Sophisticated handmade clothes of White Mong

Sophisticated handmade clothes of White Mong

(VOVWORLD) - Talking about the culture of the Mong ethnic monitory, it’s impossible toignore their traditional costumes. The costume of the White Mong women is considered the most sophisticated
The Dao kowtowing ritual

The Dao kowtowing ritual

(VOVWORLD) - A Dao wedding in Sin Ho district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, involves several rituals, the most important of which is kowtowing to ancestors, parents, and guests
Mong ethnic woman helps preserve traditional costumes

Mong ethnic woman helps preserve traditional costumes

(VOVWORLD) - Walking through the Mong villages in the northwestern mountainous region, you may see women and girls sewing and embroidering brocade items and traditional costumes. Some local women, including Mua Thi...
Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority    ​

Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority ​

(VOVWORLD) - Although brocade products of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are not totally hand-made now, they still retain many old patterns. Each design has...
Wednesday November 3, 2021

Wednesday November 3, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - Here we are with the very first Letter Box of November and with hope for a beautiful month ahead. We’ve had good news about the pandemic control...
Traditional clothes of the Cao Lan

Traditional clothes of the Cao Lan

(VOVWORLD) - The Cao Lan are one of two branches of the San Chay living in a number of northern mountain and midland provinces. The Cao Lan in Quang Ninh province wear their...
Baby full-month celebration of the Thai

Baby full-month celebration of the Thai

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai in the northern mountainous province of Son La organize a full-month celebration for a new-born baby with a simple ritual and minimal cost, but great...
Wednesday November 18, 2020

Wednesday November 18, 2020

(VOVWORLD) - To continue our series on the results of VOV’s contest “What do you know about Vietnam?”, today we’ll share some of the best answers to a question...
Costumes of Mong people in Sa Pa

Costumes of Mong people in Sa Pa

(VOVWORLD) - The Mong comprise more than half of the population of the popular resort town of Sa Pa in northern Vietnam. They belong to different Mong branches, including Black Mong, White Mong...
Tay hamlet preserves ethnic culture

Tay hamlet preserves ethnic culture

(VOVWORLD) - Preserving ethnic culture is a tough challenge in the modern world. In Thai Hai hamlet, Thai Nguyen province, preserving the language, costumes, folklore, and customs of Vietnam’s Tay...
Traditional clothes of the Nung

Traditional clothes of the Nung

(VOVWORLD) - The indigo clothes of the Nung in Cao Bang province are distinguishable from others by their designs, which have very few decorations or embroidery. Nung clothing reflects their culture...
Traditional costumes of the Lu ethnic minority

Traditional costumes of the Lu ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - The Lu ethnic minority of Lai Chau province have long earned their living by growing cotton, raising silkworms, spinning thread and weaving fabrics. The colorful patterns on their clothes depict trees, plants, and flowers...
Indigo clothes of the Tay

Indigo clothes of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - Indigo is a dominant color of clothes of many Vietnamese ethnic groups. The Tay in the northern region say that the tradition of using the indigo plant to dye fabric is derived from...