(VOVWORLD) - Bac Ha market in Lao Cai province is one of the most popular ethnic market sessions in the northwest region. Many people from other localities come here to buy “docked tail” dogs, one of four pure Vietnamese dog breeds.

(VOVWORLD) - Language, writing, and costumes are important identifications to differentiate Vietnam’s ethnic groups. The Mong group in Ha Giang province has 4 branches: White Mong, Blue Flower Mong, Red Flower Mong, and Black Mong. Their costumes show you their culture, artistic values, and history.

(VOVWORLD) - Gongs and drums are the most popular musical instruments of the Co Tu in Tay Giang district, Quang Nam province. They are used in community events.

(VOVWORLD) - The ethnic Black Thai of Vietnam’s northwestern region value the Pieu scarf as a symbol of love and an important clothing accessory for women. All Black Thai women can weave and embroider Pieu scarves.

(VOVWORLD) - The Black Thai in Son La province base their calendar on the phases of the moon. Important events such as funerals, weddings, ground breakings, house-warmings, and crop plantings are organized on lucky days of the lunar month.

(VOVWORLD) - The Dao in Hoanh Bo district, Quang Ninh province, use many herbal medicines containing indigenous herbs from Hoanh Bo mountain. The Dao’s exploitation of traditional plants and exploration of new varieties have turned Quang Ninh into a hub of herbal medicines.

(VOVWORLD) - Thai women in Vietnam’s northwest region always wear shoulder bamboo baskets when they work in terraced fields or go to the forest to pick vegetables and fruit. A shoulder bamboo basket and a knife are essential items for Thai women when they leave their house.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ede ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands have developed rich cultural values, which are closely associated with terraced field cultivation. They are polytheists and observe many agricultural rituals. An indispensible item in any worship ceremony is a big jar called a Che used to contain alcohol.

(VOVWORLD) - Performing a new rice ceremony is a very old custom among the ethnic groups who live in Vietnam’s Truong Son mountain range in the Central Highlands. The ceremony acknowledges the primary importance of rice and prays the deities to bless the people with happiness, good weather, and a bumper crop. At the 2019 Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in Dak Lak province, the new rice ceremony of the M’nong Gar was recreated for the benefit of the tourists.

(VOVWORLD) - UNESCO has recognized the sitting tug-of-war games and rituals at Tran Vu temple on the outskirts of Hanoi as part of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The folk game takes place every year to show people’s respect for deities and express their wishes for a peaceful future.