Tag: Ethnic
Pre-wedding customs of the Co Tu
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 […]
Glutinous rice cakes of the Giay
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.
Flute melodies of the Bru Van Kieu
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 […]
Khen panpine of Thai people in Son La
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 […]
The New Rice Ceremony of the Raglai
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 […]
The Raglai music instrument Chapi
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 […]
New Year Festival of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang
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 […]
Tet Festival of the Ede
Following are traditional Tet holiday customs of the Ede ethnic minority in Vietnam. Each Vietnamese ethnic group has its own festivals, customs, beliefs and cultural practice. The Tet festival of the Ede […]
Tet Festival of the Xo Dang
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 cultural practice. The […]