Colorful Vietnam-Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups

06/01/2014

Brocade weaving of Ede ethnic minorities

(VOVworld) – Unlike other ethnic groups in Phu Yen province like the Cham and the Bana, the Ede ethnic people have retained their traditional weaving craft. In addition to their traditional long houses, papooses and hunting tools, weaving looms are indispensible in their lives.

Brocade weaving of Ede ethnic minorities
30/12/2013

The guardians of Ede culture

(VOVworld) – Wherever they live, the Ede people are aware of preserving their traditional culture. VOV’s Lan Anh talks to two of them.

The guardians of Ede culture
23/12/2013

Traditional long house of the Ede

(VOVworld) – The long house, which accommodates several generations of a clan, typifies the Ede ethnic group’s matriarchy. Whenever a girl living in a house gets married, the house is lengthened by one compartment. There’s a saying that compares the house to the distance the sound of a gong travels because when a gong is struck at one end of the house, its sound is barely heard at the other end.

Traditional long house of the Ede
16/12/2013

The Ede matriarchal system

(VOVworld) - The Ede ethnic group’s matriarchal system is reflected in family, social relations, housing architecture and musical instruments.

The Ede matriarchal system
10/12/2013

The Ede ethnic group

(VOVworld) – The Ede ethnic group live mostly in Vietnam’s central and central highlands region. Their traces are reflected in epics, architecture, fine arts and folklore. Ede families are still matriarchal.

The Ede ethnic group
02/12/2013

Xip Xi festival, a unique custom of the white Thai

(VOVworld) – Xip Xi festival of the white Thai ethnic group in Son La province is held on the 14th day of the 7th lunar month. The festival pays tribute to the Thai ancestors and takes special care of the younger generations.

Xip Xi festival, a unique custom of the white Thai
27/11/2013

The Thai preserves their culture in Muong Lay

(VOVworld) – The culture of an ethnic minority group is under threat of extinction as modern society develops. The Thai ethnic group in Muong Lay township of Dien Bien province has their own way to preserve the best of their traditions.

The Thai preserves their culture in Muong Lay
19/11/2013

Thai cuisine in Muong Lay

(VOVworld) – Visitors to Dien Bien are impressed by the province’s efforts to preserve ethnic cultural values, including costumes, housing, daily activities and rituals. Their traditional distinctive cuisine also makes the Thai ethnic culture special.

Thai cuisine in Muong Lay
11/11/2013

Xoe dance in Muong So

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s northwestern region is endowed with beautiful landscape and a traditional dance called Xoe. Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic group is also a language to express human feelings.

Xoe dance in Muong So
06/11/2013

New Rice Festival of the Thai

(VOVworld) – Golden rice fields stretch out along the entrance path to Muong Phang commune, Dien Bien province. At this time of the year, the Thai ethnic group in Muong Phang are preparing a feast for the New Rice Festival.

New Rice Festival of the Thai