(VOVworld) – There are about 8,000 folk festivals in Vietnam, most of them taking place in spring from the first to the fourth lunar month. Almost all the villages hold festivals. Typical festivities include the Hung Kings Temple festivals, Lim festival, Yen Tu festival, and Huong (Perfurme) pagoda festival. Vietnamese folk festivals are associated with villages and regions and an essential cultural factor in a community’s life.

(VOVworld) – It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with Dong Ho folk paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). The woodprint pictures, produced by the villagers of Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, convey philosophic fables and moral messages. The colorful pictures symbolize a wish for a new year of happiness and prosperity.

(VOVworld) - ‘Dù kê’ is a style of musical theater created by Khmer people in southern Vietnam in the early 19th century, reflecting a cultural interaction of different ethnic communities inhabiting the Mekong River Delta region. It’s a cultural heritage embodying the region’s rich history.

(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Tuong (Classical Opera) Theatre has launched an interactive art program called "Royal Palace Night”, targeting foreign visitors. The interactive art program is another landmark accomplishment of the national theater.

(VOVworld) – On November 8, 2013 the UNESCO General Conference’s 37th session in Paris issued a resolution honoring great Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du and other international cultural figures. Vietnam is now preparing to celebrate the poet’s 250th birth anniversary in 2015.

(VOVworld) – UNESCO recognition of music and songs of Vietnam’s southern region called Don ca tai tu is one of prominent cultural event in Vietnam in 2013. In today’s edition of Culture, VOV’s To Tuan looks back at last year’s cultural achievements.

(VOVworld) – The recent 5th national sculpture exhibition in Hanoi reviewed the 10-year development of Vietnam’s sculpture and acknowledged contributions made by a new generation of sculptors, who have creatively combined tradition and modernity.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam became an official member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on November 20, 2013. The admission confirms Vietnam’s regional and global prestige in managing and preserving world heritage. It also requires Vietnam to work harder to consolidate its position.

(VOVworld) - Don Ca Tai Tu's music from southern Vietnam has been officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The December 5 recognition opens a new development period for this folk art form of Vietnam.

(VOVworld) – Heritage preservation combined with sustainable tourism is one of Vietnam’s strategic goals. The world heritage site of Hoi An has provided a lesson in heritage preservation for other areas to learn from.