Ethnic groups in the northern mountainous province Bac Kan held the Long Tong (Going to the field) festival on February 16-17 (the ninth and tenth days of the first lunar month) at Ba Be Lake in Nam Mau Commune, Ba Be District. Walking on…

A maturity ritual (Cap Sac) of the Red Dao ethnic community took place as a joyful New Year activity in Sa Pa district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on February 18. Scene from a maturity ceremony of the Red Dao ethnic…

The land, people and culture of Viet Nam were introduced at the 20th National Multicultural Festival which took place in Australia’s capital city of Canberra from February 12-14. With various cultural publications, souvenirs and traditional dishes like “nem ran” (fried spring roll), “pho bo”…

A music show titled “Melodies of Homeland Spring” took place at the Leipzig Trade Fair in Germany on February 14 to popularise Viet Nam’s traditional culture to foreign friends. Addressing the event, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Leipzig Bui Quang Huy recalled that…

The northern mountainous province of Phu Tho aims to mobilise resources for conserving and promoting the Hung Kings’ worship-related culture, documents and facilities, according to Provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Ha Ke San. The province has invested in building and upgrading numerous worship sites,…

The 3-month Huong Pagoda Festival, the largest in Viet Nam, officially opened in Ha Noi’s My Duc district on February 13 or the sixth day of the lunar New Year, with the attendance of about 50,000 pilgrims. Going to Huong Pagoda is a spiritual…

The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival. The group considers Tet an occasion for family…

Across the country, the first month of the lunar year is considered the month of festivals. This is the time for the most unique festivals of Vietnam such as Huong (Perfume) Pagoda, Yen Tu… Huong Pagoda Festival in Hanoi Together with Bai Dinh and…

Can’ Cake is a popular cake in Ninh Thuan that originated from the Cham community. The cake is made from rice powder and steamed on soil stoves. These stoves are produced in Bau Truc, with 10 -15 small holes to cook the cake in….

A student travelers forum managed by US magazine USA Today has recommended Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and Hoi An among ten most beautiful places to visit in Southeast Asia. The article, published on College Tourist, a forum of the USA Today College Contributor network,…