String of beads in the life of the K'Ho

String of beads in the life of the K'Ho

(VOVWORLD) - Strings of beads are important jewelry for the K'Ho ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The beads are agate in various colors and shaped round or...
Drum-breaking Festival of the Ma Coong

Drum-breaking Festival of the Ma Coong

(VOVWORLD) - Beating drums until they break is a special festival of the Ma Coong ethnic people in Quang Binh province to pray for favorable weather, bumper crops, a prosperous village, healthy...
Blood oath ceremony of the Mnong in Dak Lak

Blood oath ceremony of the Mnong in Dak Lak

(VOVWORLD) - The custom of twinning two persons of different blood lines as brothers is popular in Vietnam. For the Mnong in the central province of Dak Lak, the twinning ceremony...
Xoe Thai folk art honored by UNESCO

Xoe Thai folk art honored by UNESCO

(VOVWORLD) - Xoe Thai is a unique art form in the cultural and religious life of the Thai ethnic minority in the northwestern province of Son La. "The art of Xoe Thai...
Binh Thuan promotes folk singing, dancing

Binh Thuan promotes folk singing, dancing

(VOVWORLD) - The southern province of Binh Thuan has 35 ethnic groups living together. In recent years the province has worked to preserve and promote the intangible cultural heritages of its...
Dancing ceremony of the Red Dao

Dancing ceremony of the Red Dao

(VOVWORLD) - The Dao ethnic minority people observe many ceremonies and festivals each year. Like other Dao branches living in Vietnam’s northern mountain provinces, the Dance Festival of the Dao...
Thai culture preserved in Muong Tac

Thai culture preserved in Muong Tac

(VOVWORLD) - Muong Tac and Phu Hoa are two names for the central valley in Phu Yen district, Son La province. Mường Tấc culture is a mixture of Thai and Muong ethnic minority cultures....
Overview of the Chut

Overview of the Chut

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Chut ethnic group has a very small population, who live mainly in Bo Trach and Quang Trach districts in Quang Binh province. Some clans have been living...
​Unique clothes of the Pa Di

​Unique clothes of the Pa Di

(VOVWORLD) - Pa Di is a branch of the Tay ethnic group in the northern province of Lao Cai. There are about 2,000 Pa Di people living mainly in the high...
​Traditional house of the Nung in Lao Cai

​Traditional house of the Nung in Lao Cai

(VOVWORLD) - The Nung is the second biggest ethnic minority group and accounting for about 13% of the population in Si Ma Cai district, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai. They...
Traditional houses of the M’Nong

Traditional houses of the M’Nong

(VOVWORLD) - In the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong the traditional cultures of several ethnic minorities, including the M'Nong, converge. The M'Nong, one of the oldest ethnic groups in this region,...
Giay cake – a unique wedding offering of the Tay

Giay cake – a unique wedding offering of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - Ethnic groups in each region of Vietnam have their own wedding customs reflecting their unique cultural identity. For the Tay ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, Banh Giay – round, sticky rice...
Co Tu people preserve traditional weaving

Co Tu people preserve traditional weaving

(VOVWORLD) - The Co Tu ethnic minority people in central Quang Nam province are good at wood carving, decorating Guol community houses, knitting brocade fabric, and weaving bamboo products. In remote mountain...
Filial piety ceremony of the Raglai people

Filial piety ceremony of the Raglai people

(VOVWORLD) - The filial piety ceremony for parents is a unique ritual practiced by the Raglai people in Bai Ai district in the central province of Ninh Thuan. The ritual demonstrates the...
Paper-cut pictures of the Nung Din

Paper-cut pictures of the Nung Din

(VOVWORLD) - Paper cutting is an age-old art of the Nung Din ethnic minority in Muong Khuong district, Lao Cai province. It has been recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage by the...
Ede brocade tells new story

Ede brocade tells new story

(VOVWORLD) - Brocade weaving has been revitalized in many hamlets in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak which helps preserve traditional culture and contributes to the local economy. Ede women...