For the cause of people’s health

For the cause of people’s health

(VOVWORLD) - February 27 this year marks the 68th anniversary of Vietnam Physicians’ Day, a day to honor doctors, nurses and other medical workers. Over the past 68 years, generations...
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...
Spring longevity celebrations honor the elderly

Spring longevity celebrations honor the elderly

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese have a custom of holding longevity ceremonies to celebrate the elderly and show their children’s respect. Longevity celebrations in Vietnam are held in the early Spring...
Incense offered to commemorate Hung Kings

Incense offered to commemorate Hung Kings

(VOVWORLD) -An incense offering ceremony to pay tribute to the merits of the Hung Kings, the founders of Vietnamese nation, on Friday, the last day of the old year of the Tiger,...
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...
​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...
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...