Gender Equality: Picture it!

Gender Equality: Picture it!

(VOVworld) - Almost every country in the world is confronting gender issues. The importance of continuously investing in gender equality and eliminating violence against women and girls was stressed recently at the launch...
Family customs of the San Chi

Family customs of the San Chi

(VOVworld) – The San Chi of Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, have strict family rules and hierarchy. Family members love and respect each other without discrimination of daughters- or sons...
Aesthetic values of Lo Lo costumes

Aesthetic values of Lo Lo costumes

(VOVworld) – Although they live in remote, isolated mountain areas of Ha Giang and Cao Bang province and have a small population, the Lo Lo have a strong sense of culture and...
Cultural characteristics of the Bo Y

Cultural characteristics of the Bo Y

(VOVworld) - The Bo Y have the smallest population of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. About 3,000 Bo Y people live in a few hamlets in Quan Ba and Dong...
Grave leaving ceremony of the Raglai

Grave leaving ceremony of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – Raglai people believe that there is a world for the living and another for the dead and only the world of the deceased is eternal. With such a belief,...
New rice ceremony of the Raglai

New rice ceremony of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – The Raglai people have several ceremonies relating to the life cycle of a man or a tree. The new rice ceremony is the biggest event of all. After harvesting and stockpiling rice...
Activities to mark Vietnam Family Day 2015

Activities to mark Vietnam Family Day 2015

(VOVworld) – Various activities took place to mark Vietnam Family Day 2015. On Saturday, the Viet Nam Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism held cultural and art programs under the theme “The...
The Van Kieu preserve their stilt house

The Van Kieu preserve their stilt house

(VOVworld) – Many of the Van Kieu’s traditional values and customs including their stilt houses have been affected by modern life. The Quang Tri provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism...