New Rice Celebration of the La Chi

New Rice Celebration of the La Chi

(VOVWORLD) - The New Rice Celebration holds great significance in the spiritual life and agricultural production of the La Chi ethnic community. Through generations, this tradition remains intact
Dao Khau – a typical Dao group

Dao Khau – a typical Dao group

(VOVworld) – The Dao Khau, whose name means Sewing Dao, are also called Dao Kiềm Miền, because they were the earliest Dao immigrants to Vietnam. On today’s edition of “Colorful Vietnam...
Values of the Dao's ancient books

Values of the Dao's ancient books

(VOVworld) – Ancient books of the Dao people are a valuable key to the Dao culture. Each Dao hamlet in Vietnam possesses hundreds of ancient books. “
Dance festival of the red Dao

Dance festival of the red Dao

(VOVworld) – The dance festival (Tzay panh) of the red Dao in Yen Bai province is one of the most interesting ethnic festivals in Vietnam’s northern mountain region
The Dao ethnic group in Vietnam

The Dao ethnic group in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – The Dao ethnic group, which has many names such as Đông, Trại, Dìu Miền, and Kim Miền, has a total population of nearly 1 million people. They live mainly in the northern mountain provinces of...
Horse racing of Mong people

Horse racing of Mong people

(VOVOworld) – The horse is an important animal in the daily life of the Mong people and horse racing is a popular sport among the Mong men. During the national unity festival at the Culture...
New Year celebration of the Mong people

New Year celebration of the Mong people

(VOVworld) – The Mong people have many celebrations which are associated with agricultural production and aim to enhance clan and community relations. The New Year festival is one of their most important...
Traditional houses of Flowery Mong people

Traditional houses of Flowery Mong people

(VOVworld) – The Mong people live mainly in Ha Giang, Lai Chau, Son La, and Yen Bai province. Each Mong group has its own construction techniques but the Mong traditionally use wood...
Costumes of Mong women

Costumes of Mong women

(VOVworld) – There are a number of Mong ethnic groups, White Mong, Black Mong, Flowery Mong, and Blue Mong, living in Vietnam’s northwestern mountain provinces. Their costumes are colorful. The women make the...
Mong people in Na Tau hamlet make banh day

Mong people in Na Tau hamlet make banh day

(VOVworld) – The Mong people consider banh day, a kind of sticky rice cake, to be a symbol of the sun and the moon, which are the origin and vitality of humans and every thing on...
Marriage of Mong people in Dien Bien province

Marriage of Mong people in Dien Bien province

(VOVworld) – The Mong people in Dien Bien province have always upheld their traditional identities including the wedding ritual. The spring is normally the season for Mong people to marry
Community spirit of the Mong

Community spirit of the Mong

(VOVworld) – The Mong people live in clusters of a few households in the high mountains. They pay close attention to protecting their identity and unity. People of the same clan...
Agricultural customs of the Mong

Agricultural customs of the Mong

(VOVworld) – The Mong live mainly in high mountain regions which have harsh weather conditions. They have some special cultivation methods to cope with the difficult terrain. VOV looks at the...
Mong ethnic group in Vietnam

Mong ethnic group in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – The Mong are one of the most populous ethnic groups in Vietnam. They live mostly in the mountains, 1,000 meters above sea level, in the northern region, in Thanh Hoa...
Jho gong, a musical instrument of Ede women

Jho gong, a musical instrument of Ede women

(VOVworld) – When the seasonal winds blow and peach and apricot trees bloom in the forests, the central highlanders welcome a season of festival, which lasts from the end of last year to the New Year. The...
Rituals in an Ede person’s life

Rituals in an Ede person’s life

(VOVworld) – The Ede have their own perceptions of the life cycle. An Ede person has to experience various rites during his or her lifetime to report on their development to...
Ede sculpture

Ede sculpture

(VOVworld) –Ede sculpture is exemplified in houses, graves, and pillars. The designs include familiar images of life like the sun, flowers, leaves and animals
Brocade weaving of Ede ethnic minorities

Brocade weaving of Ede ethnic minorities

(VOVworld) – Unlike other ethnic groups in Phu Yen province like the Cham and the Bana, the Ede ethnic people have retained their traditional weaving craft. In addition to their traditional long houses...