MUSIC ON - Touliver

MUSIC ON - Touliver

(VOVWORLD) - Today, we are going to dive deep into the world of a hit maker, a musical sorcerer, who has set the stage on fire with his electrifying beats and melody. That...
Unique Zeng weaving of Ta Oi ethnic minority

Unique Zeng weaving of Ta Oi ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - 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. Zeng is used in...
Let’s go to spring festivals

Let’s go to spring festivals

(VOVWORLD) - 3 days before the official opening of the Huong Pagoda Festival in Hanoi’s My Duc district, pilgrims and other visitors arrive at Yen stream at dawn on the...
Longevity celebration of the Nung in Bac Giang

Longevity celebration of the Nung in Bac Giang

(VOVWORLD) -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...
Dien Bien has two more national intangible heritages

Dien Bien has two more national intangible heritages

(VOVWORLD) - Dien Bien recently had two more heritages added to the list of national intangible cultural heritages. They are the Bun huot nam (water splashing festival) of the Lao ethnic minority people in Nua...
 Festivals in Lai Chau

Festivals in Lai Chau

(VOVWORLD) - Lai Chau province is home to more than 20 ethnic minority groups with diverse cultures. Each group has its own cultural event making Lai Chau a great destination for...
Festival of ethnic cultural traditions

Festival of ethnic cultural traditions

(VOVworld)- A day of Vietnamese ethnic culture was celebrated in mid April at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the outskirts of Hanoi. The festival, the...
Rain praying ritual of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang

Rain praying ritual of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang

(VOVworld) – The Lo Lo celebrate many rituals each year – the spring ritual, the corn picking ritual, and the rain praying ritual. The Lo Lo in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province,...
Naming customs of the Giay ethnic people

Naming customs of the Giay ethnic people

(VOVworld)- The Giay ethnic minority people pay special attention to children. When a baby is born, it’s a great joy to the whole family and clan. Their expectation for...
Wedding of the Giay in Lao Cai

Wedding of the Giay in Lao Cai

(VOVworld) – The Giay people care a great deal about marriage and the continuation of the family line. Their least concern is a family’s wealth or poverty. For them, the most important...
Buffalo sacrifice festival of the Bana

Buffalo sacrifice festival of the Bana

(VOVworld) – The Bana organize a buffalo sacrifice festival to worship the genies, celebrate a bumper crop or other important events during the year, or welcome a new spring
The Muong group and their typical culture

The Muong group and their typical culture

(VOVworld) – The Muong have a population of around 1 million who live mainly in northern provinces like Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa. The Muong culture is related to Hoa Binh...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Over the past week, we have received a lot of letters and emails from listeners around the world. Many said they have closely followed news reports on recent developments in...
Dao Khau – a typical Dao group

Dao Khau – a typical Dao group

(VOVworld) – The Dao Khau, whose name means Sewing Dao, are also called Dao Kiềm Miền, because they were the earliest Dao immigrants to Vietnam. On today’s edition of “Colorful Vietnam...
Dance festival of the red Dao

Dance festival of the red Dao

(VOVworld) – The dance festival (Tzay panh) of the red Dao in Yen Bai province is one of the most interesting ethnic festivals in Vietnam’s northern mountain region