamboo straw. This is a unique traditional craft that has been passed on from generation to generation among ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands region.

Making Cần wine in the Central Highlands
Clothing of the Black Mong
Clothing of the Black Mong

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic minority group has four branches: White Mong, Indigo Mong, Black Mong, and Flower Mong and each branch can be recognized by their traditional clothing.

Clothing of the Black Mong
Special wine of Bahnar ethnic people in Gia Lai
Special wine of Bahnar ethnic people in Gia Lai

VOV.VN - “Rượu cần”, a type of rice wine drank from a jar through straws, is an indispensable drink that can be enjoyed at festivals of the Bahnar ethnic people in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai.

Special wine of Bahnar ethnic people in Gia Lai
Ethnic people’s great respect and admiration for President Ho Chi Minh
Ethnic people’s great respect and admiration for President Ho Chi Minh

VOV.VN - Throughout his life, President Ho Chi Minh always paid special attention to ethnic affairs and ethnic people, who have talked about him with great respect and admiration.

Ethnic people’s great respect and admiration for President Ho Chi Minh
Twinning ceremony of the E De
Twinning ceremony of the E De

VOV.VN - The Ede ethnic minority people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands have preserved many of their ancient customs and traditions.

Twinning ceremony of the E De
Ethnic tourism village invites visitors to enjoy highland market during holiday
Ethnic tourism village invites visitors to enjoy highland market during holiday

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will introduce a highland market in the capital’s suburban township of Son Tay for the five-day holiday held to mark National Reunification Day on April 30 and International Labour Day on May 1.

Ethnic tourism village invites visitors to enjoy highland market during holiday
Unique hair washing ritual of white Thai ethnic group
Unique hair washing ritual of white Thai ethnic group

VOV.VN - To celebrate the annual Then Kin Pang festival, the traditional Ap Ho Pang (hair washing) ritual of the white Thai ethnic people in Phong Tho district, northern Lai Chau province has been recreated, exciting crowds of locals and tourists.

Unique hair washing ritual of white Thai ethnic group
Lao ethnic group of Dien Bien celebrate water splashing festival
Lao ethnic group of Dien Bien celebrate water splashing festival

VOV.VN - The Lao ethnic minority group residing in Pa Thom commune of Dien Bien district in the northern province of Dien Bien have re-enacted the water splashing festival, with the aim of showing respect to ancestors and praying for bumper crops.

Lao ethnic group of Dien Bien celebrate water splashing festival
Preserving traditional musical instruments of ethnic groups in Cao Bang
Preserving traditional musical instruments of ethnic groups in Cao Bang

VOV.VN - Đàn Tính is a typical string musical instrument played by the Tay and Nung ethnic minority groups residing in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, with the instrument being played in all ceremonies and festivals.

Preserving traditional musical instruments of ethnic groups in Cao Bang
Two intangible cultural heritage elements to seek inscription into world lists
Two intangible cultural heritage elements to seek inscription into world lists

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has agreed on the submission of the dossiers on “Mo Muong” and the “art of Cheo” to UNESCO to seek the inscription of these intangible cultural heritage elements into world lists.

Two intangible cultural heritage elements to seek inscription into world lists
Bamboo musical instruments of the Xo Dang
Bamboo musical instruments of the Xo Dang

VOV.VN - Ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands have a rich treasure of musical instruments made of different materials.

Bamboo musical instruments of the Xo Dang
Vietnamese ethnic groups’ culture day to be celebrated in mid-April
Vietnamese ethnic groups’ culture day to be celebrated in mid-April

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will hold a wide range of activities in the suburban township of Son Tay in the capital from April 18 to 21 to mark the culture day of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

Vietnamese ethnic groups’ culture day to be celebrated in mid-April
Exploring paper-making craft of Dao ethnic people in Cao Bang
Exploring paper-making craft of Dao ethnic people in Cao Bang

VOV.VN - Paper-making is a unique traditional craft practiced by the Red Dao ethnic minority people residing in Nguyen Binh district in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

Exploring paper-making craft of Dao ethnic people in Cao Bang
Longevity ritual of the Nung in northern Vietnam
Longevity ritual of the Nung in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - "Tài khoăn", which means “Longevity ritual” in the Nung language, is held on one’s birthday or in the spring, at the beginning of the year.

Longevity ritual of the Nung in northern Vietnam
Xo May festival in Yen Bai province excites crowds
Xo May festival in Yen Bai province excites crowds

VOV.VN - Thousands of people flocked to the Xo May festival in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai with the intention of praying for luck in the new lunar year.

Xo May festival in Yen Bai province excites crowds
Muong people welcome Lunar New Year with Poon Poong festival
Muong people welcome Lunar New Year with Poon Poong festival

VOV.VN - Poon Poong is an ancient festival celebrated by the Muong ethnic minority people in Thanh Hoa province during the Lunar New Year or Tet.

