The craft of making ‘chung’ (square glutinous rice cake) and ‘giay’ (glutinous rice cake) in the northern ancestral province of Phu Tho has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage under a decision signed by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Spring is the season of festivals in Vietnam, especially in the North. The festival of the five Moc villages along the To Lich river in Hanoi is one of the most-anticipated. It is held every five years and attracts huge crowds of people with its colorful parades, folk games and music. The festival of five Moc villages is recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports…
The traditional festival of General Le Chan opened in Hai Phong city on Sunday evening, honoring the female warrior who helped the Trung sisters to fight foreign invaders during 40-42 AD and reclaimed the ancient An Bien village, now Hai Phong city.
A ceremony was held at Ba Pagoda in An Hoa Village, Phuoc Quang Commune, Tuy Phuoc District in the south central province of Binh Dinh on February 19 to recognise the Ba Pagoda Festival – Nuoc Man Commercial Port as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The central province of Thanh Hoa is scheduled to hold a festival from March 11-13 to honour Lady Trieu, who led a resistance war against China’s Eastern Wu during the third century.
Thai ethnic people in Ruoc Ram village, Thanh Hoa province, hold Kin Chieng Booc May festival after a hard working year to give thanks to the gods, and pray for good health, wealth and a bumper harvest in the year ahead.
The People's Committee of Kien Giang province organised a ceremony, on December 16 to receive the Decision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on recognising the making of fish sauce on Phu Quoc Island city, as part of the national intangible cultural heritage.
The “Khai Ha – Cau An” Festival at the Tomb of Le Van Duyet, Marshal of the Nguyen Dynasty Army's Left Division, has become HCM City’s latest National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Making brocade products helps H’mong women not only preserve and bring into play the beauty of traditional culture, but also eradicate poverty.
Ceremonies were held for the reception of the certificate for “The National Intangible Cultural Heritage Recognition for Bat Trang Ceramic Craft” and the opening of Bat Trang tourism week on April 28 in Bat Trang Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
The Phong Luu Khau Vai Market Festival will return in late April, following a two-year postponement due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Ha Giang Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The south central province of Phu Yen held a ceremony on November 23 to receive a certificate of national intangible cultural heritage for the growing-up ceremony of the Ede ethnic minority people.