Festivals & Folk-games

Releasing pigeons

A long with other traditional festival games, releasing pigeons has attracted numerous participants since the distant past.

The Pull of Natural Forces

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Villagers across Vietnam play various forms of tug of war (keo co). The game is always symbolically linked to the seasons, weather and crops
Blind Man’s Buff

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Children between ages six and 15 enjoy playing bit mat bat de (“catching a goat while blindfolded”)
Battle of the Chickens

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Cock fighting, a long-standing form of popular entertainment, is organised during traditional festivals throughout Vietnam.
Boat racing

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From time immemorial, boat racing has appeared in Vietnam
Throwing a sacred ball through the ring

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Each ethnic group in Vietnam has unique ways of celebrating Tet.
Rice cooking competitions

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During Tet, a number of villages in northern and central Vietnam hold cooking contests that may sound simple, but follow strict and complex rules: Cooking in the wind and rain
Bamboo Swings

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The game is most popular in the northern delta, especially along the banks of the Duong River in Bac Ninh Province

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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.

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.

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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