(VOVworld) – The Dao Khau, whose name means Sewing Dao, are also called Dao Kiềm Miền, because they were the earliest Dao immigrants to Vietnam. On today’s edition of “Colorful Vietnam, Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups”, we’ll introduce the Dao Khau, a typical branch of the Dao community.

(VOVworld) – Ancient books of the Dao people are a valuable key to the Dao culture. Each Dao hamlet in Vietnam possesses hundreds of ancient books. “

(VOVworld) – The dance festival (Tzay panh) of the red Dao in Yen Bai province is one of the most interesting ethnic festivals in Vietnam’s northern mountain region.

(VOVworld) – The Dao ethnic group, which has many names such as Đông, Trại, Dìu Miền, and Kim Miền, has a total population of nearly 1 million people. They live mainly in the northern mountain provinces of Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Lai Chau and Tuyen Quang and the midland provinces of Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, and Hoa Binh.

(VOVOworld) – The horse is an important animal in the daily life of the Mong people and horse racing is a popular sport among the Mong men. During the national unity festival at the Culture-Tourism village of Vietnamese ethnic groups in Hanoi, tourists had an opportunity to watch the fantastic horse racing of the Mong people from Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province. At the starting signal, the jockeys crouch low on horseback and spur their horses to pass their competitors.

(VOVworld) – The Mong people have many celebrations which are associated with agricultural production and aim to enhance clan and community relations. The New Year festival is one of their most important events. The Mong in each locality organize the Tet holiday some days earlier or later than others in November.

(VOVworld) – Hua Nhan is the poorest commune of Bac Yen, one of the poorest districts in Vietnam. Hua Nhan commune has 16 hamlets of the Mong and 1 hamlet of the Kho Mu. More than half of its 4,000 population is poor. Despite hardships in life, almost all Mong families have sent their children to school.

(VOVworld) – The Mong people live mainly in Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Son La, and Yen Bai province. Each Mong group has its own construction techniques but the Mong traditionally use wood and earth. Lan Anh has a report on the houses of the Flowery Mong.

(VOVworld) – There are a number of Mong ethnic groups, White Mong, Black Mong, Flowery Mong, and Blue Mong, living in Vietnam’s northwestern mountain provinces. Their costumes are colorful. The women make the clothes for all the family members. Although they are starting to modern social values, Mong people still wear their traditional colorful costumes, which are now made of more modern materials.

(VOVworld) – The Mong people consider banh day, a kind of sticky rice cake, to be a symbol of the sun and the moon, which are the origin and vitality of humans and every thing on earth. The Mong people in Na Tau commune, Dien Bien province, make these sticky rice cakes during the New Year Festival, Tet, and after the harvest.