Muong people welcome Lunar New Year with Poon Poong festival
Distinctive Gau Tao spring festival of the Mong in northern Vietnam
Distinctive Gau Tao spring festival of the Mong in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic people in northern Lai Chau province organize their traditional spring festival called Gầu Tào on the first days of the first lunar month to thank heaven and earth for wealth and good harvests, and to pray for a peaceful, prosperous and happy new year.

Distinctive Gau Tao spring festival of the Mong in northern Vietnam
Thai ethnic group make special cake to celebrate new spring
Thai ethnic group make special cake to celebrate new spring

VOV.VN - The white Thai ethnic people in Dien Bien province, northern Vietnam, make Khẩu xén, a kind of cake made of from sticky rice and fresh cassava roots, for daily use as well as during spring festivals.

Thai ethnic group make special cake to celebrate new spring
Hmong people pin hopes on custom of getting water on New Year’s Day
Hmong people pin hopes on custom of getting water on New Year’s Day

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Hmong ethnic people have treasured the custom of getting water on New Year’s Day for years, hoping that the new year may bring them health, good luck, and bumper crops.

Hmong people pin hopes on custom of getting water on New Year’s Day
Discovering the Tet holiday of Red Dao people in northern Vietnam
Discovering the Tet holiday of Red Dao people in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - A new spring has come, and the Red Dao ethnic people of the mountainous northern province of Yen Bai are celebrating their Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) in their own way.

Discovering the Tet holiday of Red Dao people in northern Vietnam
Lai Chau ethnic minority groups preserve traditional culture
Lai Chau ethnic minority groups preserve traditional culture

VOV.VN - To preserve and promote their culture, artisans, village chiefs, and other interested people in Lai Chau province have organized classes to teach the language of their ethnic group.

Lai Chau ethnic minority groups preserve traditional culture
Unique wedding procedures of the Ede
Unique wedding procedures of the Ede

VOV.VN - The Ede people are matriarchal so weddings are normally initiated by women.

Unique wedding procedures of the Ede
Nung An ethnic people preserve unique craft of making conical hats
Nung An ethnic people preserve unique craft of making conical hats

VOV.VN - The Nung An ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang have preserved their unique craft of making conical hats for years.

Nung An ethnic people preserve unique craft of making conical hats
The bride-welcoming ceremony of the Giay ethnic people
The bride-welcoming ceremony of the Giay ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Giay ethnic people in the north-western mountainous province of Lai Chau consider the wedding, including the bride-welcoming ceremony, to be the happiest event in the couple’s life.

The bride-welcoming ceremony of the Giay ethnic people
Keng loóng, traditional dance of Thai people
Keng loóng, traditional dance of Thai people

VOV.VN - Keng loóng dancing is an indispensable part of the lives and festive events of Thai ethnic people in Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province.

Keng loóng, traditional dance of Thai people
Tet customs of ethnic groups in Mekong Delta region exhibited
Tet customs of ethnic groups in Mekong Delta region exhibited

VOV.VN - An exhibition aimed at introducing the traditional customs of ethnic groups of the Mekong Delta region during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, got underway on December 19 in Can Tho.

Tet customs of ethnic groups in Mekong Delta region exhibited
Festival honouring Central Highlands’ cultural values excites crowds
Festival honouring Central Highlands’ cultural values excites crowds

VOV.VN - The first ever culture, sporting, and tourism festival for ethnic groups in the Central Highlands region is being held from November 29 to December 1, featuring a wide range of activities to honour the cultural values of the region, with the event attracting many participants.

Festival honouring Central Highlands’ cultural values excites crowds
The new rice ritual of the Co Tu
The new rice ritual of the Co Tu

VOV.VN - The new rice celebration is one of the most important rituals of the Co Tu ethnic minority to show their gratitude to heaven and earth for giving them good weather and bumper crops.

The new rice ritual of the Co Tu
Schubert in a Mug: Intimate classical music concerts for all
Schubert in a Mug: Intimate classical music concerts for all

VOV.VN - For centuries, classical music, characterized by its complexity, depth, and emotional range, has been performed in majestic theaters often adorned with exquisite chandeliers, plush velvet seats, and elegant details.

Schubert in a Mug: Intimate classical music concerts for all
Khmer people in Mekong Delta preserve Ok Om Bok Festival
Khmer people in Mekong Delta preserve Ok Om Bok Festival

VOV.VN - The Ok Om Bok Festival – Ngo Junk Race is held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang in the 10th lunar month, but some months before the festival, pagodas encourage Buddhist followers and young mento train for the junk race.

Khmer people in Mekong Delta preserve Ok Om Bok Festival