Ethnic Minorities Celebrate Start of New Year
NDO – A wide variety of cultural and arts activities, themed “Spring on the uplands”, are taking place at the Vietnam National Villages For Ethnic Culture And Tourism in Son Tay District, Hanoi from January 1-31.
Mong ethnic people in northwest celebrate Tet festival
Mong ethnic people in the mountainous northwestern region are celebrating their traditional Tet festival, Nao Pe Chao at the end of the 11th Lunar month.
Performances with Straw Buffaloes
On the 4th day of Tet (the Lunar New Year), local people in Bich Dai and Dong Ve villages (Dai Dong commune, Vinh Tuong district in northern Vinh Phuc province) hold a festival with many events, including the most anticipated performance with rice straw buffaloes.
Countryside market during Tet holiday
NDO – The Tet atmosphere with the new spring season is coming all over the country. In the northern rural areas, the countryside markets for the occasion of Tet are often crowded and bustling. Everybody goes shopping together; more than anyone else, the children are extremely excited to follow their mothers to the traditional Tet market to buy gifts and new clothes and shoes.
Discovering the Unique Staples of Vietnam’s Collective Culture
Vietnam has always had its own very unique cultural values. As pointed out by The Straits Times, for many years the country labored under the impression that it shared its culture with China.
