(VOVWORLD) - In the Central Highlands of Vietnam, especially during festivals, visitors will see men wearing small, eye-catching brocade bags. The crossbody bag is an important accessory for Bana men.

(VOVWORLD) - For the Kho Mu ethnic minority group, a woodstove is not only used for cooking but is also considered a sacred god. The Kho Mu worship the Fire God, who brings prosperity and happiness to the family and village.

(VOVWORLD) - The A Rieu Car is a sacred festival and the biggest of the Pa Co ethnic group in A Lưới district, Thue Thien-Hue province. The festival tightens unity among villages, families, and friends.

(VOVWORLD) - Sweeping away ghosts from the village is a traditional ritual of the Phu La people, with the wish to have peace, a good harvest, and good luck.

(VOVWORLD) - In the northern province of Lao Cai, the Thu Lao ethnic group has about 1,000 people living mainly in Si Ma Cai and Muong Khuong district. In their daily life and at festivals and ceremonies, they wear traditional clothes which are tailored and embroidered manually. Their clothes have plain colors and designs, and are carefully stitched by hand.

(VOVWORLD) - Ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands have a ritual to give a new-born baby a name when child is 1 to 3 months old, and then hold a ceremony called “blowing the baby’s ears”. The participants blow best wishes and compliments into the baby’s ears and pray to the gods and ancestors to bless and protect the child.

(VOVWORLD) - The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is inhabited by 6 indigenous ethnic minorities, including the Giẻ Triêng. Clustering mainly in Ngọc Hoi and Dak Glei district, the Gie Trieng have preserved their ancient culture and customs.

(VOVWORLD) - The Forest Worship Festival is a time-honored tradition in the life and folk beliefs of the Nung ethnic minority in Xin Man district, Ha Giang province. The local people believe that the Forest God is a sacred guardian who protects the villagers and blesses them with favorable weather and prosperous business.

(VOVWORLD) - When the rice is about to be harvested, the Tay people in Tuyen Quang province hold a festival celebrating pounded com (young sticky rice). The village is filled with the scent of grilled young sticky rice, the sound of people pounding rice in mortars, and cheerful voices and laughter.

(VOVWORLD) - After transplanting rice seedlings, the Tay and Nung ethnic minority people organize a ceremony to thank the buffalos for helping them plow rice fields. It’s also a special family get-together of the Tay and Nung in the northern provinces of Cao Bang, Bac Kan, and Lang Son.