New Rice Festival of the Tay
New Rice Festival of the Tay

VOV.VN - The celebration of new rice crop is one of the most important agricultural festivals in Vietnam. The Tay in the northwestern mountain region celebrate the New Rice Festival on the 9th or 10th lunar month to thank genies for blessing them with a bumper crop.

New Rice Festival of the Tay
“Ruou can” represents Ede people's solidarity, hospitality
“Ruou can” represents Ede people's solidarity, hospitality

VOV.VN - “Ruou can” is an indispensible rice wine at important events such as the New Year celebration of ethnic people in the Central Highlands. Several weeks before the Lunar New Year, the Ede people of Dak Lak province begin to distill wine to serve their relatives and friends.

“Ruou can” represents Ede people's solidarity, hospitality
Moc Chau preserves traditional brocade weaving
Moc Chau preserves traditional brocade weaving

VOV.VN - Moc Chau district in Son La province attracts visitors by its natural landscape and the unique cultural practices of local ethnic minority groups such as brocade weaving.

Moc Chau preserves traditional brocade weaving
Agricultural rituals and wedding customs of the Bo Y ethnic people
Agricultural rituals and wedding customs of the Bo Y ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Bo Y have the smallest population of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam and live in the northern border province of Ha Giang. During the year, the Bo Y people in Quan Ba district, Ha Giang province have various agricultural rituals to express their gratitude to the deities and ancestors for bumper crop and prosperity. 

Agricultural rituals and wedding customs of the Bo Y ethnic people
Pao Dung – traditional singing of Vietnam’s Dao ethnic minority
Pao Dung – traditional singing of Vietnam’s Dao ethnic minority

VOV.VN - Pao Dung is the traditional singing of the Dao ethnic minority people living in northern Vietnam. 

Pao Dung – traditional singing of Vietnam’s Dao ethnic minority
Wild vegetable specialties in the northwest region
Wild vegetable specialties in the northwest region

VOV.VN - The Northwest is a mountainous region with not only a poetic landscape, but is also home to 20 ethnic minorities and diverse cultural interests. Its topography is divided into many layers, so its climatic conditions vary by area. 

Wild vegetable specialties in the northwest region
Ha Nhi ethnic group's earthen-wall houses and traditional New Year celebration
Ha Nhi ethnic group's earthen-wall houses and traditional New Year celebration

VOV.VN - Ha Nhi ethnic people’s earthen-wall houses are warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Their unique houses help them deal with the harsh weather of the northern mountain Vietnam. 

Ha Nhi ethnic group's earthen-wall houses and traditional New Year celebration
Poonah paper of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang
Poonah paper of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang

VOV.VN - In the past the Cao Lan people in Khe Nghe hamlet, Bac Giang province, had a self-sufficient lifestyle. They practiced many crafts, including making poonah paper. Older villagers say making poonah paper was a popular craft.

Poonah paper of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang
Cooking like a Hanoian
Cooking like a Hanoian

VOV.VN - Travelers who come to Hanoi often think about exploring this city’s culture and history by visiting some famous sites like Hoan Kiem Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature, or Water Puppet Theatre. Not many of them think to broaden their knowledge of Hanoi’s culture via a cooking class of traditional famous food.  

Cooking like a Hanoian
Floating markets – a typical cultural feature of the Mekong region
Floating markets – a typical cultural feature of the Mekong region

VOV.VN - With its dense system of rivers and canals, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has become famous for floating markets which attract tourists with their abundant farm produce sold directly from boats.

Floating markets – a typical cultural feature of the Mekong region
Clothes of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang province
Clothes of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang province

VOV.VN - Cao Lan is one branch of the San Chay group, who live in a number of provinces – Bac Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lang Son, and Quang Ninh. The Cao Lan in Bac Giang province are a little bit different from clans in other provinces, particularly in the way they dress.

Clothes of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang province
The Chut’s “Filling the holes” celebration
The Chut’s “Filling the holes” celebration

VOV.VN - The Chut are an ethnic group with a very small population living in Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province. When provincial authorities brought them and took them out of the deep forest to integrate with the community, they left behind many backward practices but preserved certain customs, one of which is their “Filling the holes” ceremony.

The Chut’s “Filling the holes” celebration
The Stieng wedding custom of “repaying duty”
The Stieng wedding custom of “repaying duty”

VOV.VN - The Stieng live mainly in Binh Phuoc province together with other ethnic groups. They have retained many of their traditional customs including the wedding custom of “repaying duty”.

The Stieng wedding custom of “repaying duty”
The Nung’s longevity ceremony for parents
The Nung’s longevity ceremony for parents

VOV.VN - The Nung people in Dong Hy district, Thai Nguyen province, have a tradition of organizing birthday parties for elders in the family to show children’s respect and filial duty to their parents and grandparents.

The Nung’s longevity ceremony for parents
The Pa Then’s “Cap sac” ritual
The Pa Then’s “Cap sac” ritual

VOV.VN - The Pa Then ethnic group has about 6,000 people living in several districts of Ha Giang province. They observe many traditional festivals and ceremonies each year, including the Lunar New Year festival, the lifetime ceremony, and worship rituals relating to agriculture, such as the new rice ceremony and praying for rain.

