[VOVWORLD] - Thai Nguyen province has made preserving and revitalizing the traditional cultures of ethnic communities a priority. Many cultural heritages once at risk of disappearing have been revived, enriching local cultural life and contributing to the province’s socio-economic development.

[VOVWORLD] - Ginger cake of the Cham ethnic minority is crispy and sweet, with the light aroma of fresh ginger. The cakes preserve the cultural identity of the Cham people and symbolize faithfulness, and community solidarity.

[VOVWORLD] - In the vast Muong Lo valley of Lao Cai province, generations of Thai people have preserved Xoe dancing, a priceless cultural treasure that has been inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In the second-largest rice-growing area in northwestern Vietnam, Xoe dancing brings people together and strengthens community bonds.

[VOVWORLD] - Modern life has brought changes to many traditional customs of the Tay and Nung ethnic people in Cao Bang province, but ash cakes, fermented glutinous rice, and seasonal fruits are still indispensable offerings on ancestral altars on worship days.

[VOVWORLD] - The rice liquor offering dance is a traditional ritual of the Ede ethnic minority people, performed during festive community events. Every careful step and graceful gesture of the dancers around the jars of ruou can, a traditional rice liquor drunk through bamboo straws, is a solemn invitation to the deities and a hospitable welcome to honored guests to share in the joy with the villagers.

[VOVWORLD] - Living amid the majestic Truong Son mountain range, the Pa Co people have preserved a rich cultural heritage, including a system of customary laws that has guided community life for generations. Among these traditions is the A Rieu Ar Puc session, a unique folk ritual often described as the Pa Co people's “community court.”

[VOVWORLD] - The Lao ethnic group has lived in Son La for a very long time. In their rich reservoir of traditional culture, the biggest and most important festival of the year is the New Rice Celebration, Kin khau ho.

[VOVWORLD] - There is a kind of paper not meant for writing, but used by the Mong ethnic people as a bridge to communicate with deities and ancestors. It is Giang paper, crafted from wild forest plants. Each sheet carries the soul of the village, connecting generations through a cultural legacy.

[VOVWORLD] - The rich treasure of Khmer folk music and performing arts includes many distinctive art forms, among them Cham Rieng Chapey. This is a solo performance art in which the performer both sings and plays an instrument.

[VOVWORLD] - The Chut are the only one of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups who don’t have a traditional costume. In 2024, the Institute of Ethnology and Religious Studies launched a project to design a representative costume for the Chut people, which was officially introduced in 2025.