Pre Wedding Customs of the Co Tu in Quang Nam province, central Vietnam. The Cotu in Quang Nam province have preserved a unique pre-marriage custom, which highlights the significance of the pure love between a man and a woman....
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Glutinous Rice Cakes are farm produce that the Giay offer their ancestors when praying to them for good health, luck, and another bumper crop. The cakes are carefully made, representing the respect and feelings of people for their ancestors.
The Bru Van Kieu live in the high mountainous region of Quang Binh province, central Vietnam. They have created several singing genres, dances, and musical instruments. The flute plays an important role in their cultural life. The Van Kieu...
The khen panpipe of the Thai people is played at Thai community events, festivals, competitions and performances. The panpipe is a popular musical instrument created by the Thai ethnic minority people in Yen Chau, Son La. Together with the...
The new rice ceremony is the biggest event of the Raglai to thank the heaven God, genies as well as their ancestors for blessing them with a bumper crop. The ceremony is held in the 3rd or 4th lunar...
The chapi is the music instrument of the Raglai ethnic people. There are around 122,000 Raglai people, living in 18 out of its 63 cities and provinces. They live in large numbers in the provinces of Ninh Thuan. Perhaps...
The Lo Lo people are one of the many ethnic minorities in Vietnam, living for many generations in the Dong Van Rocky Plateau. Before the spring arrives, the Lo Lo try to finish their last tasks of the old...
Following are traditional Tet holiday customs of the Edeethnic minority in Vietnam. Each Vietnamese ethnic group has its own festivals, customs, beliefs and culturalpractice. The Tet festival of the Ede people lasts about half a month, during which time...
Following are traditional Tet holiday customs of the Xo Dang or Se Dang ethnic minority in Vietnam. Each Vietnamese ethnic group has its own festivals, customs, beliefs and culturalpractice. The Tet festival of the Se Dangpeople lasts about half...