(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.

(VOVworld) – Thao Thi Chua, a Mong woman, has spared no effort or money to collect and preserve old utensils and antique musical instruments of the Mong ethnic group.

(VOVworld) – The Mong people live in clusters of a few households in the high mountains. They pay close attention to protecting their identity and unity. People of the same clan and blood live together so they can count on each other in daily life and production.

(VOVworld) – The Mong live mainly in high mountain regions which have harsh weather conditions. They have some special cultivation methods to cope with the difficult terrain. VOV looks at the terraced field cultivation of the Mong.

(VOVworld) – The Mong are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Vietnam. They live mostly in the mountains, 1,000 meters above sea level, in the northern region, in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An province, and in the central highlands. The Mong are part of the unity of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – When the seasonal winds blow and peach and apricot trees bloom in the forests, the central highlanders welcome a season of festival, which lasts from the end of last year to the New Year. The Ede Bih, a branch of the Ede ethnic group, who live in Trap hamlet, Krong Ana district, Dac Lac province, celebrate the spring festival by playing gongs. The sets of Jho gongs are played only by women.

(VOVworld) – The Ede have their own perceptions of the life cycle. An Ede person has to experience various rites during his or her lifetime to report on their development to the gods.

(VOVworld) –Ede sculpture is exemplified in houses, graves, and pillars. The designs include familiar images of life like the sun, flowers, leaves and animals.

(VOVworld) – The Ede epic, a true product of the farming civilization, is a long story in verses and rhythm. Most famous Ede epics are Dam San and Xinh Nha.