(VOVWORLD) - The Ede ethnic minority people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands have preserved many of their ancient customs and traditions. Their Brotherhood Ceremony is a ritual of profound spiritual meaning and...
(VOVWORLD) - The rain praying ritual is a folk belief practice of the X’tieng ethnic minority in Bu Dang district, Binh Phuoc province. Every year, before the rainy season, the X’tieng...
(VOVWORLD) - Rain praying is an important ritual of the Lo Lo ethnic minority in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang. The ceremony is closely associated with the customs, life,...
(VOVWORLD) - "Tài khoăn", which means “Longevity ritual” in the Nung language, is held on one’s birthday or in the spring, at the beginning of the year. The ritual has been...
(VOVWORLD) -The stilt house of the Thai ethnic group is not just a shelter. It’s a place where many cultural values are preserved. "Discovery Vietnam" introduces the traditional stilt house of...
(VOVWORLD) - Coming to the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang in the early spring, visitors shouldn’t miss the opportunity to participate in and learn about many unique festivals, including the Long Tong...
(VOVWORLD) - Poon Poong is an ancient festival celebrated by the Muong ethnic minority people in Thanh Hoa province during the Lunar New Year or Tet. The festival, rich in folk beliefs...
(VOVWORLD) - On the first day of 2024, the 9th Swallowtail Boat Racing Festival and the 4th National Paragliding Club Championship kicked off “Dien Bien National Tourism Year 2024” and basked...
(VOVWORLD) - Traditional stilt houses and their stairs are part of the unique cultural features of the Tay and Nung ethnic minority people. The stairs, especially, contain features of their rich...
(VOVWORLD) - The Cống ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau celebrate their annual Corn festival in November to report to their ancestors what they have done during...
(VOVWORLD) - The Kho Mu ethnic minority group in Lai Chau province owns a treasure of unique culture, traditions, and customs. They hold their traditional New Rice Welcome Ritual, known as the Ma Ma...
(VOVWORLD) - There are various ways to approach a culture. Observing how people react to their surrounding environment and its physical objects is one way to learn about the culture of a community....
(VOVWORLD) - For ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, elephants are great assets that reflect the power of a family and embody the Elephant God, a symbol of luck and prosperity. Ethnic...
(VOVWORLD) - April is the peak of the dry season in the Central Highlands. In this month the Ede people in Bon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province, hold a ceremony to pray for rain...
(VOVWORLD) - First on our show today, we’d like to welcome Ding Lu of China, who reported listening to the Voice of Vietnam from 19:00 to 19:27 UTC...
(VOVWORLD) -Na Hau commune is located in the core area of the Na Hau Nature Reserve in Van Yen district, Yen Bai province. This is a long-standing habitat of the Mong...
(VOVWORLD) - A ceremony praying for elephants’ health is part and parcel of Don hamlet’s annual Elephant Race Festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. On the day before the festival...
(VOVWORLD) - The Mnông Rlăm in Lăk district, Đak Lak province, live close to nature. They maintain close bonds of family, clan, and community. The Mnông Rlăm hold many cultural and religious...
(VOVWORLD) - The northern province of Tuyen Quang is the only locality in Vietnam that gathers all Dao branches, including Dao Do, Dao Tien, and Dao Quan Chet. They have a rich...
(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...