Forest worship ritual of the Nung

Forest worship ritual of the Nung

(VOVWORLD) - The Forest Worship Festival is a time-honored tradition in the life and folk beliefs of the Nung ethnic minority in Xin Man district, Ha Giang province. The local...
Unique longhouse in the Central Highlands

Unique longhouse in the Central Highlands

(VOVWORLD) -For ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, along with gongs, longhouses are their culture, their origin, and their soul. The longhouse is, for all villagers, a venue for ceremonies, worship rituals...
Wednesday August 28. 2024

Wednesday August 28. 2024

(VOVWORLD) - This week, VOVWorld received more than 420 letters, emails and phone calls from listeners of 33 countries and territories in addition to hundreds of comments on our website and...
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...
Sobremesa: After-meal Spanish tradition

Sobremesa: After-meal Spanish tradition

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to Spain, where dinner starts at 9 pm, and by the time everybody gets up from the dining table, it’s the next morning. The definition of a perfect meal, to...
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...
The Art of Moroccan Tea Drinking

The Art of Moroccan Tea Drinking

(VOVWORLD) - Tea has, for centuries, been an indispensable part of the Moroccans’ everyday culture. Not only is tea a drink to quench the thirst, but it is also a symbol of...
Israeli anthropologist discusses Hoi An’s cuisine

Israeli anthropologist discusses Hoi An’s cuisine

(VOVWORLD) - The book “Rice talks: Food and Community in a Vietnamese Town” by Israeli anthropologist Nir Avieli takes you on a fascinating journey to explore Hoi An’s cuisine, revealing how cuisine shapes social bonds, cultural...
04/03/2024

04/03/2024

(VOVWORLD) - It's the first Monday of March and you are tuning into VOV24/7 Lunch Show. In today's highlights: - A WHO study revealed shocking statistics: More than a billion people worldwide are suffering from obesity. We are...
Stilt houses of the Thai in Thanh Hoa province

Stilt houses of the Thai in Thanh Hoa province

(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...
Lunar New Year fosters Vietnamese identity

Lunar New Year fosters Vietnamese identity

(VOVWORLD) - Today is the last day of the Year of the Cat. For every Vietnamese person, no matter where they are or what job they do, Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is a...
Cao Bang delivers 3,000 Tet gifts to workers

Cao Bang delivers 3,000 Tet gifts to workers

(VOVWORLD) -The Trade Union of Cao Bang province has organized “Tet reunion-Spring sharing 2024” to help workers in difficult circumstances as the Lunar New Year festival is three weeks...