Interesting wedding ritual of the Muong

Interesting wedding ritual of the Muong

(VOVworld) – The Muong culture is expressed in the group’s lifestyle, customs, and beliefs. The wedding ritual of the Muong in Hoa Binh shapes the formation and development of the...
Sculpture art on Vietnamese communal houses

Sculpture art on Vietnamese communal houses

(VOVworld)- The sculpture art on Vietnamese communal houses flourished in the late 17th century. The most beautiful communal houses were located in the Red River Delta. For example, Chu Quyen communal house in...
Visiting Truong Son cemetery in July

Visiting Truong Son cemetery in July

(VOVworld) – Every July, streams of people flock to the Truong Son Martyrs’ Cemetery in the war-torn central province of Quang Tri , where tens of thousands of martyrs are resting in peace....
 Wedding ceremony of the M’Nong

Wedding ceremony of the M’Nong

(VOVworld) – The M’Nong have maintained many unique customs and cultural values. The wedding ceremony is an important community event which embeds with the typical identities of the Central Highlanders
“Maturity” ritual for boys of the Dao Khau

“Maturity” ritual for boys of the Dao Khau

(VOVworld) – “Cấp sắc” or “Quá tăng” meaning “maturity ritual”, is a typical cultural feature of the Dao people. They believe a man that has not passed a “cap sac” ritual can...
Giong festival- symbol of aspiration for freedom

Giong festival- symbol of aspiration for freedom

(VOVworld)- Saint Giong is one of the four immortals worshiped by Vietnamese people. Saint Giong is worshipped in several places in Vietnam and many localities organize Giong festivals, but the...
"My village" show imbued with Viet culture

"My village" show imbued with Viet culture

(VOVworld)- Using bamboo as the main performance material in the circus drama “My village”, young artists draw a romantic picture of rural Vietnam. The show combines several genres of stage art including somersaults, swinging...
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...
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
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Hello and welcome to VOV’s Letter Box, our weekly feature dedicated to listeners throughout the world. We are Mai Phuong and Ngoc Huyen
Cultural features of folk festivals in Vietnam

Cultural features of folk festivals in Vietnam

(VOVworld) – There are about 8,000 folk festivals in Vietnam, most of them taking place in spring from the first to the fourth lunar month. Almost all the villages hold festivals. Typical festivities include the...
Buying luck at Vieng market

Buying luck at Vieng market

(VOVworld)- From midnight of the 7th day to the morning of 8th day of the first lunar month, people flock to a unique market in Vu Ban district in the northern province of Nam Dinh...
The custom of "buttock flapping" of Mong ethnic people

The custom of "buttock flapping" of Mong ethnic people

(VOVworld) – H’ Mong ethnic people of the northern mountainous provinces welcomed the New Year 2014 with colorful activities. On the 1st of January, after rituals to commemorate their ancestors at home, H’ Mong...
The Thai preserves their culture in Muong Lay

The Thai preserves their culture in Muong Lay

(VOVworld) – The culture of an ethnic minority group is under threat of extinction as modern society develops. The Thai ethnic group in Muong Lay township of Dien Bien province has...