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Regions

Tây Nguyên Culture: Gong Space, Rông House and Matrilineal System

Tây Nguyên culture centres on the gong space, the rông house and the matrilineal system. The article analyses their origins and how they are changing today.

Traditional festivals

Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival - A Cultural Symbol of the Northwest

Explore the Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival, a unique cultural event recreating traditional rituals of Northwest ethnic groups like Thai, Mong, Dao, and Ha Nhi.

Regions

Northwest Vietnam Culture: Communities, Beliefs, Festivals and Traditional Crafts

Northwest Vietnam culture covers ethnic communities, harvest rituals, seasonal festivals and crafts like weaving, embroidery, forging and silver carving.

Ethnic minority belief

The Gong Culture Space of the Central Highlands

UNESCO recognized the Gong Culture Space of the Central Highlands in 2005. Gongs shape the spiritual life of the Ê Đê, Ba Na and Gia Rai.

Ethnic minority customs

The Rong House in the Cultural Life of the Central Highlands Ethnic Groups

The Rong house is the cultural and spiritual heart of Central Highlands villages, hosting rituals, dispute resolution, and production planning.

Traditional festivals

The Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands - A Heritage of Humanity

Discover the historical depth, artistic values, and rituals of the Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands, an intangible heritage honored by UNESCO.

Traditional food

The Culture of Ruou Can in the Festival Life of the Central Highlands People

Ruou can in the festival life of the E De and other Central Highlands groups: an offering to deities and a bond of community solidarity.

Traditional food

Five-Colored Sticky Rice and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Philosophy in Tay Culture

Five-colored sticky rice is a Tay cultural symbol, with green, red, purple, yellow and white standing for the Five Elements and wishes for harmony and unity.

Traditional festivals

The Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands: A UNESCO Heritage and Its Preservation Journey

The Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands became a UNESCO heritage in 2008, but gongs are sold and artisans dwindle as Dak Lak works to preserve it.

Traditional festivals

Long Tong Festival of the Tay People: The First Plowing Ceremony and Cultural Values

Long Tong, the Tay people's first plowing festival of spring, features rites to the Agriculture God and folk games wishing for a good year.

Historical figures

Nguyen Trai (1380-1442): World Cultural Celebrity and His Years at Con Son

Nguyen Trai, world cultural celebrity, was the soul of the resistance against the Ming and spent years at Con Son writing and reflecting on benevolent rule.

Regions

Culture of the Mekong Delta: river life, floating markets and festivals of the Cuu Long River Delta

Mekong Delta culture grew from reclaiming southern lands and life along its rivers and canals, with floating markets and over 1,230 festivals.

Folk belief

Rain Praying Ceremony of the Co Ho Cil People by Lang Biang Mountain

The Nho Dong rain praying ceremony of the Co Ho Cil people near Lang Biang Mountain asks Yang for favorable weather and abundant harvests.

Historical figures

Trang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem (1491-1585): Cultural Celebrity and the Heritage of Vinh Bao Temple

Trang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vinh Bao, Hai Phong, is a special national relic.

Traditional crafts

Van Thang Agarwood Carving Village in Khanh Hoa

Van Thang agarwood carving in Van Ninh, Khanh Hoa is a family trade over 100 years old, with 400 households and 700 workers, now eyed for community tourism.

Historical figures

Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang: A 156-Year Cultural Tradition

The Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.

Folk belief

Fertility Worship in Traditional Vietnamese Culture

Fertility worship in Vietnam, or tín ngưỡng phồn thực, hopes for flourishing life and harvests. It appears in Linga–Yoni symbols and the Trò Trám festival.

Traditional dress

Vietnamese Ao Dai , History and Cultural Significance

The Vietnamese ao dai evolved from the 17th century xiem canh sen garment through reforms under Lord Nguyen Phuc Khoat and King Minh Mang.

