Vietnam Culture
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There is no doubt that Vietnam the country made famous by the war has a unique and rich culture. Thanks to tourism and trading, Vietnam now is becoming a popular destination for international tourists. And more and more people getting to know and understand the interesting as well as fascinating Vietnamese culture. We hope that our culture guide will bring you some ideas before your Vietnam vacation packages.
Rice Cooking Competitions – The Long-Standing Culture in Vietnam
During Tet holiday, a number of villages in northern and central Vietnam hold the rice cooking competition: cooking ordinary rice in water, steaming sticky rice and making rice cakes. It may […]
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The 6 Public Holidays of Vietnam in 2020
Like other countries, Vietnam has some public holidays when the workers get their paid annual leave. Before 2007, the total number of days on public holidays was 8. On March […]
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Da Cau – The National Sport in Vietnam
As spectacular as its name sounds odd to Westerners, da cau is a sport which is not familiar in Europe but widespread in Southeast Asia and especially in Vietnam where […]
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8 Unique Vietnamese Traditional Musical Instruments
Vietnam has the priceless treasure of traditional musical instruments which has been established and enriched for thousands of years. Through Vietnamese musical instruments, feelings and wishes for a better life […]
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Coffee Habit of Vietnamese people
Every visitor come to Vietnam are surprised that Vietnam is the second largest coffee producing country in the world and how Vietnamese enjoy coffee is not the same with the […]
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The Reality of Vietnam Lifestyle & Culture
Naturally, in S-shape, Vietnam is a highly populated country with a population of over 90 millions of people spreading around from north to south. There are many distinguished lifestyles based […]
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Vietnamese Traditional Costumes
Vietnam is a multiethnic country with 54 distinct groups and each with its own cultural heritage and specific styles of clothing. Common traits often include splendid color, seemingly contradicting one […]
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Vietnamese Traditional Medicine
Having existed for generations, Vietnamese traditional medicine, also known as Southern Medicine, is considered to drive the parallel evolution with Northern Medicine and Western Medicine, creating three main traditions. Seen […]
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Nha Xa Silk Village
Nha Xa silk weaving village (Moc Nam commune, Duy Tien district, Ha Nam province) sit on the left bank of peaceful the Red River near Yen Lenh bridge connecting Hung […]
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Traditional Moon Cake – Making Craft in Hanoi
Going through many ups and downs and even plastic mold-making technology has developed but now in Hanoi, traditional Banh Nuong and Banh Deo mold-making craft still be preserved by people.
The Vietnamese-ness in Brief
The cultural personality of the Vietnamese is marked by the following traits:
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– The predominance of the Viet ethnic majority, which inhabits the lowlands. The 53 ethnic minorities, who live […]
History of Traditional Vietnamese Water Puppetry
With the history of 4000 years, generations of Vietnamese people have created and maintained a lot of traditional arts and water puppetry is the best one among them. Enjoying a […]
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Manipulation Devices and Control Techniques
The principle on which this works is the extension of mechanical control from the artist’s hands in the manipulation room to the puppets on the stage by means of bamboo […]
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Puppetry-Making Techniques
Given the fact that the shows take place in water, the puppets must be carved from light, soft, durable wood. Water puppetry, as a rural entertainment, require inexpensive and easily […]
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The Water Puppetry Theatre
This is the most remarkable part of the structure of a water puppet theatre, and is the place from which the puppeteers control the characters. The manipulation room is about […]
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Water Puppetry – a Folk Entertainment
Rivers, lakes and ponds are familiar sights in the natural landscape of Vietnam. In the process of growing and harvesting paddy rice, Vietnamese peasants have to cope with constant natural […]
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Releasing Pigeons in Vietnam
A long with other traditional festival games, releasing pigeons has attracted numerous participants since the distant past. Some villages including Tam Giang and Hoan Son villages in Bac Ninh Province […]
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The Art of Traditional Wrestling in Vietnam
On a beautiful spring day in Nam Dinh, a light breeze blows over the multicoloured traditional flags planted at the four corners of the arena where the finalists of the […]
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Vietnamese Rugby or Vat Cu
The rhythmic sound of a drum echoes for kilometers-vibrating, pressing, increasing in urgency. Any spectators arriving late from neighbouring villages hasten along their way. The crowd grows larger and larger […]
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Bamboo Jacks in Vietnam
This girls’ game (chơi chuyen) includes ten thin, well-sharpened, round bamboo sticks and a ball, which traditionally is a fig, a miniature variety of eggplant, a small rock or a […]
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