Spring festivals take place nationwide

Spring festivals take place nationwide

(VOVworld)-The Tich Dien or King’s Ploughing Festival opened in Doi Son Commune, Duy Tien District, Ha Nam Province on Saturday. The festival originated from the fact that on a spring day...
Spring festivals jubilantly launched

Spring festivals jubilantly launched

(VOVworld)-Festivals to celebrate the Spring take place in most provinces in Vietnam. Bai Dinh Pagoda festival began on Friday in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan...
2013 Spring newspaper review

2013 Spring newspaper review

(VOVworld) – 2013 Spring newspapers highlight the Party and government’s Lunar New Year's messages, the Party’s founding anniversary, and the country’s socio-economic progress, make forecasts for the...
Visiting Ghenh temple

Visiting Ghenh temple

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese people traditionally visit pagodas in the first days of the year to pray for a lucky new year. Ghenh temple is a popular choice for Hanoians at the...
Families worship Kitchen Gods

Families worship Kitchen Gods

(VOVworld) - The 23rd day of the last month of every lunar year is when the Kitchen Gods or Kitchen Kings go back to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor what happened...
Ceremonial drums sound in Son Vi village

Ceremonial drums sound in Son Vi village

(VOVworld) - During the last days before the traditional lunar New Year, local people in Son Vi village in Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province are rehearsing their drumming to prepare for the...
Vietnam’s betel and areca culture honored

Vietnam’s betel and areca culture honored

(VOVworld) – The custom of chewing betel and areca nut is one of Vietnamese people's fine traditional cultural features in the past. Areca splitting knife, pots of slaked lime, cylindrical lime holders...
Then singing festival

Then singing festival

(VOVworld)- The 4th Then singing festival held recently in Lang Son province revitalized the folk art of Tay and Nung ethnic minority groups in northern Vietnam. It also featured cultural values...
Spiritual culture of southern fishermen

Spiritual culture of southern fishermen

(VOVworld)- With a 3,200 km coast, Vietnam has always been closely associated with the sea. Fishermen setting out on a voyage always pray to God to look after them...