Tro Xuan Pha (Xuan Pha Dance), originating from the central province of Thanh Hoa, has become one of the seven new national intangible cultural heritages, according to a decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on September 20 to receive a certificate in recognition of the A Sao Temple Festival as a national intangible cultural heritage as well as to open the annual festival.
The 2016 Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival, held in Hai Duong Province, is expected to attract an estimate of nearly 30,000 visitors this year, according to the event’s organisers.
Can Tho will hold Cai Rang Floating Market Festival from July 8-9, according to an announcement from Can Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as part of activities in response to Viet Nam Tourism Day.
A ceremony to receive a certificate in recognition of the Suoi Mo Temple Festival as a national intangible cultural heritage as well as to open the annual festival was held in Bac Giang province on May 7.
The traditional craft of making banh trang phoi suong (dew-wetted rice paper) in Trang Bang district, Tay Ninh province, has been recognised as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Ban Phu Citadel Festival was opened in Noong Het Commune, Dien Bien District, the northern province of Dien Bien, on April 1 to pay homage to Hoang Cong Chat, who restored peace to the mountainous region nearly 300 years ago.
"Hat Then" or the Then singing of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups in Lang Giang, Yen The, Luc Ngan, Luc Nam and Son Dong districts has been recognized as the national intangible heritage.
Festivals at the Va temple and Hat Mon temple in the capital city of Ha Noi have been named as part of the country’s intangible cultural heritage, Ha Noi Moi newspaper reports.
The Con Son - Kiep Bac Autumn Festival commenced in the northern province of Hai Duong on September 29 in memory of General Tran Hung Dao, one of the most revered figures in Viet Nam’s history.
The final round of the 2015 Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival took place at Do Son Stadium, in the Northern port city of Hai Phong on September 21.
A cultural and tourism event honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and the culture of ethnic groups in the Northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will take place in Hoang Su Phi District from September 24-26.