National heritage: Lo Lo people’s ancestral worship
National heritage: Lo Lo people’s ancestral worship

The Lo Lo ethnic minority group’s ancestral worship was recently recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage. It is also the special cultural identity of ethnic people inhabiting Dong Van Stone Plateau in mountainous northern Ha Giang province. 

National heritage: Lo Lo people’s ancestral worship
Muong dance teacher embraces rhythm of life
Muong dance teacher embraces rhythm of life

(VOV) - Xoè dances are a unique historical custom of Vietnam’s Thai people, especially in the Northwest region. The elegant dances express a range of emotions and one man has devoted his life to preserving these cultural treasures.

Muong dance teacher embraces rhythm of life
Ethnic minority artists perform in Denmark
Ethnic minority artists perform in Denmark

A troupe of nine M’nong artists from the Central Highland province of Dak Nong has performed at an international percussion festival in capital Copenhagen.

Ethnic minority artists perform in Denmark
Cultural programme features ethnic food, handicrafts
Cultural programme features ethnic food, handicrafts

(VOV) -A cultural programme to promote the traditional handicrafts and culinary arts from three distinct ethnic communities is being held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from January 30-February 1.

Cultural programme features ethnic food, handicrafts
Festival honours ethnic groups’ culture
Festival honours ethnic groups’ culture

The central province of Quang Tri held the Arieu Ping and Gong festival in Dakrong district on January 27 to honour the traditional cultural values of local ethnic minority groups. 

Festival honours ethnic groups’ culture
Ethnic groups to celebrate Lunar New Year in Hanoi
Ethnic groups to celebrate Lunar New Year in Hanoi

(VOV) - Representatives from 24 ethnic groups from the Northern and Central Highlands regions will take part in a spring festival welcoming the Lunar New Year in Hanoi from February 18-22. 

Ethnic groups to celebrate Lunar New Year in Hanoi
Mong ethnic group celebrates traditional New Year
Mong ethnic group celebrates traditional New Year

(VOV) - Mong ethnic minority residents of Hang Kia Village, nestled in northern Hoa Binh province’s Mai Chau Valley, are celebrating their Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, starting on the first day of the 12th lunar month.  

Mong ethnic group celebrates traditional New Year
Tay ethnic performances become national heritage
Tay ethnic performances become national heritage

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has added Then singing and Long Tong festival of the Tay ethnic minority groups to the list of national intangible cultural heritage. 

Tay ethnic performances become national heritage
The virtue of dù kê performances
The virtue of dù kê performances

(VOV) - Dù kê is a popular form of folk art created by the Khmer in the Southwestern region of Vietnam. All performances praise the good and condemn the bad.

The virtue of dù kê performances
Trying medicinal bathing with the Dao
Trying medicinal bathing with the Dao

(VOV) - Medicinal bathing is a local feature of the indigenous Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai.

Trying medicinal bathing with the Dao