Sunday Show

16/01/2019

Thuong Mo commune preserves ca tru singing

(VOVWORLD) - Ca tru (ceremonial singing), also known as hat a dao, is an ancient genre of music featuring female vocalists. It originated in northern Vietnam and was, like many traditional music genres, a form of entertainment for the royal court. Hundreds of years ago, Dai Phu village in Thuong Mo commune, Dan Phuong district, Hanoi, was a cradle of ca tru singing. During long years of war, the genre faded, but in the last 20 years, local authorities and residents have worked to restore and preserve ca tru singing by opening a club and organizing free classes to teach ca tru to people of all ages.

03/01/2019

Agricultural rituals and wedding customs of the Bo Y ethnic people

(VOVWORLD) - The Bo Y have the smallest population of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam and live in the northern border province of Ha Giang. During the year, the Bo Y people in Quan Ba district, Ha Giang province have various agricultural rituals to express their gratitude to the deities and ancestors for bumper crop and prosperity.

26/12/2018

Páo Dung – traditional singing of Vietnam’s Dao ethnic minority

(VOVWORLD) - Páo Dung is the traditional singing of the Dao ethnic minority people living in northern Vietnam. It was created to serve people’s spiritual and religious needs. Páo Dung has been handed down through generations and is still sung by the Dao people today, not only at festivals and traditional holidays but to accompany everyday activities. This genre has been honored as a national intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam.

18/12/2018

Wild vegetable specialties in the northwest region

(VOVWORLD) -The Northwest is a mountainous region with not only a poetic landscape, but is also home to 20 ethnic minorities and diverse cultural interests. Its topography is divided into many layers, so its climatic conditions vary by area. The local ethnic minorites live close to nature. Formerly, they often used wild plants in the forests as ingredients and seasoning for their meals in difficult times. Gradually, they took wild ingredients home to cook with meat, fish, and spices. They have turned simple ingredients into hearty dishes highlighting the soul of the local land and people. Let’s follow reporter Cẩm Chi to a Thai family in Moc Chau district, Son La province, to discover specialties from wild vegetables in the northwest.

13/12/2018

Funeral of Vietnam ethnic people

(VOVWORLD) - Funerals customs vary between ethnic groups in Vietnam. For many ethnic minority groups, funeral activities include games, dancing, and dressing in special ritual costumes, which might be considered odd in other cultures

07/12/2018

Ha Nhi ethnic group's earthen-wall houses and traditional New Year celebration

(VOVWORLD) - Ha Nhi ethnic people’s earthen-wall houses are warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Their unique houses help them deal with the harsh weather of the northern mountain Vietnam.

28/11/2018

Cooking like a Hanoian

(VOVWORLD) - Travelers who come to Hanoi often think about exploring this city’s culture and history by visiting some famous sites like Hoan Kiem Lake, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature, or Water Puppet Theatre. Not many of them think to broaden their knowledge of Hanoi’s culture via a cooking class of traditional famous food. If you have at least 3 hours and are wondering what to do in Hanoi, “Cooking like a Hanoian” maybe not a bad choice. More than a cooking event, it is a culture exchange activity, where you can learn a dish while having an enjoyable time chatting with locals to know about local lifestyles and history. VOV’s Viet Anh has a story:

13/11/2018

Mam hen sauce & ngan dishes

(VOVWORLD) - Welcome to VOV’s Sunday Show, our biggest feature of the week, delving into Vietnamese culture and landscape. Today, we are going to learn about the mam hen sauce of the Thai in Son La province. After that, we will take you to Ha Nam island, Quang Ninh province to enjoy a local specialty made from a mollusk called ngan.

06/11/2018

Cham ethnic culture: Bau Truc ceramic village and curry dish

(VOVWORLD) - Bau Truc pottery village in Ninh Thuan Province is highly recommended by many travel guides. Here Cham ethnic people produce exotic pottery items. The village is located in Phuoc Dan town, Ninh Phuoc district, about 10 kilometers from Phan Rang city. It has existed since the reign of Cham King Po Klong Garai (1151-1205) and is considered one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia.

01/11/2018

Medicinal herbs of the Dao people

(VOVWORLD) -The knowledge of traditional therapeutic medicine was developed in Vietnam thousands of years ago, along with experience gained in using natural resources for survival. In spite of the progress of modern medicine, traditional treatments using traditional medicinal plants are often preferred in Vietnam. VOV’s Sunday show introduces medicinal herbs of ethnic people in Vietnam’s northern mountain region.