Vietnam customs & habits

The Buffalo festival [23/07/2009]
Quang Nam province in Central Vietnam is home to a number of ethnic minority groups, many of whom have retained their unique cultural traditions. Nguyen Dinh attends a special festival in the Tra My Mountains. In the Southern Tra My Mountains in Vietnam's Quang Nam province...

Vietnamese Customs of Chewing Betel, Areca Nuts & smoking Thuoc Lao [29/07/2008]
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. A quid of betel, also called trau, is composed of four elements: an areca leaf (sweet taste), betel bark...

Vietnam Funeral Ceremony [29/07/2008]
Formerly funeral ceremonies went as following: the body was washed and dressed; then a le ngam ham, or chopstick, was laid between the teeth and a pinch of rice and three coins were dropped in the mouth...

Vietnam Wedding Ceremony [29/07/2008]
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: the search for a husband or wife, the proposal, the registration...

Vietnam Worship of Ancestor Custom [29/07/2008]
very popular belief among Vietnamese is the custom of the ancestor cult. In every household, an ancestor altar is installed in the most solemn location. Vietnamese believe that the soul of a dead person, even if dead for many generations...

Vietnam Villages – Guilds [29/07/2008]
The Vietnamese culture has always evolved on the basis of the wet rice civilization. Thus, the lifestyle of the Vietnamese population is closely related to its village and native lands. In Vietnamese society, people gather together to form villages in rural areas...

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