Buffalo sacrifice festival of the Bana

Buffalo sacrifice festival of the Bana

(VOVworld) – The Bana organize a buffalo sacrifice festival to worship the genies, celebrate a bumper crop or other important events during the year, or welcome a new spring
Thanksgiving ceremony of the Bana

Thanksgiving ceremony of the Bana

(VOVworld) – Adult Bana people periodically organize a thanksgiving ceremony to thank their parents for giving birth to them and bringing them up. VOV’s reporter To Tuan talks about this...
Peace worshipping ceremony of the Bana

Peace worshipping ceremony of the Bana

(VOVworld) – A peace worshipping ceremony is one of the oldest rituals of the Bana people, who pray for good health, prosperity, no war, no disease, and no disasters in the...
Brocade weaving of the Bana

Brocade weaving of the Bana

(VOVworld) – The Bana have an aged-old tradition of brocade weaving. Their handmade products have elegant patterns and colors which reflect their rich culture and spiritual life
Wednesday November 19, 2014

Wednesday November 19, 2014

(VOVworld) - It’s getting colder in Hanoi as we are at the beginning of winter. The average temperature these days is 25DC during the day and 20DC at night. As the season changes, warm...
Wedding rituals of the Bana

Wedding rituals of the Bana

(VOVworld) –Wedding rituals and marriage are important in the life of the Bana. Although their wedding rituals have varied at different times and in different regions, some traditional features have...
Vietnam’s 2014 culinary festival opens

Vietnam’s 2014 culinary festival opens

(VOV) – Traditional dishes from the three regions of Vietnam - north, central and south – were in the spotlight of the 2014 Cuisine Festival that opened Tuesday in the city of Nha...
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...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Reginalou Annuciadao, our new listener from Brazil. Reginalou sent us a beautiful postcard of theater Jose De Alencar in Brazil and...
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...
Spring depicted in Dong Ho folk painting

Spring depicted in Dong Ho folk painting

(VOVworld) – It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with Dong Ho folk paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). The woodprint pictures, produced by the villagers of Thuan Thanh...
Vietnamese students celebrate Tet abroad

Vietnamese students celebrate Tet abroad

(VOVworld) - Vietnamese students at the University of New South Wales (Australia) hosted a get-together on Saturday, celebrating the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

(VOVworld) - We’ve received many beautiful Christmas and New Year’s Greeting cards and sincere wishes from listeners around the world
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...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

(VOVworld) - Shortwave isn’t just for developing countries. A lot of our listeners in European countries and the US are still committed to shortwave broadcast to learn about other parts of...