Exploring folk dance of Kho Mu ethnic people in North Vietnam
Exploring folk dance of Kho Mu ethnic people in North Vietnam

VOV.VN - Folk dances of the Kho Mu ethnic people in the northwestern region of Vietnam are closely associated with religious rituals, reflecting their strong will to conquer nature to develop the community.

Exploring folk dance of Kho Mu ethnic people in North Vietnam
Unique Zeng weaving of Ta Oi ethnic minority
Unique Zeng weaving of Ta Oi ethnic minority

VOV.VN - Zeng (brocade) weaving has long played an important role in the spiritual life and culture of the Ta Oi ethnic group in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Unique Zeng weaving of Ta Oi ethnic minority
Unique ritual to pray for good luck of Ha Nhi ethnic people
Unique ritual to pray for good luck of Ha Nhi ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Ha Nhi ethnic group residing in the northern border province of Lai Chau often holds Ga Ma Thu worshipping in spring, an event which is considered to be a ritual of forest thanksgiving, with the community coming together to pray for luck in the Lunar New Year.

Unique ritual to pray for good luck of Ha Nhi ethnic people
Festival held to pray for bumper crop of Red Dao ethnic people
Festival held to pray for bumper crop of Red Dao ethnic people

VOV.VN - Khoi Kem, a festival held every three years during the first lunar month in Yen Bai province, represents a unique cultural practice of the Red Dao ethnic group as they pray for a bumper crop.

Festival held to pray for bumper crop of Red Dao ethnic people
Preserving Dao ethnic customs in spring
Preserving Dao ethnic customs in spring

VOV.VN - The Dao ethnic group in Yen Bai province has many branches Dao including Dao đỏ or Red Dao, Dao quần trắng or Dao with white trousers, and Dao quần chẹt or Dao with tied or belted trousers, among others.

Preserving Dao ethnic customs in spring
Tet of San Diu ethnic minority
Tet of San Diu ethnic minority

The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas, celebrate quite a lot of festivals, the most important of which is Tet - the lunar New Year festival.

Tet of San Diu ethnic minority
Xa Phang ethnic minority celebrates arrival of spring
Xa Phang ethnic minority celebrates arrival of spring

VOV.VN - The Xa Phang ethnic minority people in Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province, celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Xa Phang ethnic minority celebrates arrival of spring
Tet celebration of ethnic groups in northwestern region
Tet celebration of ethnic groups in northwestern region

VOV.VN - Tet, the lunar New Year Festival, is an important holiday for Vietnamese people. Every ethnic group has their own Tet practices and customs, which create a diverse picture of Tet celebrations across Vietnam.

Tet celebration of ethnic groups in northwestern region
La Hu people abandon nomadic life
La Hu people abandon nomadic life

VOV.VN - The La Hu, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, live only in the border area of Muong Te district in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

La Hu people abandon nomadic life
Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions
Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions

VOV.VN - The third Mong Culture Festival recently held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau attracted thousands of Mong ethnic minority folklorists, artists, and amateur athletes from 11 provinces.

Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions
Ugandan dancer brings African cuisine to Vietnam
Ugandan dancer brings African cuisine to Vietnam

During the extended COVID-19 restrictions last year, many expats in Vietnam had their lives turned upside down, many decided to return home, but for Abdul Dogday, COVID-19 was a good chance to bring the culture of his country to the Vietnamese community.

Ugandan dancer brings African cuisine to Vietnam
Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual
Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual

VOV.VN - Like other ethnic groups, Mong people take part in many rituals during their lifetime, one is the ritual to give a name to a baby to acknowledge him or her as a new family member.

Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual
Sin Suoi Ho flea market bustling with ethnic activities
Sin Suoi Ho flea market bustling with ethnic activities

VOV.VN - Sin Suoi Ho village situated in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau hosts a flea market every Saturday, providing a chance for local residents to trade items such as embroidered clothes, handicrafts, farm products, and food.

Sin Suoi Ho flea market bustling with ethnic activities
Ba Na people’s year-end Thanksgiving for Gods
Ba Na people’s year-end Thanksgiving for Gods

VOV.VN- At the end of the year, Ba Na people in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai gather at the Rong communal house to celebrate a Thanksgiving for deities and pray for good luck for the whole village.

