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
Unique wedding rituals of Pa Co ethnic people
Unique wedding rituals of Pa Co ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Pa Co ethnic people consider marriage to be the most important part of a person’s lifespan, with parents having to prepare offerings for their children’s wedding when they are grown-up.

Unique wedding rituals of Pa Co ethnic people
Pa Then fire-jumping ceremony highlights ethnic festival
Pa Then fire-jumping ceremony highlights ethnic festival

VOV.VN - “Nhảy lửa”, known as “fire jumping” in English, is a ritual of the Pa Then ethnic minority people which received plenty of attention from visitors at the first festival of ethnic minority groups with a population of less than 10,000 held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

Pa Then fire-jumping ceremony highlights ethnic festival
Preserving distinctive culture of Cống ethnic people in northern Vietnam
Preserving distinctive culture of Cống ethnic people in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Cống ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau celebrate their annual Corn festival in November to report to their ancestors what they have done during the year.

Preserving distinctive culture of Cống ethnic people in northern Vietnam
Co Tu ethnic people preserve traditional weaving
Co Tu ethnic people preserve traditional weaving

VOV.VN - The craft of weaving retains the traditional cultural characteristics of the Co Tu ethnic people who reside in the mountainous areas in the central province of Quang Nam.

Co Tu ethnic people preserve traditional weaving
Special culture of the Lu
Special culture of the Lu

VOV.VN - The Lu ethnic group in Lai Chau province, which has fewer than 10,000 people, has retained its unique culture. The local authorities have helped the group preserve their stilt houses, costumes, festivals, and folk songs.

Special culture of the Lu
Co Tu thanksgiving ceremony for wife’s parents
Co Tu thanksgiving ceremony for wife’s parents

VOV.VN - The Co Tu ethnic group has many special rituals and customs, including a thanksgiving ceremony for the parents of one’s wife that honors family morality and demonstrates the son-in-law’s filial piety towards his wife’s family.

Co Tu thanksgiving ceremony for wife’s parents
Traditional culture of the Tay ethnic group in northern Vietnam
Traditional culture of the Tay ethnic group in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - A wide range of activities were recently held during a festival of the Tay ethnic group in northern Quang Ninh province, helping both locals and tourists to gain a better understanding about the culture of the ethnic group.

Traditional culture of the Tay ethnic group in northern Vietnam
White Thai ethnic people celebrate young rice festival
White Thai ethnic people celebrate young rice festival

VOV.VN - The white Thai ethnic people residing in Muong So commune of Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province, are renowned for the Kin Lau Khau Mau festival (or the young rice festival) during which participants gather to pray for favourable weather and bumper crops.

White Thai ethnic people celebrate young rice festival
Ethnic women in skirts play football in mountainous market
Ethnic women in skirts play football in mountainous market

VOV.VN - Ha Lau is the only mountainous commune in Tien Yen district, Quang Ninh province to have an ethnic market, visitors not only take in rich cultures of different ethnic minorities but can also join in exciting football matches played by local ethnic women.

Ethnic women in skirts play football in mountainous market
Vibrant Kate festival of Cham ethnic people in southern Vietnam
Vibrant Kate festival of Cham ethnic people in southern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Thousands of Cham ethnic people and visitors flocked to the Po Klong Garai Temple in Phan Rang City of Ninh Thuan city in south-central Vietnam on October 14 to joyfully celebrate the traditional Kate festival.

Vibrant Kate festival of Cham ethnic people in southern Vietnam
American collector passionate about Vietnam’s ethnic cultures
American collector passionate about Vietnam’s ethnic cultures

VOV.VN - Vietnam is a culturally diverse country that is home to 54 ethnic groups, making it a magnet for many foreigners including Mark Rapoport, an American antique researcher and collector.

American collector passionate about Vietnam’s ethnic cultures