Traditional house of the Cham

Traditional house of the Cham

(VOVWORLD) - Most Cham ethic minority people live in Ninh Thuan province and follow a matriarchal system. After marriage, the husband moves in with his wife's family. Within the extended Cham...
Tay, Nung people’s ceremony to thank the buffalo

Tay, Nung people’s ceremony to thank the buffalo

(VOVWORLD) - After transplanting rice seedlings, the Tay and Nung ethnic minority people organize a ceremony to thank the buffalos for helping them plow rice fields. It’s also a special family get...
Rituals in life cycle of the Tay

Rituals in life cycle of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - The Tay ethnic minority people live mainly in Vietnam’s northern mountain region and the Central Highlands. No matter where they live, the Tay practice similar customs and religious rituals...
Unique clothing of the Red Dao women

Unique clothing of the Red Dao women

(VOVWORLD) - The Red Dao women in Cao Bang province wear indigo clothes adorned with colorful embroidered images. Red, the dominant color of their clothes, distinguishes them from other groups. The clothes of...
Traditional herbal medicines of Red Dao

Traditional herbal medicines of Red Dao

(VOVWORLD) - The Red Dao ethic minority people in Phan Thanh commune, Cao Bang province, have developed herbal medicines to treat diseases. The knowledge of medicinal herbs has been handed down...
Naming ceremony of the Mong

Naming ceremony of the Mong

(VOVWORLD) - The Mong ethnic minority people in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang consider the naming ceremony for a child to be the starting milestone of a person’s life...
Health worship ceremony of the Ede

Health worship ceremony of the Ede

(VOVWORLD) - Health worship is an important ritual of the Ede ethnic group living in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. It shows the respect of children and filial piety to their...
Earthen houses of the Mong ethnic minority

Earthen houses of the Mong ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - The earthen-wall houses of the Mong in Si Ma Cai district in the northern province of Lao Cai are a harmonious structure of earthen walls and wooden frames....
Clothing of the Black Mong

Clothing of the Black Mong

(VOVWORLD) - The Mong ethnic minority group has four branches: White Mong, Indigo Mong, Black Mong, and Flower Mong. Each branch can be recognized by their traditional clothing. The clothes of the Black Mong in...
Tac Ka Coong Festival of Co Tu ethnic minority

Tac Ka Coong Festival of Co Tu ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - The Co Tu ethnic minority group in A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province has over 10 traditional festivals. Their Tac Ka Coong Festival worships the deities who look over...
Twinning ceremony of the E De

Twinning ceremony of the E De

(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...
Rain praying ritual of the X’tieng

Rain praying ritual of the X’tieng

(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...
Tay people promote Luon Coi folk singing

Tay people promote Luon Coi folk singing

(VOVWORLD) - Luon Coi folk singing of the Tay ethnic minority is recognized as a national intangible heritage. The Tay in Bao Lam district in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang have...
Rain praying ceremony of the Lo Lo

Rain praying ceremony of the Lo Lo

(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,...
Bamboo musical instruments of the Xo Dang

Bamboo musical instruments of the Xo Dang

(VOVWORLD) - Ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands have a rich treasure of musical instruments made of different materials. As their lives are closely attached to the mountains and forests, most...