10/03/2021
Clarinet of the Dao Khau
(VOVWORLD) - The Dao Khau have a set of traditional musical instruments which include a clarinet, a drum, a gong, and a pair of cymbals. The clarinet is the most difficult instrument to play.
Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups
02/03/2021
Ritual to pray for good luck of the Tay, Nung
(VOVWORLD) - At the beginning of the Lunar New year, the Tay and Nung people organize a ritual to pray for happiness and prosperity and against bad luck. The religious rite has been observed for generations.
22/02/2021
Gau Tao Festival of the Mong
(VOVWORLD) - The Mong in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang celebrate many festivals and rituals each year. The Gau Tao, which means “mountain sight-seeing in the spring” is a community religious festival held by the Mong at the beginning of every Lunar New Year.
08/02/2021
“Ngã Rạ” new year celebration of the Cor
(VOVWORLD) - Like some other ethnic groups in the Truong Son range, the Cor celebrate a New Year when they finish harvesting in the 11th lunar month. This year they had a more joyful New Year celebration because of a bumper crop.
26/01/2021
Son La acts to preserve Thai culture
(VOVWORLD) - The Thai are the biggest ethnic group in Son La province. They make up 54% of the province’s population. Son La has been working to preserve and promote Thai culture in Vietnam’s northwestern region.
18/01/2021
Ede gong performances adapt to modern life
(VOVWORLD) - As their lifestyle and customs have changed, the Ede people of Dak Lak province have changed the way they play their gongs. They have breathed new life into traditional gong performances to make them more appealing to modern audiences.
14/01/2021
Muong people preserve mother tongue
(VOVWORLD) - In the modern world, ethnic groups must strive to preserve their culture and their mother tongue. The Muong people in Hoa Binh province have organized several programs to promote the Muong language.
06/01/2021
Improvements in Central Highlands
(VOVWORLD) - The National Program on Building New Rural Areas has given the hamlets in the Central Highlands a more modern look. Roads have been widened and public works have been rebuilt. People’s living conditions have been improved.
31/12/2020
“Thunder” celebration of the O Du
(VOVWORLD) - The O Du ethnic minority people celebrate a New Year when they hear the first thunder. It signals the New Year as well as time to begin a new crop. Until now the O Du in Nghe An province still uphold their tradition to celebrate the first thunder.
25/12/2020
Traditional culture of the O Du in Nghe An
(VOVWORLD) - The O Du ethnic minority group has about 600 people living mainly in Tuong Duong district in the central province of Nghe An province. They live together with the Thai, Kho Mu, and Mong people.
