Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft
Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft

VOV.VN - Mong people make up 90% of the inhabitants in Lao Chải commune of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai. Their lives depend largely on agriculture and forestry.

Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft
Unique terraced field worshiping ceremony of Mong ethnic people
Unique terraced field worshiping ceremony of Mong ethnic people

VOV.VN - The terraced field worshipping ceremony remains one of the most important traditional rituals performed by the Mong ethnic group in Mu Cang Chai district in the mountainous northern province of Yen Bai ahead of their new crop.

Unique terraced field worshiping ceremony of Mong ethnic people
Foreigners receive COVID-19 vaccines in HCM City
Foreigners receive COVID-19 vaccines in HCM City

VOV.VN - Thousands of expats residing in Ho Chi Minh City have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks, thereby helping to protect themselves and the wider community.

Foreigners receive COVID-19 vaccines in HCM City
Baby full-month celebration of the Thai
Baby full-month celebration of the Thai

VOV.VN - The Thai in the northern mountainous province of Son La organize a full-month celebration for a new-born baby with a simple ritual and minimal cost, but great cultural significance.

Baby full-month celebration of the Thai
Ethnic Cao Lan group treasure traditional costumes
Ethnic Cao Lan group treasure traditional costumes

VOV.VN - The Cao Lan, one of two branches of the San Chay living in a number of northern mountain and midland provinces, often wear their traditional clothes to celebrate important life events, spring ceremonies, and festivals.

Ethnic Cao Lan group treasure traditional costumes
Weaving screens for paper-making craft
Weaving screens for paper-making craft

VOV.VN - Lo Sanh Phin is now the only Dao man in Ha Giang province still weaving screens to make paper, a traditional craft of the Dao.

Weaving screens for paper-making craft
Medicinal Chung cakes, unique dish of Muong people in Phu Tho
Medicinal Chung cakes, unique dish of Muong people in Phu Tho

VOV.VN - One of the many unique dishes of the Muong people of Phu Tho province is medicinal glutinous rice Chung cake. Black in color, the cake is an indispensable offering at ancestor and heaven worship ceremonies.

Medicinal Chung cakes, unique dish of Muong people in Phu Tho
Buffalo meat dishes of the Thai ethnic group
Buffalo meat dishes of the Thai ethnic group

VOV.VN - The Thai ethnic minority in Vietnam’s northwestern region have a rich cuisine, and their buffalo meat is a must-try dish for visitors.

Buffalo meat dishes of the Thai ethnic group
Cao Lan ethnic group’s love song chant “Sinh Ca”
Cao Lan ethnic group’s love song chant “Sinh Ca”

VOV.VN - With a population of only around 500, the Cao Lan ethnic group in Ba Che district in the northern province of Quang Ninh still manage to keep their cultural traditions alive, including Sinh Ca, an alternating love song chant.

Cao Lan ethnic group’s love song chant “Sinh Ca”
Thai custom: Husband lives with wife’s family after wedding
Thai custom: Husband lives with wife’s family after wedding

VOV.VN - According to the Thai ethnic people’s custom, a bridegroom lives with his wife’s family for three to five years before taking her to his house.

Thai custom: Husband lives with wife’s family after wedding
Red Dao’s custom of killing insects
Red Dao’s custom of killing insects

VOV.VN - Ancestors of the Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai practiced an insect killing rite to protect their crops, which is called Kỉng ceng che in the Dao language.

Red Dao’s custom of killing insects
Soong Co festival excites crowds in Binh Lieu district
Soong Co festival excites crowds in Binh Lieu district

VOV.VN - The annual Soong Co festival of the San Chi ethnic group has officially got underway in Binh Lieu district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the festive occasion attracting plenty of local people and tourists.

Soong Co festival excites crowds in Binh Lieu district
Then Kin Pang festival in northwestern region excites crowds
Then Kin Pang festival in northwestern region excites crowds

VOV.VN - The Then Kin Pang festival represents a long-standing tradition of the white Thai people who reside in the country’s northwestern region, with the event typically attracting plenty of local people and tourists.

Then Kin Pang festival in northwestern region excites crowds
Clarinet of the Dao Khau
Clarinet of the Dao Khau

VOV.VN - The Dao Khau ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau have a set of traditional musical instruments, of which a clarinet is the most difficult instrument to play.

Clarinet of the Dao Khau
Ha Nhi ethnic people remember the dead
Ha Nhi ethnic people remember the dead

VOV.VN - The Ha Nhi ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have for long treasured the long-standing tradition of visiting graves of their relatives to pay respect for the loved ones.

