Young rice festival of Kho Mu ethnic people in Lai Chau province
Young rice festival of Kho Mu ethnic people in Lai Chau province

VOV.VN - Ma Ma Me, also known as the young rice festival of the Kho Mu ethnic people, is held annually in the northwestern province of Lai Chau with the aim of praying for favourable weather and bumper crops.

Young rice festival of Kho Mu ethnic people in Lai Chau province
Co Tu ethnic people keep their traditional brocade weaving alive
Co Tu ethnic people keep their traditional brocade weaving alive

VOV.VN - Brocade weaving retains the traditional cultural characteristics of the Co Tu ethnic people.

Co Tu ethnic people keep their traditional brocade weaving alive
Ket Tong, unique customs of the Tay
Ket Tong, unique customs of the Tay

VOV.VN - The Tay ethnic minority people often live together in small hamlets in remote mountain areas. As they rarely meet new people, the Tay take all opportunities possible to broaden their friendship and social circle.

Ket Tong, unique customs of the Tay
Guol house, a cultural symbol of the Co Tu ethnic group
Guol house, a cultural symbol of the Co Tu ethnic group

VOV.VN - The Guol house features the unique architecture and culture of the Co Tu ethnic minority people who live mainly in Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam province along the Truong Son mountain range.

Guol house, a cultural symbol of the Co Tu ethnic group
Khmer pagodas preserve Khmer language, handwriting
Khmer pagodas preserve Khmer language, handwriting

VOV.VN - For the Khmer people, a pagoda is a place, not only for religious activities, but also to teach moral issues and personality. Soc Trang province has 92 pagodas, all of which hold classes to teach the Khmer language.

Khmer pagodas preserve Khmer language, handwriting
Unique cultural features of Ha Nhi Hoa ethnic minority people
Unique cultural features of Ha Nhi Hoa ethnic minority people

VOV.VN - The Ha Nhi Hoa ethnic group residing in the nation’s northwestern region live close to nature, with their unique costumes reflecting this habitat.

Unique cultural features of Ha Nhi Hoa ethnic minority people
Xam shows rekindle nostalgia, strengthen family bonds
Xam shows rekindle nostalgia, strengthen family bonds

VOV.VN - This summer the Centre for the Promotion of Vietnam’s Intangible Cultural Heritages is organizing “Xam for families” sessions, which are customized to suit groups of families, children, and adults.

Xam shows rekindle nostalgia, strengthen family bonds
Special features of Soc Trang’s Khmer culture
Special features of Soc Trang’s Khmer culture

VOV.VN - The Khmer, one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, live in the southern region, mainly in Soc Trang province. They have developed a rich cultural tradition, including clothing, art, architecture, music, dance, festivals, and religion.

Special features of Soc Trang’s Khmer culture
Nha Nhac, Vietnamese royal court music
Nha Nhac, Vietnamese royal court music

VOV.VN - This year marks the 20th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of Nha Nhac (royal court music) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Nha Nhac, Vietnamese royal court music
Kh’Leang pagoda, a national architectural heritage in Soc Trang
Kh’Leang pagoda, a national architectural heritage in Soc Trang

VOV.VN - Kh’Leang pagoda, in Ton Duc Thang street, Soc Trang city, is one of the oldest Khmer pagodas in the Mekong Delta.

Kh’Leang pagoda, a national architectural heritage in Soc Trang
New opportunities for Cham pottery village
New opportunities for Cham pottery village

VOV.VN - UNESCO recognition of the Cham people’s pottery making as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Protection was announced at the Ninh Thuan Grape-Wine Festival 2023 on June 16.

New opportunities for Cham pottery village
Ethnic culture and tourism village set to host brocade festival in July
Ethnic culture and tourism village set to host brocade festival in July

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi will host a brocade festival throughout July, with the aim of preserving and promoting the value of ethnic brocade.

Ethnic culture and tourism village set to host brocade festival in July
Kitchen God worship of the Tay ethnic people
Kitchen God worship of the Tay ethnic people

VOV.VN - A wood stove plays an important role in the life of the Tay ethnic minority people as it is a place to cook and store food, and is the home of the Kitchen God believed to bless the family and ward off evil spirits.

Kitchen God worship of the Tay ethnic people
Brocade weaving showcases Ede women’s ingenuity
Brocade weaving showcases Ede women’s ingenuity

VOV.VN - Ede girls learn from their grandmothers and mothers to weave brocade fabric and make clothes and blankets when they are little. These products are for family use and given by a bride as gifts for her in-laws.

