Customs & Habits

The oveview of Dao people in Quang Ninh

Their dwellings are both earthen houses and mixed (half earthen, half on stilts). The Dao believe that in all creatures are souls called hon or vân when a living creature dies.

The celebration opens a new house

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Building a house was considered one of 3 most important events in Vietnamese life. They includes purchasing a buffalo, looking for a wife, and building a house.
The role of man in the family

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To be a man, one must take four important steps.
The culture of Cao Bang

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Cao Bang’s culture is diversified by the cultural harmony of lots of minority and majority groups.
Customs and habits of H'Mong people

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Name of ethnic group: Mong (H'Mong): (Mong Do, White Mong, Mong Lenh (Variety Mong), Mong Si (Red Mong), Mong Du (Black Mong) and Mong Sua (Man Mong).
The cult of village's tutelar genie

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The cult of worshiping the tutelar genie was originated from China and had become a part of Vietnamese people's spiritual life and had been changed.
Customs and Habits in Hung Yen

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Most of habitants in Hung Yen province are farmers. Wet rice cultivation is their main livelihood, which is attached to the conquering process of the Red River Delta. Therefore, Hung Yen's...
The Vietnamese lunar calendar

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As with the Chinese, the Vietnamese lunar calendar starts with the year 2637 B.C. It includes 12 months of 29 or 30 days each and the year totals 355 days.

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Language and Literature

Silent Hanoi

The above lines were penned by the Hanoi poet Xuan Dieu, written for one person, whose name is appeared in the poem.

Festivals & Folk-games

"Tò he" - the artful toy in Vietnam

"Tò he" toys are sculptured figurines fashioned from colored rice dough, that make not only Vietnamese children but also adults feel so interesting...

Art performance

Vietnamese Water Puppet

Water puppetry is a tradition, appeared in the 11th century CE when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. Today's Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique art on the ancient Asian puppet tradition.

Costumes

Dao's traditional costume

The Dao (pronounced Zao) are the 9th largest ethnic group in Vietnam with a population of just under 500,000.

Architecture & Fine-arts

Admire the famous architecture of Saigon Central Post Office

Together with the Notre Dame Cathedral, Saigon Central Post Office is iconic buildings, tourist attractions as much for its architecture as its history.

Markets

Ben Thanh market in Ho Chi Minh City

Ben Thanh market is one of Saigon's most famous landmark. The market has been set up since the French occupation.

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