Wednesday September 18, 2024

Wednesday September 18, 2024

(VOVWORLD) - A: How are you doing? Among the 520 emails and letters we received in the past week, many of you said you are busy as bees but still spend...
Biggest festival of Caodaism attracts crowds

Biggest festival of Caodaism attracts crowds

(VOVWORLD) - Tens of thousands of Cao Dai followers, tourists, and locals from across Vietnam gathered on Tuesday in Tay Ninh to attend Hoi Yen Dieu Tri Cung Festival 2024, which...
Typical house of the Gie Trieng

Typical house of the Gie Trieng

(VOVWORLD) - The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is inhabited by 6 indigenous ethnic minorities, including the Giẻ Triêng. Clustering mainly in Ngọc Hoi and Dak Glei district, the Gie...
Forest worship ritual of the Nung

Forest worship ritual of the Nung

(VOVWORLD) - The Forest Worship Festival is a time-honored tradition in the life and folk beliefs of the Nung ethnic minority in Xin Man district, Ha Giang province. The local...
Tay, Nung people’s ceremony to thank the buffalo

Tay, Nung people’s ceremony to thank the buffalo

(VOVWORLD) - After transplanting rice seedlings, the Tay and Nung ethnic minority people organize a ceremony to thank the buffalos for helping them plow rice fields. It’s also a special family get...
Requiem in Quang Tri commemorates heroic martyrs

Requiem in Quang Tri commemorates heroic martyrs

(VOVWORLD) - More than 1,000 Buddhist dignitaries, monks, nuns, and followers attended a requiem in the Quang Tri ancient citadel in Quang Tri province to commemorate heroic martyrs on the occasion...
Naming ceremony of the Mong

Naming ceremony of the Mong

(VOVWORLD) - The Mong ethnic minority people in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang consider the naming ceremony for a child to be the starting milestone of a person’s life...
Health worship ceremony of the Ede

Health worship ceremony of the Ede

(VOVWORLD) - Health worship is an important ritual of the Ede ethnic group living in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. It shows the respect of children and filial piety to their...
Tac Ka Coong Festival of Co Tu ethnic minority

Tac Ka Coong Festival of Co Tu ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - The Co Tu ethnic minority group in A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province has over 10 traditional festivals. Their Tac Ka Coong Festival worships the deities who look over...
Buddha’s birthday celebrated nationwide

Buddha’s birthday celebrated nationwide

(VOVWORLD) - Buddha’s birthday will be celebrated on the 15th day of the 4th lunar month, which this year falls on May 22. On this major celebration, Buddhist followers pray for peace...