Ba Na people’s year-end Thanksgiving for Gods
Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents
Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents

VOV.VN - At the end of the year, when farm work finishes, the Co Tu ethic minority people visit relatives to tighten family bonds, the son-in-law usually brings special gifts for his in-laws.

Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents
Mong ethnic people in Son La keep brocade weaving alive
Mong ethnic people in Son La keep brocade weaving alive

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic people residing in Hua Nhan commune of Bac Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Son La are famous for their traditional craft of linen weaving, which not only improves the locals’ incomes but also promotes their cultural value.

Mong ethnic people in Son La keep brocade weaving alive
Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture
Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture

VOV.VN - Hin hamlet in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La is known for having many Thai ethnic minority artists who can sing folk songs and play the flute, the panpipe, and the two-string fiddle.

Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture
Khau Tan Don sticky rice, a specialty of Lao Cai province
Khau Tan Don sticky rice, a specialty of Lao Cai province

VOV.VN - This time around, Khau Tan Don sticky rice fields in Tham Duong Commune, Van Ban District, Lao Cai Province, have started to turn yellow, a bit later than other sticky rice crops.

Khau Tan Don sticky rice, a specialty of Lao Cai province
Unique bride procession of Dao Khau wedding
Unique bride procession of Dao Khau wedding

VOV.VN - The Dao Khau of Sin Ho district, Lai Chau province, believe that all things that begin before the sun rises will go well, particularly for important events such as a wedding.

Unique bride procession of Dao Khau wedding
Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority
Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority

VOV.VN - Although brocade products of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak are not totally hand-made now, they still retain many old patterns.

Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority
Lives of Cong ethnic people in north-western Vietnam
Lives of Cong ethnic people in north-western Vietnam

VOV.VN - The north-western mountainous province of Dien Bien is home to a large Cong ethnic community, with their living conditions improving over the past few years thanks to support from both the Government and local authorities.

Lives of Cong ethnic people in north-western Vietnam
Glutinous rice steamer of the Thai
Glutinous rice steamer of the Thai

VOV.VN - A steamer is a familiar item of kitchenware among the Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region, which is used to steam rice and other dishes.

Glutinous rice steamer of the Thai
A tour around traditional ethnic markets in Dien Bien province
A tour around traditional ethnic markets in Dien Bien province

VOV.VN - Weekend markets in Tua Chua district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have long been a unique part of local culture, serving to bring together ethnic people after a week of hardworking.

A tour around traditional ethnic markets in Dien Bien province
Unique calendar of Thai people
Unique calendar of Thai people

VOV.VN - The Thai ethic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Son La use their own calendar to keep track of activities such as funerals, weddings, house groundbreakings and inaugurations, and farming.

Unique calendar of Thai people
Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan ethnic group
Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan ethnic group

VOV.VN - For Cao Lan ethnic people in Ba Che district, Quang Ninh province, a wedding is the result of a boy and a girl falling in love with each other while singing an alternating love chant called Sinh Ca.

Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan ethnic group
Central Highland village prospers from community-based tourism
Central Highland village prospers from community-based tourism

VOV.VN - 132 Ba Na ethnic families have turned Kon Trang Long Loi village in Kon Tum province into a community-based tourism village and a popular tourist destination.

Central Highland village prospers from community-based tourism
Co Tu's homestay service develops community-based tourism
Co Tu's homestay service develops community-based tourism

VOV.VN - Over the last two years, the community-based tourism homestay of Dinh Van Nhu, a Co Tu man, has generated jobs for many people in Hoa Bac commune, Da Nang city, while promoting local culture.

Co Tu's homestay service develops community-based tourism
Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​
Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the high mountains of Vietnam, they use materials available in nature to make households utensils, such as bamboo and rattan containers, bamboo papooses are indispensable items in their daily life.

Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​
Wedding ritual of the Nung ethnic group in northern Vietnam
Wedding ritual of the Nung ethnic group in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Young Nung boys and girls in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai make friends and date when they work in the fields or go to market fairs.

Wedding ritual of the Nung ethnic group in northern Vietnam
Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture
Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture

VOV.VN - Ban Van Duc, a Dao ethnic minority man, has profound knowledge of Dao culture and its ancient language. He has spent a lot of time collecting old books, studying, and teaching Dao written language to preserve it.

Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture