Let the sound of the Chapi forever echo

Let the sound of the Chapi forever echo

(VOVWORLD) - The Chapi is one of the traditional musical instruments of the Raglai people in Ninh Thuan province (now merged into Khanh Hoa province). Today, Raglai artisans are striving to preserve the...
Ancient Thai language preserved

Ancient Thai language preserved

(VOVWORLD) - In modern society, the traditional culture and particularly the ancient language of the Thai people has been increasingly neglected. In an effort to preserve the language, Dien Bien province...
Ok Om Bok Festival of the Khmer

Ok Om Bok Festival of the Khmer

(VOVWORLD) - The Khmer in Vietnam’s southern region are celebrating the Ok Om Bok or Moon Worship Festival. After the harvest, they hold the Ok Om Bok Festival to honor the Moon, a...
Traditional clothes of the Nung

Traditional clothes of the Nung

(VOVWORLD) - The indigo clothes of the Nung in Cao Bang province are distinguishable from others by their designs, which have very few decorations or embroidery. Nung clothing reflects their culture...
Fire dance of Red Dao in Dien Bien province

Fire dance of Red Dao in Dien Bien province

(VOVWORLD) - Dien Bien province is home to about 6,000 Dao people of the Red Dao, Dao Quan Chet, and Dao Khau branches. The Dao observe many religious and cultural ceremonies and festivals...
Red Dao observe Day for Thunderbolt Deity

Red Dao observe Day for Thunderbolt Deity

(VOVWORLD) - The Red Dao have many observances throughout the year, such as abstention day after the Forest Worship on the first day of a New Year and Days of the...
Xip Xi Festival of the White Thai

Xip Xi Festival of the White Thai

(VOVWORLD) - The White Thai ethnic minority celebrate their Xip Xi Festival on the 14th day of the 7th lunar month in the leisure time before the fall harvest
Traditional costumes of the Lu ethnic minority

Traditional costumes of the Lu ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - The Lu ethnic minority of Lai Chau province have long earned their living by growing cotton, raising silkworms, spinning thread and weaving fabrics. The colorful patterns on their clothes depict trees, plants, and flowers...
Stick puppetry of the Tay

Stick puppetry of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - The Tay often stage stick puppetry at their New Year’s celebration and also at the Going to the Field Festival, a custom that has existed for more than 200 years. Stick...
Silver in the life of Thai people

Silver in the life of Thai people

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai people living in Vietnam’s northwestern region highly treasure silver. They use and gift silver jewelry and products at important events such as weddings and religious ceremonies
Indigo clothes of the Tay

Indigo clothes of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - Indigo is a dominant color of clothes of many Vietnamese ethnic groups. The Tay in the northern region say that the tradition of using the indigo plant to dye fabric is derived from...
Van Kieu-Pa Ko revive traditional broacade weaving

Van Kieu-Pa Ko revive traditional broacade weaving

(VOVWORLD) -Brocade weaving, an age-old craft of the Van Kieu – PaCo in the central province of Quang Tri, has faded into obscurity due to the commercial production of modern fashion. To restore the...
The Si La's unique costume

The Si La's unique costume

(VOVWORLD) - With a population of about 1,000 people, the Si La are one of the 5 smallest ethnic groups in Vietnam. They live in remote mountain districts of Dien...