(VOVworld) – At the beginning of the lunar year, about 200 Long tong, Going to the field, festivals are organized in Tay hamlets in Lang Son province. The festival takes place...
(VOVworld) – The Tay in Lang Son are cheerfully celebrating the Lunar New Year festival, the most important event of the year. To the boisterous sounds of gongs and drums, the...
(VOVworld) - The Nang Hai, which means Second Damsel or Damsel of the Moon, festival is a time-honored festival reflecting ancient Vietnamese people’s hope for fertility. VOV introduces highlights...
(VOVworld) – The Tay people believe that during a person’s lifespan he must meet all his relatives in 4 ritual ceremonies: his 1st month ceremony as a newborn, his wedding, his housewarming...
(VOVworld) – “Then” is a ritual singing and dancing genre of the Tay. Female and male Then singers perform Then in front of the altars at sacred places. The Tay in Binh Lieu, Quang...
(VOVworld) – Ha Thanh, a community-based cultural tourism village in Phuong Do commune, Ha Giang province, has preserved several traditional stilt-houses of the Tay. The stilt-house reveals several...
(VOVworld) – Chestnuts grown in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, have long been considered the best in Vietnam. But recently people in several northern provinces and Hanoi have a new appreciation for...
(VOVworld) – With around 1.7 million people, the Tay are the biggest ethnic minority group in Vietnam. They live mainly in Vietnam’s northern and northwestern provinces - Cao Bang, Bac Can, Lang Son,...
(VOVworld) – Living close to nature, the Bana have made many musical instruments from available materials like stone, wood, bamboo, rattan, leaves, and dried gourds. The hand-made musical instruments have...
(VOVworld) – Grave statues are typical cultural feature of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands. Grave statues of the Bana are not just folk artifacts but contain a philosophy of life
(VOVworld) – The Bana organize a buffalo sacrifice festival to worship the genies, celebrate a bumper crop or other important events during the year, or welcome a new spring
(VOVworld) – Adult Bana people periodically organize a thanksgiving ceremony to thank their parents for giving birth to them and bringing them up. VOV’s reporter To Tuan talks about this...
(VOVworld) – A peace worshipping ceremony is one of the oldest rituals of the Bana people, who pray for good health, prosperity, no war, no disease, and no disasters in the...
(VOVworld) – The Bana have an aged-old tradition of brocade weaving. Their handmade products have elegant patterns and colors which reflect their rich culture and spiritual life
(VOVworld) –Wedding rituals and marriage are important in the life of the Bana. Although their wedding rituals have varied at different times and in different regions, some traditional features have...
(VOVworld) – The Rong house of the Ba Na is a cultural venue for all villagers. Its typical architecture shows a harmony with nature and effectively protects the villagers from harsh...
(VOVworld) – The Ba Na is a big group in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. VOV’s program “Colourful Vietnam, Vietnam’s 54th ethnic groups” will serialize the life of the Ba Na...
(VOVworld) – The Muong have an epic about the history of their group since the creation of land and water. The epic is a lively and creative encyclopedia of Muong traditions
(VOVworld) – The Muong in Hoa Binh worship their ancestors and practice polytheism. Shamans are respected people who perform religious rituals for families and the community. The Muong consider shamans messengers...
(VOVworld) – The Doi calendar, which once was used by all Muong branches, is now used only by shamans of the Muong Bi in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province