Fire dance of Red Dao in Dien Bien province

Fire dance of Red Dao in Dien Bien province

(VOVWORLD) - Dien Bien province is home to about 6,000 Dao people of the Red Dao, Dao Quan Chet, and Dao Khau branches. The Dao observe many religious and cultural ceremonies and festivals...
Xip Xi Festival of the White Thai

Xip Xi Festival of the White Thai

(VOVWORLD) - The White Thai ethnic minority celebrate their Xip Xi Festival on the 14th day of the 7th lunar month in the leisure time before the fall harvest
Street food in Hoi An ancient town

Street food in Hoi An ancient town

(VOVWORLD) - The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam topped the list of 15 best cities in the world in a recent readers’ vote of the US travel magazine...
Silver in the life of Thai people

Silver in the life of Thai people

(VOVWORLD) - The Thai people living in Vietnam’s northwestern region highly treasure silver. They use and gift silver jewelry and products at important events such as weddings and religious ceremonies
North Korean leader visits war cemetery

North Korean leader visits war cemetery

(VOVWORLD) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has returned to Pyongyang after a dayslong tour of provincial regions, including the on-site inspection of submarine construction and rocket launches
Calendar of the Thai

Calendar of the Thai

(VOVWORLD) - The Black Thai in Son La province base their calendar on the phases of the moon. Important events such as funerals, weddings, ground breakings, house-warmings, and crop plantings...
 Vietnamese national trademarks promoted

Vietnamese national trademarks promoted

(VOVWORLD) - Many Vietnamese trademarks have grown regionally and globally. Vietnamese businesses have overcome difficulties in production and trade to make their trademarks shine in the international market
New rice ceremony of the M’nong Gar

New rice ceremony of the M’nong Gar

(VOVWORLD) - Performing a new rice ceremony is a very old custom among the ethnic groups who live in Vietnam’s Truong Son mountain range in the Central Highlands. The ceremony acknowledges the primary...
Water resource ceremony of the Ede

Water resource ceremony of the Ede

(VOVWORLD) - The Ede ethnic minority people think that every water resource is managed by a genie. After each harvest and before each new crop, the Ede thank their water genies for blessing...
New rice ceremony of the La Ha

New rice ceremony of the La Ha

(VOVWORLD) - The La Ha ethnic minority lives in Vietnam’s northwestern region where they farm and perform some unique customs and rituals, including a ceremony of new rice worshipping to...
“Maturity” ritual of Dao ethnic in Lao Cai

“Maturity” ritual of Dao ethnic in Lao Cai

(VOVWORLD) - “Cấp sắc”, which means “maturity ritual”, is a typical cultural feature of the Dao people. A Dao man is not allowed to practice or join rituals until he attends the “cap...
Che worship of the Ede

Che worship of the Ede

(VOVWORLD) - The Ede ethnic group in the Central Highlands consider the Che, a big jar, a symbol of family wealth and prosperity. A Che full of alcohol is an indispensable item at all worship...