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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

VOV.VN - Beating drums until they break is a special festival of the Ma Coong ethnic people in Quang Binh province to pray for favorable weather, bumper crops, a prosperous village, healthy people, and no diseases.

VOV.VN - Tuc khang, which means spinning top, is a popular folk game for both ethnic Tay men and women in the northern mountain province of Yen Bai.

VOV.VN - Brocade weaving is a unique cultural identity of the H’mong ethnic group in northern Vietnam that must be preserved and promoted for younger generations to continue.

VOV.VN - Thai ethnic people in Ruoc Ram village, Thanh Hoa province, hold Kin Chieng Booc May festival after a hard working year to give thanks to the gods, and pray for good health, wealth and a bumper harvest in the year ahead.

VOV.VN - On Solar New Year’s Day, the Xe Dang people in Cu M’gar district, Dak Lak province, celebrate the New Rice Festival, the biggest annual worship ritual of the ethnic group in a year.

VOV.VN - Tet celebrations have become a unique cultural activity and identity of the ethnic Dao Tien people of Hoai Khao village in the northern province of Cao Bang.

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic group of Cu Pui commune in Krong Bong district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak typically celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, in a special way. Let’s take a closer look at their customs during the festive season.

Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each of which has its own identity and unique values in terms of customs and traditions, contributing to the cultural diversity in the country.

VOV.VN - Jean Sébastien Grill of France has become the first foreign national to take part in the Spring Calligraphy Festival as a calligrapher, with the event getting underway at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The New Year period represents the biggest festival of the Dao Tien ethnic minority in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan, when they pray for a good harvest and the best things for their family in the New Year.

VOV.VN - With the last two Christmas celebrations in Vietnam being disrupted due to some level of restrictions being imposed due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 marks a belated return to normality with booming commerce mixed with a festive atmosphere for local people to enjoy.

One of the most important worldwide holidays, Christmas, has never failed to attract people with various ways to celebrate in many countries all over the world, including Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The 100-year-old Ba Dai boat building village in Long Hau commune in Dong Thap province was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2015 with dozens of local households seeking ways to preserve their traditional craft.

VOV.VN - Situated in Nam Po district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, Phin Ho market has opened following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting many local residents and tourists visiting the site.

VOV.VN - The custom of twinning two persons of different blood lines as brothers is popular in Vietnam, for the Mnong in the central province of Dak Lak, the twinning ceremony ties the two persons and their families.

VOV.VN - The 2022 Gong Culture Festival was held in Gia Lai, a province in the Central Highlands, from November 18-20 to popularize and preserve the Gong cultural space.

Alex Ward and Geneva Marcelino are running cafes that work with local animal rescue shelters to help stray dogs and cats find their new homes.

Meritorious artist Cam Vui of the Thai ethnic group in Muong La district, Son La province, is well known for his dedication to Thai ethnic culture. Over the years, he has made tireless efforts to preserve local folk tunes.