Holy rituals of ethnic groups to be reproduced

To celebrate the Việt Nam Ethnic Groups' Cultural Day (April 19), a programme will feature cultural practices of various ethnic groups such as Khmer, Mông, Tày, Si La, Thái, Hà Nhì and La Ha as well as tribes from the Central Highlands region.

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Dance contest puts ethnic culture on show

The first Vietnamese professional minority ethnic dancing contest was held last week in Hà Nội.

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Cultural activities celebrate National Day across Viet Nam Various cultural activities are being held across the country to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Viet Nam's National Day on September 2.

Cultural events celebrate New Year Water puppetry and Dong Ho paintings are just two amongst Viet Nam's many traditional arts selected to entertain locals and tourists alike during the Lunar New Year holiday season in Ha Noi's Old Quarter.

Saving fading ethnic minority traditions A recent workshop held in Ha Noi discussed how to preserve traditional identities for five ethnic groups with fewer than 1,000 people each.

Inbreeding poses risks to ethnic groups Nearly everyone living in Yen Son Commune in Cao Bang Province knows Vi Van Don and his family, though they may have not spoken to them.

Where a nation kept its tryst with destiny1 What began as a rather dispiriting journey turns into an awe-inspiring voyage into one of the most glorious chapters in the nation's history for Bui Quynh Hoa as she visits the mountainous Dien Bien Province.