Culture

Rain praying ritual of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang (Oct 26, 2015)

The Lo Lo celebrate many rituals each year - the spring ritual, the corn picking ritual, and the rain praying ritual. The Lo Lo in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province, have held a rain praying festival for generations.

Gu Bla - unique sculpture of Cor people (Oct 22, 2015)

Gu Bla, one of the main sculptural works used in the Cor ethnic group’s buffalo sacrifice festival in Tra Bong district in the central province of Quang Ngai, is slowly…

Earrings of the Mong in Son La (Oct 12, 2015)

Viet Nam’s northwestern region appeals to visitors for its natural beauty and the unique culture of local ethnic groups, which includes their costumes and architecture.

Culture of the Lo Lo on the Dong Van stone plateau (Oct 08, 2015)

The Lo Lo, also called the Mun Di, Man Di, La La, O Man, or Lu Loc Man, live mainly in the northern mountain provinces of Ha Giang and Cao Bang.

Cultural characteristics of the Bo Y (Sep 23, 2015)

The Bo Y have the smallest population of the 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam. About 3,000 Bo Y people live in a few hamlets in Quan Ba and Dong Van district in the northern border province of Ha Giang.

Pu Peo people preserve traditional clothes (Sep 10, 2015)

The Pu Peo are an ethnic minority group in the mountainous province of Ha Giang. Their costumes exhibit beautiful color combinations.

“Chu Dau” Ceramic - Vietnamese cultural quintessence (Sep 08, 2015)

Chu Dau Ceramic reflects the Vietnamese cultural characters human values of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Local Religion. It’s natural shape, bright and clear enamel, simply beautiful patterns have expressed the Viet Nam national culture.

Making fabric lions for Mid-Autumn Festival (Sep 04, 2015)

A traditional Mid-Autumn Festival for Vietnamese people should have lanterns, mooncakes and lion dances. If lanterns make children happy and mooncakes are favored by both children and adults, lion dances excite all. In the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year, workshops making fabric lions turn busy due to an influx of orders.

Earthen-wall houses of the Pu Peo (Sep 04, 2015)

The earthen-wall house is typical of ethnic groups in the mountainous province of Ha Giang, including the Pu Peo. The Pu Peo believe that the success or failure of a family depends greatly on the land and the house they occupy.

Pu Peo ethnic group and its unique characters (Aug 24, 2015)

The Pu Peo is one of Viet Nam’s 54 ethnic groups living in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang.

Trading sessions in northwestern Viet Nam (Aug 20, 2015)

Scheduled trading sessions are what make ethnic minorities in the nation’s northwestern upland unique.

Festival of the Dao in Binh Lieu (Aug 17, 2015)

The Dao in Binh Lieu district, Quang Ninh province, consider the 4th day of the 4th lunar month an unlucky day for any work. On this day they take the day off from work to do whatever they want - meet friends, drink alcohol, dance, and sing.

Quang Nam: Cor’s pole raising ritual, Gu worshipping set honoured (Aug 05, 2015)

The Neu pole raising ritual and Gu worship objects set that has been practiced by generations of the Cor ethnic group in central Quang Nam province is now part of the national intangible heritage.

Chapi musical instrument reflects the Raglai soul (Jul 29, 2015)

Wealthy people of the Raglai group possess Ma La flat gongs, but poor Raglai people have the Chapi, a simple musical instrument that imitates the sound of the Ma La.

New rice ceremony of the Raglai (Jul 13, 2015)