VOVworld)- A book festival entitled “Hanoi- a City for Peace” was held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Relic Site last week. Held in Hanoi for the first time, the festival attracted a large number of visitors and inspired passion for reading among young Hanoians.

(VOVworld)- Performances of traditional theatre on a mini stage have become popular in Can Tho city over the past year. Launched in early 2013, this type of theatre has attracted local people as well as visitors and has contributed to preserving and promoting traditional theatre.

(VOVworld)- The Nghinh Ong or Whale Worshiping Festival has become an annual religious practice of the people in Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City. The festival coincides with the Mid-autumn festival. Before the festival, everyone cleans and decorates their houses and prepares offerings to worship the Whale God while ship owners prepare their ships with colorful flags and flowers for the festival. Can Gio people who live elsewhere return home on this occasion to celebrate the festival.

(VOVworld)- Ca Tru folk singing is an art genre that is fascinating for both artists and audience. Recently, Ca Tru is becoming become popular with younger people. Ca Tru singing clubs now have more young artists. Some of them as young as 11 years old but have already revealed some singing talent. These young artists are the ones who will preserve and promote this art genre in the future.

VOVworld)- Over the past 55 years, the Hanoi Drama Theater has produced 100 plays including short plays, comedies, and folk plays. But plays about political and social issues are the bread and butter of the Theatre.

(VOVworld)- The full moon of the 8th lunar month is observed as the Mid-Autumn festival, the children’s festival. For children, this is one of the most exciting festivals at which they receive lots of fun toys and enjoy moon cakes. Manually made traditional toys are indispensable for children during the Mid-Autumn festival.

(VOVworld)- Performing theatre in cafes is becoming more popular in Ho Chi Minh City. This trend has already inspired a large audience to draw closer to stage art and artists.

(VOVworld)- The sculpture art on Vietnamese communal houses flourished in the late 17th century. The most beautiful communal houses were located in the Red River Delta. For example, Chu Quyen communal house in Ba Vi, Hanoi, Kien Bai communal house in Hai Phong, and Diem communal house in Bac Ninh province.

(VOVworld)- Wells have become uncommon in rural Vietnam as water taps have replaced them. But in Hoi An, the locals still use water from wells to cook and make tea and coffee. Today, in our Culture segment, we tell you about the ancient wells which remain a vital aspect of Hoi An culture.

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese people began making ceramic statues thousands of years ago. Ceramic statues are decorative and are also used in worshiping rituals. Ancient Vietnamese statues are diverse in terms of materials, glazing and purposes of use. An exhibit of ancient Vietnamese ceramic statues is on display at the National History Museum introducing visitors to the historical, aesthetic and cultural values of Vietnamese ceramic arts.