A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 6 to launch this year’s voluntary spring campaign for the benefit of the needy households in the city on the occasion of the coming lunar New Year, the longest and most important traditional festival in Vietnam.
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.
VOV.VN - Ba Ria-Vung Tau province has played an important role in the reclamation and development of the southern region over the past 300 years. Annual festivals reflecting the local culture have been tourist draws for the province.
The teacher training college of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 16 hosted a celebration of the traditional New Year Festival of Laos – Bunpimay – for Lao students in the province.
Cham ethnic people in south central coast Ninh Thuan province will celebrate the Kate festival 2016 from September 29–October 1.
VOV.VN - More than 40 tourists from Poland had interesting experiences when taking part in a Tet celebration held by Fiditour company.
A dozen young men jump into a fire in bare feet, dancing on and picking up pieces of burning coals with their hands, all without suffering even a minor injury.
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Foreign prisoners in Vietnam will be given two days with preferential treatment during their national holidays, in addition to enjoying the same welfare as Vietnamese inmates, a new rule says.
(VOV) -Mai Son district’s Tong Tai mountain village hosted the 6th buffalo fighting festival in Son La province on February 14, drawing a large crowd of both locals and visitors.
Japan’s traditional festival of Satkuki opened at the Giang Vo exhibition centre in Hanoi on May 8.