Brocade weaving showcases Ede women’s ingenuity
Ceremony to pray for elephants’ health in Dak Lak
Ceremony to pray for elephants’ health in Dak Lak

VOV.VN - For ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, elephants are great assets that reflect the power of a family and embody the Elephant God, a symbol of luck and prosperity.

Ceremony to pray for elephants’ health in Dak Lak
Lac village provides ideal place for community tourism in Mai Chau
Lac village provides ideal place for community tourism in Mai Chau

VOV.VN - Located in Chieng Mai commune of Mai Chau district, Lac village has become one of the most popular tourist destinations throughout the northern province of Hoa Binh for both local people and foreign visitors.

Lac village provides ideal place for community tourism in Mai Chau
Yến badminton festival of the Mong
Yến badminton festival of the Mong

VOV.VN - Festivals of the Mong in the northern province of Ha Giang have many community activities such as call-and-response singing, dancing with the khèn panpipe, and playing such folk games as stick pushing, tug of war, and yến badminton.

Yến badminton festival of the Mong
Rain ritual of the Ede
Rain ritual of the Ede

VOV.VN - April is the peak of the dry season in the Central Highlands. In this month the Ede people in Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, hold a ceremony to pray for rain, favorable weather, bountiful crops, a prosperous life, and happiness.

Rain ritual of the Ede
Banner hanging of the Tay, Nung ethnic people
Banner hanging of the Tay, Nung ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Tay and Nung ethnic people in Cao Bang, a province in northern Vietnam, have treasured a custom of hanging a banner to celebrate the longevity of their grandparents and parents.

Banner hanging of the Tay, Nung ethnic people
Forest god worshipping of Khang ethnic minority people
Forest god worshipping of Khang ethnic minority people

VOV.VN - Cung Rung, also known as forest god worshipping, is one of the main traditional rituals carried out by the Khang ethnic minority people in the northwestern province of Dien Bien, with this action displaying their life in attachment with Mother Nature.

Forest god worshipping of Khang ethnic minority people
Locals keep world intangible heritage of Xoan singing alive
Locals keep world intangible heritage of Xoan singing alive

VOV.VN - In December, 2017, UNESCO inscribed Xoan singing, a Vietnamese folk music genre in Phu Tho province, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Locals keep world intangible heritage of Xoan singing alive
Binh Lieu ethnic festival to feature vibrant cultural and sporting activities
Binh Lieu ethnic festival to feature vibrant cultural and sporting activities

VOV.VN - A festival aimed at honouring the ethnic traditional cultures of the border district of Binh Lieu in the northern province of Quang Ninh will get underway from April 29 to May 22.

Binh Lieu ethnic festival to feature vibrant cultural and sporting activities
Discovering Ede ethnic group village in Central Highlands
Discovering Ede ethnic group village in Central Highlands

VOV.VN - Located in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, Ako Dhong represents a timeless village with hidden beauty that is home to ethnic Ede ethnic people.

Discovering Ede ethnic group village in Central Highlands
Rhyming words of the Ede people
Rhyming words of the Ede people

VOV.VN - The art of rhyming words of the Ede in the Central Highlands is a folk treasure which has been handed down from generation to generation.

Rhyming words of the Ede people
Forest god worship of Jrai ethnic people in Gia Lai
Forest god worship of Jrai ethnic people in Gia Lai

VOV.VN - Each year in late March the Jrai ethnic people who reside in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai hold a ceremony in order to worship the forest god, whilst also praying for villagers’ good health and bumper crops.

Forest god worship of Jrai ethnic people in Gia Lai
String of beads in the life of the K'Ho
String of beads in the life of the K'Ho

VOV.VN - Strings of beads are important jewelry for the K'Ho ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

String of beads in the life of the K'Ho
Festival for ethnic minorities excites crowds in northern Vietnam
Festival for ethnic minorities excites crowds in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Thousands of people from the Tay, Nung, Dao, Hoa and Cao Lan ethnic groups of the northeastern region have recently gathered at a culture and sports festival held in Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province.

Festival for ethnic minorities excites crowds in northern Vietnam
Longevity ceremony, a meaningful custom of the M’Nông Rlam
Longevity ceremony, a meaningful custom of the M’Nông Rlam

VOV.VN - The Mnông Rlam in Lak district, Dak Lak province in the Central Highlands, live close to nature. They maintain close bonds of family, clan, and community.

Longevity ceremony, a meaningful custom of the M’Nông Rlam
Unique upland market - a cultural rendezvous of ethnic people in northern Vietnam
Unique upland market - a cultural rendezvous of ethnic people in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Situated in Binh Lieu district in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, the upland market in Dong Van commune has reopened following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting many local residents and tourists.

Unique upland market - a cultural rendezvous of ethnic people in northern Vietnam