Ha Nhi ethnic people remember the dead
Bell dance of Dao Tien ethnic group
Bell dance of Dao Tien ethnic group

VOV.VN - Dao Tien ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Son La have been exerting their efforts to preserve bell dancing, which is considered a crucial part of their traditional rituals.

Bell dance of Dao Tien ethnic group
Young performers’ exchange motivates gong culture preservation
Young performers’ exchange motivates gong culture preservation

VOV.VN - On a spring day in 2021, a male team of bamboo gong performers from Kmrong Prong A hamlet met their female peers from Kbu hamlet in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot.

Young performers’ exchange motivates gong culture preservation
Gau Tao Festival of the Mong
Gau Tao Festival of the Mong

VOV.VN - The Mong in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang celebrate many festivals and rituals each year. The Gau Tao, which means “mountain sight-seeing in the spring” is a community religious festival held by the Mong at the beginning of every Lunar New Year.

Gau Tao Festival of the Mong
A special Tet holiday in the eyes of a German expert in Hanoi
A special Tet holiday in the eyes of a German expert in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Due to the nation’s latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Prof. Dr. Andreas Stoffers, country director of Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Vietnam, has been forced to cancel his Lunar New Year (Tet) plans in the south and remain in Hanoi to enjoy the capital’s festive atmosphere.

A special Tet holiday in the eyes of a German expert in Hanoi
Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups
Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups

VOV.VN - Each ethnic group in Vietnam has typical customs to welcome the New Year, which is called Tet in Vietnamese. Their uniqueness helps make Vietnam’s cultural diversity.

Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups
Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang
Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang

VOV.VN - The craft of producing incense practiced by the Nung ethnic minority in the northern province of Cao Bang has been passed down from generation to generation. With incense sticks used in special occasions, locals are now busy preparing for the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang
Muong people preserve mother tongue
Muong people preserve mother tongue

VOV.VN - The Muong people in Hoa Binh province have organized several programs to promote the Muong language as part of efforts by ethnic groups to preserve their culture and their mother tongue. 

Muong people preserve mother tongue
Stranded French tourist struggling to earn a living
Stranded French tourist struggling to earn a living

A French man, who has been stuck in Vietnam due to COVID-19, is working as a vendor in HCM City to earn a living.

Stranded French tourist struggling to earn a living
Mu Cang Chai hosts first Banh Day pounding festival
Mu Cang Chai hosts first Banh Day pounding festival

VOV.VN - The debut Banh Day festival was held between January 1 – 3 in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai in the northern province of Yen Bai as part of celebrations for the local delicacy, attracting numerous tourists following the New Year holiday.

Mu Cang Chai hosts first Banh Day pounding festival
Bai Coi - rendezvous of different cultures
Bai Coi - rendezvous of different cultures

VOV.VN - The Bai Coi archaeological site in the central province of Ha Tinh holds clues to understanding the history of Vietnam. It was recognized as a National Relic in 2014 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Bai Coi - rendezvous of different cultures
What to do in Hanoi in 24 hours?
What to do in Hanoi in 24 hours?

Every hour in Hanoi is a memorable time to capture the beauty of the millennial city from different perspectives, from traditional to modern.

What to do in Hanoi in 24 hours?
Ha Nhi ethnic group celebrate traditional new year festival
Ha Nhi ethnic group celebrate traditional new year festival

VOV.VN - The traditional new year festival of the Ha Nhi ethnic group, who reside in Dien Bien province’s Muong Nhe district, north-western Vietnam, is celebrated during the eleventh lunar month when local people finish their crop harvest.

Ha Nhi ethnic group celebrate traditional new year festival
Exciting wedding of Dao ethnic group in north Vietnam
Exciting wedding of Dao ethnic group in north Vietnam

VOV.VN - Although recent years have seen wedding ceremonies conducted by the Dao Lo Gang ethnic group in the northern province of Thai Nguyen become simplified, they still feature many aspects of the traditional ritual.

Exciting wedding of Dao ethnic group in north Vietnam
Early New Year festival of Cong ethnic people
Early New Year festival of Cong ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Cong ethnic people in the northwestern region of Vietnam celebrate their Tet (New Year) festival, locally known as Tet hoa mao ga or Cockscomb flower Tet), in the 11th lunar month, praying for a new bumper crop harvest in the new year. Let’s discover local people’s distinctive cultural identity of the festival.

Early New Year festival of Cong ethnic people
A vibrant Vietnam in a German expert’s eyes
A vibrant Vietnam in a German expert’s eyes

VOV.VN - Andreas Stoffers, Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Vietnam, says he loves Vietnam because the country has a diverse culture, an ancient history, a unique language and an open-minded and ambitious people.

A vibrant Vietnam in a German expert’s eyes