Bowl folk dance of Tay ethnic minority people
Bowl folk dance of Tay ethnic minority people

VOV.VN - Tay ethnic people in Bac Kan province have upheld their traditional cultural values, including poems, folk songs, and festivals, for generations, with bowl folk dance closely attached to their daily life and agricultural production.

Bowl folk dance of Tay ethnic minority people
Boys of San Chi ethnic group undergo maturity ritual in Cao Bang
Boys of San Chi ethnic group undergo maturity ritual in Cao Bang

VOV.VN - The “Cấp sắc”, known as the maturity ritual, of the San Chi ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang is an important ritual for every boy in the community as it marks his coming-of-age and affirms his role within the family and as part of local society.

Boys of San Chi ethnic group undergo maturity ritual in Cao Bang
Ethnic girls preserve brocade weaving in the highlands
Ethnic girls preserve brocade weaving in the highlands

VOV.VN - Brocade weaving is a unique cultural identity of various ethnic groups in the highland district of Lam Binh (Tuyen Quang province) that needs to be preserved and promoted for younger generations.

Ethnic girls preserve brocade weaving in the highlands
Woman preserves picturesque terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai
Woman preserves picturesque terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai

VOV.VN - Located in the heart of the national special scenic spot of Mu Cang Chai terraced fields in Yen Bai province, Mam Xoi hill literarily means a tray of glutinous rice.

Woman preserves picturesque terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai
Filial piety ceremony of the Raglai ethnic people
Filial piety ceremony of the Raglai ethnic people

VOV.VN - The filial piety ceremony for parents is a unique ritual practiced by the Raglai people in Bai Ai district in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan.

Filial piety ceremony of the Raglai ethnic people
Ede brocade tells new story
Ede brocade tells new story

VOV.VN - Brocade weaving has been revitalized in many hamlets in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak which helps preserve traditional culture and contributes to the local economy.

Ede brocade tells new story
Paper-cut pictures of the Nung Din
Paper-cut pictures of the Nung Din

VOV.VN - Paper cutting is an age-old art of the Nung Din ethnic minority in Muong Khuong district, Lao Cai province.

Paper-cut pictures of the Nung Din
Soong Co ​Singing Festival highlights San Chi ethnic minority culture
Soong Co ​Singing Festival highlights San Chi ethnic minority culture

VOV.VN - On the full-moon of the third lunar month, San Chi ethnic minority people in Quang Ninh province’s Binh Lieu district and surrounding areas come to the Soong Co Singing Festival.

Soong Co ​Singing Festival highlights San Chi ethnic minority culture
Then Kin Pang Festival of the Thai
Then Kin Pang Festival of the Thai

VOV.VN - The Then Kin Pang Festival is a White Thai ceremony to pay gratitude to Heaven. The Festival, which consists of an array of activities, has been preserved in the community for ages.

Then Kin Pang Festival of the Thai
The kowtowing ritual of the Dao ethnic group
The kowtowing ritual of the Dao ethnic group

VOV.VN - A Dao wedding in Sin Ho district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, involves several rituals, the most important of which is kowtowing to ancestors, parents, and guests.

The kowtowing ritual of the Dao ethnic group
Unique hair washing ritual of the Thai ethnic group
Unique hair washing ritual of the Thai ethnic group

VOV.VN - The Thai ethnic people in the northern province of Lai Chau hold a hair washing ritual on the last day of the 12th lunar month to ward off bad luck and pray for a happy new year.

Unique hair washing ritual of the Thai ethnic group
Kin pang ceremony of the Khang
Kin pang ceremony of the Khang

VOV.VN - The Khang ethnic minority people in Quynh Nhai district, Son La province, hold a Kin pang ceremony at the beginning of the new lunar year to show gratitude of adopted children for their adoptive parents, who are shamans.

Kin pang ceremony of the Khang
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