[VOVWORLD] - In the culturally rich life of the Tay ethnic people in northeastern Vietnam, Phong slu is a simple yet deeply moving musical form likened to “love letters in song”. This traditional art form has long been a cherished part of Tay cultural life, helping to preserve the unique beauty of the community’s folk heritage.

[VOVWORLD] - This summer, Dao children in many villages in Quang Ninh province are enjoying more than just holiday activities. They are attending special classes to learn folk singing and crafts and discover the stories behind the traditional clothing they wear.

[VOVWORLD] - For the Ba Na ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands, humans, rice, forests, mountains, water sources and the deities are all closely connected. After each farming season, they hold the harvest worship ritual to pray for favourable weather, abundant crops, and peace for the village. In this week's Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, we invite you to visit the Ba Na community in Xí Thoại village, Dak Lak province, to learn about this meaningful ritual.

[VOVWORLD] - The sound of the khen panpipe and the accompanying dance embody the cultural soul of the Mong ethnic minority group. During festivals, the khen melodies echo through the mountains, preserving the flow of cultural heritage and connecting generations of Mong people.

[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.”