Wedding ceremony of the Red Dao

Wedding ceremony of the Red Dao

(VOVWORLD) - Getting married is a significant milestone in a person’s life. Wedding rituals of the Red Dao ethnic people embrace traditional cultural features that need to be promoted and preserved....
Ta Van turns into tourist destination

Ta Van turns into tourist destination

(VOVWORLD) - 12km from the center of Sa Pa, the village of Ta Van sits in the heart of the Muong Hoa Valley, at the foot of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range....
New funicular up Sa Pa mountain launched

New funicular up Sa Pa mountain launched

(VOVWORLD) - Launched 3 months ago, the Muong Hoa funicular connects Sa Pa city to Mount Fansipan in Lao Cai province. The longest and mosy advanced funicular railway in Vietnam...
Dien Bien has two more national intangible heritages

Dien Bien has two more national intangible heritages

(VOVWORLD) - Dien Bien recently had two more heritages added to the list of national intangible cultural heritages. They are the Bun huot nam (water splashing festival) of the Lao ethnic minority people in Nua...
Hung Kings worship promotes national unity

Hung Kings worship promotes national unity

(VOVWORLD) - The worship of the Hung Kings has been practiced in Vietnam for thousands of years to commemorate the founders of Vietnam’s first Kingdom Van Lang. It’s still...
Muong culture in schools

Muong culture in schools

(VOVWORLD) - Thanh Son district in Phu Tho province has launched a program to preserve and promote Muong culture by establishing cultural spaces in schools
Spring Festivals in mountain regions

Spring Festivals in mountain regions

(VOVWORLD) - Spring is the season of festivals across Vietnam. For ethnic groups in mountain regions, spring festivals are opportunities to relax and pray for a good new year. Each ethnic group in Vietnam observes its traditional...
Spring festival honors ethnic culture

Spring festival honors ethnic culture

(VOVWORLD) - A cultural program called “Spring colours across Vietnam 2018” was held late last month in Hanoi. The event honored the cultural identities of Vietnamese ethnic groups and promoted national...
Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups

Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups

(VOVWORLD) -Each ethnic group in Vietnam has typical customs to welcome the New Year, which is called Tet in Vietnamese. Their uniqueness helps make Vietnam’s cultural diversity
Poor people in Dien Bien receive Tet gifts

Poor people in Dien Bien receive Tet gifts

(VOVWORLD) - National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong has visited and presented Tet (Lunar New Year) gifts to social policy beneficiaries, poor people, and victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in Muong...
Book on customs of Vietnamese peasants published

Book on customs of Vietnamese peasants published

(VOVWORLD) - Culture researcher Phan Cam Thuong has just published the second book in his four-volume series on Vietnamese civilization. Titled “Life’s Customs – Cultural Customs of Vietnamese Peasants in 19th ...