Laughter Yoga keeps your spirits high

Laughter Yoga keeps your spirits high

Every morning, scores of people of all ages gather at Hoan Kiem Lake to do physical exercise that looks like child’s play. Forming lines or circles, they wave, clap their hands,...
Gongs keep Chau Ro's cultural identities alive

Gongs keep Chau Ro's cultural identities alive

Highlanders hear gong music from the time they are born until they die. Although they have no formal musical training, they play gongs together harmoniously without needing a conductor. The...
Dancing with Fire

Dancing with Fire

Every year, when the coldest days of the winter come, Pa Then ethnic people begin to celebrate their mysterious fire dancing festival. The warmth of the fire, the sound of gongs echoing...
Worshipping the whale for luck at sea

Worshipping the whale for luck at sea

The Cau Ngu or Whale worshipping festival is one of many special events for people living on the coast in Hai Thanh commune in central Dong hoi city. The...
Co Tu ethnic people keep brocade weaving alive

Co Tu ethnic people keep brocade weaving alive

Although it has not developed as an occupation village yet, brocade weaving occupation bears cultural characteristics of Vietnam’s Cotu ethnic minority in the Nam Giang district of Quang Nam province....
Cham culture never loses into oblivion

Cham culture never loses into oblivion

The central coastal area has been known as home to the Cham ethnic people, who have created a strong Cham culture over the years. Times flies, its cultural values remain unique...