Ethnic minority customs

Tay Ethnic Wedding Customs: From Proposal Ceremony to Matrilocal Residence

Tay weddings move through proposal, engagement, Tet visit and the wedding, with the matrilocal custom of a bride staying with her mother until pregnancy.

Traditional festivals

Long Tong Festival of the Tay People in Lao Cai Highlands

The Long Tong Festival of the Tay people in Lao Cai features processions, symbolic ploughing and seed sowing, folk games and community gathering.

Vietnam's ethnic communities

Tay Ethnic Group: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals

The Tay are Vietnam's largest ethnic minority. They live in northeastern valleys, speak a Tay-Thai language, worship ancestors, and hold long tong festivals.

Life-cycle rites

Traditional Tay Wedding and the Unique Quan Lang Singing Ritual

The Quan Lang singing ritual in Tay weddings has three stages, Don, Nop and Dua, and is recognized as a national heritage.

Glossary

What is Tây Tứ Trạch?

Tay Tu Trach is one of two house groups in Bat Trach feng shui, with four orientations, Can, Khon, Can and Doai, suited to the Tay Tu Menh group.

Folk belief

Nang Hai Festival (Moon Mother) - Fertility Belief of the Tay People in Cao Bang

The Nang Hai Festival of the Tay people in Cao Bang is a national intangible cultural heritage honoring the Moon Mother and her 12 fairy daughters.

Traditional festivals

Long Tong Festival: The Field-Going Festival for Bountiful Harvests of the Tay and Nung People

The Long Tong Festival of the Tay and Nung people prays for good weather and bountiful harvests, with a first-plough ritual, folk games and fertility beliefs.

Folk belief

Rain Praying Festival of the Thai Ethnic People: Agricultural Beliefs and Cultural Identity

Explore the rain praying festival of the Thai people in Northwest Vietnam: origins, rituals, spiritual meanings, and its role in agricultural community life.

Life-cycle rites

The Hmong 'Bride Pulling' Custom: Origins, Cultural Significance, and Adjustments to Preserve a Traditional Beauty

The Hmong 'kéo vợ' custom began to legitimize marriages facing family opposition, yet is often confused with kidnapping or child marriage.

Vietnam's ethnic communities

The Hoa (also called Han) ethnic group: residence, language, worship customs, and main festivals

The Hoa (Han) are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups: where they live, their language, ancestor worship customs, and festivals like Tet Nguyen tieu.

Traditional crafts

Cham Bau Truc Pottery Art - UNESCO Cultural Heritage

Cham Bau Truc pottery, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, is known for open-air firing and mold-free shaping. Here are its origins and conservation.

Ethnic minority customs

The Custom of Black Teeth Staining and Unique Cultural Traits of the Lu People

Explore the custom of black teeth staining, once a beauty standard of the Lu people in Lai Chau, along with other unique cultural values being preserved.

Tet and seasonal rites

Calligraphy for the New Year at the Temple of Literature: the beautiful cultural tradition of the calligrapher during Tet

Asking for calligraphy at the Temple of Literature is a beautiful Vietnamese Tet custom, showing respect for knowledge and sending new year wishes.

Life-cycle rites

Longevity Celebration for the Elderly - A Vietnamese Cultural Beauty

The longevity celebration honours grandparents and parents at ages 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100, showing filial piety and respect for old age in Vietnamese culture.

Traditional festivals

Giong Festival (Hanoi) , UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Giong Festival at Soc Temple and Phu Dong Temple in Hanoi honors Saint Giong, with its rituals and UNESCO heritage status.

Zodiac animals

The Chinese Zodiac , Meanings of the 12 Animals in Eastern Culture

The 12 zodiac animals, from Rat to Pig, carry symbolic meanings tied to personality and destiny in Eastern culture and the Earthly Branches system.

Traditional food

Banh Chung and Banh Tet: Origins and Cultural Significance of Tet

Banh Chung and Banh Tet trace back to the Lang Lieu legend of the Hung King era, symbolizing heaven, earth and prosperity.