(VOVWORLD) - A group of folk music artists have joined a project by researcher Nguyen Quang Long to honor Vietnam’s 18th century masterpiece ‘Truyen Kieu’ (The Tale of Kieu) by poet Nguyen Du (1765-1820). All 3,254 verses of the epic poem were recited and recorded in a total time of nearly 10 hours and introduced to the public on Long’s YouTube Channel ‘Folklore Songs and Music’.

(VOVWORLD) - Mong embroidery and traditional costume sewing has been practiced in Son la province’s Van Ho district for many generations. Mong people usually make their own clothes, especially for Tet, the traditional lunar New Year holiday, when the members of a Mong family make themselves at least 1 or 2 new outfits. An effort is being made at all levels to preserve this custom.

(VOVWORLD) - A photo exhibition on Vietnam’s border areas opened in Hanoi late last month, showcasing 100 outstanding works, including 21 award-winning photos from a previous contest with the same theme.

(VOVWORLD) - Y Ngong Nie Kdam secondary school in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is offering students the opportunity to play the gong and demonstrate their ethnic culture after the flag-raising ceremony each Monday. This is part of efforts to nurture the students’ passion for their culture.

(VOVWORLD) - Taking a pilgrimage to pray for health, luck, and prosperity has long been a Vietnamese tradition in the new lunar year. A series of anti-COVID-19 measures have been put in place to ensure safety at festivals and religious events across Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Mainly residing in the central region of Vietnam, the Co Tu ethnic people have many unique cultural practices such as Ly singing, Tung Tung Da Da or Co Tu’s dance of offering to the heaven, as well as drum and gong playing, which have been closely associated with their daily lives for many generations. Acknowledging the importance of preserving these valuable cultural traditions, Co Tu elders have been working hard to collect and restore them.

(VOVWORLD) - On a spring day in 2021, a male team of bamboo gong performers from Kmrong Prong A hamlet met their female peers from Kbu hamlet in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot. They exchanged experiences about performin the bamboo gong, also known as Ching kram, a traditional musical instrument of the Ede ethnic group in the Central Highlands.

(VOVWORLD) - Dao Tien ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Son La have been exerting their efforts to preserve bell dancing, which is considered a crucial part of their traditional rituals. Trieu Bien has the story.

(VOVWORLD) - Luong Van Chua of the Thai ethnic group in Son La province’s Yen Chau district is known among his community for his love and passion for protecting and preserving his unique ethnic culture, including Thai language, calligraphy, songs, traditions and customs.

(VOVWORLD) - A lot of festivals take place across Vietnam in early lunar New Year to welcome the spring. It has become a tradition for many Vietnamese people, old and young, to participate in spring festivals to pray for a new lunar year full of health, luck, and prosperity.