(VOVWORLD) - The Khang ethnic minority people in Quynh Nhai district, Son La province, hold a Kin pang ceremony at the beginning of the new lunar year to show gratitude of adopted children for their adoptive parents, who are shamans.

(VOVWORLD) - The Kho Mu is one of the oldest groups living together with 20 other ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous province ofLai Chau. With a small population and scattered living, the Kho Mu’s cultural life is unique, which needs to be preserved and promoted. VOV explores folk dance and singing of the Kho Mu in Tham Phe hamlet, Than Uyên district.

(VOVWORLD) - On the first full moon day of the new lunar year, the Red Dao ethnic minority people in Bao Thang district, Lao Cai province organize a forest worship ceremony at the Forest Deity temple in Dong Cam hamlet. The temple is built next to a huge tree on a hill offering vast views.

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai ethnic minority group in the northwestern province of Son La worship their houses at the beginning of the year to thank their ancestors for blessings and pray for health, happiness, safety, and prosperity.

(VOVWORLD) - At the beginning of the New Lunar Year, Mong ethnic minority people often organize a sacrifice ceremony to deities. The ritual is particularly held when a family encounters bad luck in business or animal husbandry.

(VOVWORLD) - The Tay and Nung ethnic groups have a custom of gluing pieces of red paper to things to say farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. They stick red paper on furniture, plants, and barns to chase away evil spirits and pray for peace, reproduction, and fertility.

(VOVWORLD) - Tet, the lunar New Year Festival, is an important holiday for Vietnamese people. Every ethnic group has their own Tet practices and customs, which create a diverse picture of Tet celebrations across Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The La Hu, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, live only in the border area of Muong Te district in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

(VOVWORLD) - The 3rd Mong Culture Festival recently held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau attracted thousands of Mong ethnic minority folklorists, artists, and amateur athletes from 11 provinces. The Festival has helped preserve and promote the culture of ethnic groups and the Mong in particular.

(VOVWORLD) - Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the northern mountain provinces including Ha Giang, Dien Bien, and Cao Bang, and in several Central Highlands provinces. Like other ethnic groups, Mong people take part in many rituals during their lifetime. One is the ritual to give a name to a baby to acknowledge him or her as a new family member.