(VOVWORLD) - Although brocade products of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are not totally hand-made now, they still retain many old patterns. Each design has its own meaning and symbolism, which the Ede have passed down to their offspring by hands-on apprenticeships. The weaver can freely promote their creativity in production.
(VOVWORLD) - The Kathina ceremony, an offering of robes to Buddhist monks, is an important event of Theravada Buddhism. Each year, from the 15th day of the 9th lunar month to the next full-moon day, Theravada Buddhist Khmer people in Vietnam’s southern region joyfully celebrate the Kathina ceremony to pray for happiness, peace, favorable weather, and a bumper crop by offering robes and other items to Buddhist monks.
(VOVWORLD) - A rice steamer is a familiar item of kitchenware among the Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region. They use it to steam rice and other dishes, as well. Although the life of the Thai has changed a lot, every household still uses a wooden or bamboo steamer every day.
(VOVWORLD) - The Thai ethic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Son La use their own calendar to keep track of activities such as funerals, weddings, house groundbreakings and inaugurations, and farming.
(VOVWORLD) - A wedding is an important turning point in a person's life. For Cao Lan ethnic minority people in Ba Che district, Quang Ninh province, a wedding is the result of a boy and a girl falling in love with each other while singing an alternating love chant called Sinh Ca.
(VOVWORLD) - The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is home to 19 ethnic groups, including the Mong, Tay, and Dao. Each group has their owntraditions and customs, which adds to the cultural diversity of the province. Ha Giang authorities are working diligently to preserve local heritages.
(VOVWORLD) - Over the last 2 years, the community-based tourism homestay of Dinh Van Nhu, a Co Tu man, has generated jobs for many people in Hoa Bac commune, Da Nang city, while promoting local culture.
(VOVWORLD) - The Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the high mountains of Vietnam. They use materials available in nature to make households utensils, such as bamboo and rattan containers. Bamboo papooses are indispensable items in their daily life.
(VOVWORLD) - Nuc nac, whose scientific name is Oroxylum indicum, is a common medicinal plant which grows mainly in Vietnam’s northwestern mountains. Local people use Nuc nac fruit for cooking and making herbal medicine.
(VOVWORLD) - Ban Van Duc, a Dao ethnic minority man, has profound knowledge of Dao culture and its ancient language. He has spent a lot of time collecting old books, studying, and teaching Dao written language to preserve it.
