Woodstove is sacred in a Kho Mu house

Woodstove is sacred in a Kho Mu house

(VOVWORLD) - For the Kho Mu ethnic minority group, a woodstove is not only used for cooking but is also considered a sacred god. The Kho Mu worship the Fire God,...
A Rieu Car, a unique festival of the Pa Co

A Rieu Car, a unique festival of the Pa Co

(VOVWORLD) - The A Rieu Car is a sacred festival and the biggest of the Pa Co ethnic group in A Lưới district, Thue Thien-Hue province. The festival tightens unity among villages...
New rice ceremony of the M’nong Gar

New rice ceremony of the M’nong Gar

(VOVWORLD) - Performing a new rice ceremony is a very old custom among the ethnic groups who live in Vietnam’s Truong Son mountain range in the Central Highlands. The ceremony acknowledges the primary...
Co Lao ethnic group

Co Lao ethnic group

(VOVWORLD) - The Co Lao, one of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups, has about 3,000 people. The group settled in Vietnam about 200 years ago and now lives mainly...
Water resource ceremony of the Ede

Water resource ceremony of the Ede

(VOVWORLD) - The Ede ethnic minority people think that every water resource is managed by a genie. After each harvest and before each new crop, the Ede thank their water genies for blessing...
New rice ceremony of the La Ha

New rice ceremony of the La Ha

(VOVWORLD) - The La Ha ethnic minority lives in Vietnam’s northwestern region where they farm and perform some unique customs and rituals, including a ceremony of new rice worshipping to...
Che worship of the Ede

Che worship of the Ede

(VOVWORLD) - The Ede ethnic group in the Central Highlands consider the Che, a big jar, a symbol of family wealth and prosperity. A Che full of alcohol is an indispensable item at all worship...
Jarai people’s Pran mat craft

Jarai people’s Pran mat craft

(VOVWORLD) - The Jarai people in Gia Lai province have maintained many traditional handicrafts, such as weaving brocade fabric and making musical instruments, bamboo papooses, and pineapple-leaf mats. In recent...
M’Nong people’s village gate worship ritual

M’Nong people’s village gate worship ritual

(VOVWORLD) - The M’Nong have lived in Dac Nong province for a very long time. They have created worship ceremonies to express their hopes and aspirations. Their worship of the village gate...
Aza, new rice celebration of the Pako

Aza, new rice celebration of the Pako

(VOVWORLD) - In the last month of the lunar year, ethnic people in A Luoi mountain district of Thua Thien Hue province celebrate Aza, the New Rice Festival. It’s one...
New Rice Festival of the Tay

New Rice Festival of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - The celebration of new rice crop is one of the most important agricultural festivals in Vietnam. The Tay in the northwestern mountain region celebrate the New Rice Festival on...
Jew’s harp expresses love of Kho Mu men

Jew’s harp expresses love of Kho Mu men

(VOVWORLD) - Jew’s harp is a popular musical instrument of many ethnic groups, but it has never named as a national musical instrument. It’s mostly mentioned as a tool...
Tinh musical instrument of the Tay in Cao Bang

Tinh musical instrument of the Tay in Cao Bang

(VOVWORLD) - The Tinh is a typical string musical instrument of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority people. It í played in all religious ceremonies, festivals, and singing sessions. Each group...
Poonah paper of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang

Poonah paper of the Cao Lan in Bac Giang

(VOVWORLD) - In the past the Cao Lan people in Khe Nghe hamlet, Bac Giang province, had a self-sufficient lifestyle. They practiced many crafts, including making poonah paper. Older villagers say making poonah...
The Stieng wedding custom of “repaying duty”

The Stieng wedding custom of “repaying duty”

(VOVWORLD) - The Stieng live mainly in Binh Phuoc province together with other ethnic groups. They have retained many of their traditional customs including the wedding custom of “repaying duty”