Customs & Habits

The Lion Dance

Why do people perform the Lion Dance?

Betel Leaf and Areca Nut

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Betel leaf and Areca Nut have important socio-cultural and ceremonial uses in Vietnam.
Engagement Ceremony

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In Vietnam, the engagement is a festive ceremony involving the fiancé's and fiancée's families, and arranged in advance by the parents.
Wedding Ceremony

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Wedding is very important to Vietnamese, not only to the couple involved, but also for both families.
Funeral Ceremony

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A person's death is followed by funeral ceremony.
Funeral Ceremony

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“The sense of the dead is that of the final,” says a Vietnamese proverb, meaning that funeral ceremonies must be solemnly organized.
Wedding Ceremony

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Getting married is an important event in a Vietnamese’s life. The procedure of the ancient wedding ceremony was very complicated. Current wedding ceremony procedures include the following steps:...
Customs of Chewing Betel and Areca Nuts and smoking thuoc lao

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According to legends, chewing quid of betel and areca has been a custom since the Hung Vuong period and is connected to the antique legend of betel and areca.

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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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