The Pa Then’s “Cap sac” ritual
The beauty of Xo dang’s epics
The beauty of Xo dang’s epics

VOV.VN - The epics of the Xo Dang ethnic group’s T’dra branch, also known as ho mu’uan, were first discovered in the early 2000s by Vo Quang Trong, Director of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Dr. Trong and his colleagues have collected 106 versions of epic narratives in Kon Tum province’s Dac Ha and Dac To districts. 

The beauty of Xo dang’s epics
Xo Dang epics add color to Central Highlands ethnic culture
Xo Dang epics add color to Central Highlands ethnic culture

VOV.VN - Like the epics of other ethnic groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, the epics of the Xo Dang people provide a view of a certain historical period, depicting people’s daily lives and their struggle to protect their land and communities.

Xo Dang epics add color to Central Highlands ethnic culture
Then singing promoted among people with disabilities
Then singing promoted among people with disabilities

VOV.VN -Then singing and Tinh gourd lute playing are typical folk art forms among the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority communities in Vietnam’s northern mountains.

Then singing promoted among people with disabilities
Xo dang epics preserved for future generations
Xo dang epics preserved for future generations

VOV.VN - The Ede people’s Khan, the M’nong group’s Ot ndrong, and the Ba Na people’s Ho Mon are the first that come to mind when discussing epics of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. People are less familiar with the Xo dang group’s epics. 

Xo dang epics preserved for future generations
Thai stilt house culture
Thai stilt house culture

VOV.VN - The Thai, one of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, settle mainly in valleys near waterways which are suitable for growing wet rice and flax. The Thai live in stilt houses in which their culture and lifestyle have developed and are preserved.

Thai stilt house culture
Wedding customs of the Cao Lan people in Bac Giang province
Wedding customs of the Cao Lan people in Bac Giang province

VOV.VN - Marriage is an important event in a person’s life. It marks a turning point toward maturity and love. A wedding ceremony of the Cao Lan ethnic people in Bac Giang province is simple but involves prescribed procedures.

Wedding customs of the Cao Lan people in Bac Giang province
Ca Tru club helps preserve traditional art form
Ca Tru club helps preserve traditional art form

VOV.VN - Hai Phong has done its best to restore and promote the art of ca tru or ceremonial singing over the years. This is reflected in the successful revitalization of the Hai Phong Ca Tru Guild after 25 years, with beautiful performances, young female vocalists, instrumentalists and musicians. 

Ca Tru club helps preserve traditional art form
Longevity celebration of Nung ethnic minority people
Longevity celebration of Nung ethnic minority people

VOV.VN - There are approximately 80 thousand Nung people living in the northern province of Bac Giang, 45 km north of Hanoi. They earn a living from rice growing and gathering. Birthdays or longevity celebrations are among the most important events in Nung people’s lives.

Longevity celebration of Nung ethnic minority people
Hue delicacies tempting to every palate
Hue delicacies tempting to every palate

VOV.VN - Hue cuisine is different from food in other parts of Vietnam. It is characterized by diverse ingredients, delicate preparation, and artful presentation. This has made Hue cuisine tempting to every palate. 

Hue delicacies tempting to every palate
Dum singing of the Muong
Dum singing of the Muong

VOV.VN - The Muong are the fourth-largest of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. The Muong people inhabit northern mountains, mainly in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, where they still maintain their unique culture, an important element of which is Dum singing.

Dum singing of the Muong
Wedding ceremony of the Red Dao
Wedding ceremony of the Red Dao

VOV.VN - Getting married is a significant milestone in a person’s life. Wedding rituals of the Red Dao ethnic people embrace traditional cultural features that need to be promoted and preserved. Let’s explore a wedding ceremony of the Red Dao in Pu Quan village, Muong Lat district, in Thanh Hoa province.

Wedding ceremony of the Red Dao
Longevity celebration of the Nung in Bac Giang
Longevity celebration of the Nung in Bac Giang

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese have a tradition of worshipping their ancestors to honor their predecessors’ merit. But the Nung people of Bac Giang province don’t worship the deceased. Instead, they celebrate grandparents and parents’ birthdays to wish them longevity.

Longevity celebration of the Nung in Bac Giang
Dong Xam silver craft village preserves tradition
Dong Xam silver craft village preserves tradition

VOV.VN - Dong Xam village in Thai Binh province is one of three places well-known for the silver carving craft, together with Hang Bac Street and Dinh Cong village in Hanoi. Also known as Duong Tham, the 600-year old village is now located in Hong Thai commune, Kien Xuong district.

Dong Xam silver craft village preserves tradition
Tam Duong market embraces local mountain culture
Tam Duong market embraces local mountain culture

VOV.VN - Tam Duong market in in Lai Chau city is a typical mountain market. It’s not just a trading place but also a meeting venue of the Dao, Mong, Thai, Giay, and Lu ethnic minority people.

Tam Duong market embraces local mountain culture
Doi Tam village and the art of drum making
Doi Tam village and the art of drum making

VOV.VN - In Vietnam, drums are a traditional instrument at festivals and weddings. They are also used to announce arrivals to the community, signal when school starts or ends, and accompany musical performances.

Doi Tam village and the art of drum making