What is Boxing Day?

What is Boxing Day?

(VOVWORLD) - Boxing Day is celebrated each year on December 26th, the day after Christmas, in countries around the world. In the past, it was a day for giving to the less fortunate. today Boxing Day has...
Post Thanksgiving events in US

Post Thanksgiving events in US

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome back to our weekly Culture Rendezvous! We’ll now continue our story about Thanksgiving in the US. In a previous edition, we talked about Thanksgiving celebrations and stopped at the...
The meaning of White color in Brazilian culture

The meaning of White color in Brazilian culture

(VOVWORLD) -Have you ever wondered about the meaning of different colors in your culture? What color do you usually choose for your New Year’s Eve Party? Red, Black, Pink or any colors that make you...
Swedish Midsummer festival

Swedish Midsummer festival

(VOVWORLD) - The Midsummer Festival is one of Sweden’s most important holidays, a highly anticipated event when family and friends get together – at least, when there’s no raging pandemic. Today our...
Easter in the US

Easter in the US

(VOVWORLD) -Easter is the most holy of Christian celebrations. Christians celebrate Easter in the church, but Easter has also become a holiday celebrated by people of all faiths in America, with a non...
Nyepi Day in Bali or Bali Day of Silence

Nyepi Day in Bali or Bali Day of Silence

(VOVWORLD) - Once a year, the island of Bali completely shuts down for one day. This day, known as Nyepi, is unique to Bali and marks the first day of the New...
Tra Co communal house in Quang Ninh province

Tra Co communal house in Quang Ninh province

(VOVWORLD) - The 600-year old Tra Co communal house in Tra Co ward, Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, has the typical architecture of a Vietnamese communal house. A cultural landmark...
Wednesday February 17, 2021

Wednesday February 17, 2021

(VOVWORLD) - The week-long 2021 Lunar New Year holiday is over and we are returning to a normal work schedule. We are happy to have received a lot of New Year greetings from...
Changes in China’s Spring Festival celebration

Changes in China’s Spring Festival celebration

(VOVWORLD) - As in Vietnam, Spring Festival or Lunar New Year is the grandest festival and longest public holiday in China. During this period China is dominated by red lanterns, loud fireworks, massive banquets...
Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tet amid COVID-19

Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tet amid COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year holiday, celebrates the beginning of spring. For many overseas Vietnamese, the COVID-19 epidemic has made it impossible to return home for the traditional Tet...