Health worship ceremony of the Ede

Health worship ceremony of the Ede

(VOVWORLD) - Health worship is an important ritual of the Ede ethnic group living in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. It shows the respect of children and filial piety to their...
Literacy gives hope to ethnic women

Literacy gives hope to ethnic women

(VOVWORLD) - For many ethnic people living in border areas of Son La province, going to school is a dream come true. Literacy classes have given them hope for a brighter...
Jrai brocade marketed nationwide

Jrai brocade marketed nationwide

(VOVWORLD) - Brocade weaving is a unique cultural practice of the Jrai people in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai. While restoring the traditional craft, many businesses and individuals have...
Tra Vinh people enjoy freedom of religion

Tra Vinh people enjoy freedom of religion

(VOVWORLD) - Tra Vinh province has a population of about 1 million people, who belong to the Kinh, Khmer, and Hoa ethnic groups. They are followers of Buddhism, Catholicism, Cao Dai, Protestantism, and some...
Tra Vinh pagodas preserve Khmer language

Tra Vinh pagodas preserve Khmer language

(VOVWORLD) - Teaching Khmer language at Khmer Theravada Buddhist pagodas has long been a tradition in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. All pagodas in the province have Khmer language classes for people...
Lang Son promotes learning of ethnic languages

Lang Son promotes learning of ethnic languages

(VOVWORLD) - 80% of the population in the northern birder province of Lang Son are Tay, Nung, Dao, Hoa, San Chay, and Mong, who speak their ethnic languages and practice different customs and...
Wedding of the Red Dao

Wedding of the Red Dao

(VOVWORLD) - The northern province of Tuyen Quang is the only locality in Vietnam that gathers all Dao branches, including Dao Do, Dao Tien, and Dao Quan Chet. They have a rich...
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...