(VOVWORLD) - The Thai in Son La province have many cultural and ritual customs. Planting or hanging Ta dieu is a typical rite which has been handed down from generation to generation.

(VOVWORLD) - The Red Dao have many observances throughout the year, such as abstention day after the Forest Worship on the first day of a New Year and Days of the Wind and Thunderbolt Deities. Let’s explore what the Red Dao do on the Day for the Thunderbolt Deity.

(VOVWORLD) - The White Thai ethnic minority celebrate their Xip Xi Festival on the 14th day of the 7th lunar month in the leisure time before the fall harvest.

(VOVWORLD) - The Lu ethnic minority of Lai Chau province have long earned their living by growing cotton, raising silkworms, spinning thread and weaving fabrics. The colorful patterns on their clothes depict trees, plants, and flowers to adorn Lu women’s beauty. Lu women still weave, embroider, and sew turbans, blouses, skirts and belts, preserving a long standing cultural tradition.

(VOVWORLD) - The Tay often stage stick puppetry at their New Year’s celebration and also at the Going to the Field Festival, a custom that has existed for more than 200 years. Stick puppetry shows draw materials from the daily lives of the villagers, and are done in the interest of entertainment, their wishes for a peaceful year and bumper crop, and to honor the academic achievements of certain villagers.

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai people living in Vietnam’s northwestern region highly treasure silver. They use and gift silver jewelry and products at important events such as weddings and religious ceremonies.

(VOVWORLD) - Indigo is a dominant color of clothes of many Vietnamese ethnic groups. The Tay in the northern region say that the tradition of using the indigo plant to dye fabric is derived from a folktale of the faithful love of a young couple. Ever since, indigo, adeep midnight blue, represents faithfulness and deep sincerity.

(VOVWORLD) -Brocade weaving, an age-old craft of the Van Kieu – PaCo in the central province of Quang Tri, has faded into obscurity due to the commercial production of modern fashion. To restore the craft, local administrators have organized weaving workshops to help people earn extra income and encourage the traditional clothes be worn at community festivals, and as work uniforms. “Colorful Vietnam, Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups” segment will introduce you to the activities that are helping the Van Kieu – Pa Co keep the art of brocade weaving alive.

(VOVWORLD) - The Rain Festival is one of the major festivals of the Ha Nhi ethnic minority in Muong Te district, Lai Chau province in the far Northwest of Vietnam. In the middle of the rainy season, when they have finished sowing seeds for a new crop, the Ha Nhi hold the Rain Festival to relax, thank deities and ancestors for blessing them with favorable weather conditions. They pray for good luck and bumper crops. Swinging is also an indispensable game during the festival.

(VOVWORLD) - With a population of about 1,000 people, the Si La are one of the 5 smallest ethnic groups in Vietnam. They live in remote mountain districts of Dien Bien and Lai Chau province. It’s easy to distinguish the Si La from other groups by their clothing and headscarves.