24/11/2015
Typical marriage ritual of the San Chi
(VOVworld) – The San Chi in Bac Giang province still practice their traditional marriage rituals. Lan Anh tells you all about the San Chi marriage culture.
Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups
09/11/2015
The San Chi’s livelihood
(VOVworld) – The San Chi live mainly in Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, and Thai Nguyen, growing rice and other crops on terraced fields. In places with favorable conditions, they grow fruit trees and medicinal herbs.
02/11/2015
Folk songs of the San Chi
(VOVworld) – The San Chi have developed a rich cultural tradition with various types of folk arts. “Sinh ca” is a type of call and response singing that has been preserved and promoted in their everyday life for generations. Lan Anh looks at the importance of “Sinh ca” in the San Chi’s life.
26/10/2015
Overview of the San Chi group
(VOVworld) – The San Chi live scattered in Vietnam’s northeastern provinces – Cao Bang, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Tuyen Quang, and Thai Nguyen. They settle in hamlets in high mountains and depend on farming got their main income.
21/10/2015
Rain praying ritual of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang
(VOVworld) – 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. This event is also a venue for people to meet and discuss business and for young people to date.
13/10/2015
Aesthetic values of Lo Lo costumes
(VOVworld) – Although they live in remote, isolated mountain areas of Ha Giang and Cao Bang province and have a small population, the Lo Lo have a strong sense of culture and still wear their traditional costumes. Lo Lo women teach their children how to choose materials and sew traditional costumes and decorations.
05/10/2015
Culture of the Lo Lo on the Dong Van stone plateau
(VOVworld) – 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. Although they are a small population and live among other ethnic groups, the Lo Lo have maintained their own traditions and customs.
28/09/2015
The Bo Y’s preservation of their cultural uniqueness
(VOVworld) – Although they are a minority, the Bo Y have been able to preserve their cultural uniqueness, which includes traditional costume, architecture, and wedding and funeral ceremonies.
21/09/2015
Cultural characteristics of the Bo Y
(VOVworld) - The Bo Y have the smallest population of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. 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. On today’s “Colorful Vietnam, Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups” segment, we will introduce the Bo Y.
14/09/2015
Pu Peo worship of the Forest Genie and forest protection
(VOVworld) – The forest is a life-giving resource for the Pu Peo people of Ha Giang province. Every year, they dedicate a ritual to the Forest Genie to pray for favorable weather, bumper crops, and animal fertility. In this week’s edition of “Colorful Vietnam, Vietnam’s 54th ethnic groups”, Vinh Phong takes you to Ha Giang province to participate in a Forest Genie worship ceremony of the Pu Peo.
