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Border guards in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai assisted local farmers in harvesting rice crop, nurturing the sentiment towards local people.

The Cham Brahman ethnic people in the south central province of Binh Thuan are celebrating their yearly Kate Festival from October 4-6.

“De khu cha”, the rainy season festival of the Ha Nhi ethnic people, is a ceremony praying for rain in around the fifth lunar month, demonstrating a harmonious behaviour towards the nature.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh visited and presented gifts to Cham ethnic people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 8 on July 13.

Sin Suoi Ho is a village of the Mong ethnic group in Lai Chau province. Not only known as a village free of alcohol drinking, smoking, or gambling, it is also renowned for special hand-made gates that can be found nowhere else.

Xuan Loc district in Dong Nai southern province, home to a large number of ethnic people, has exerted efforts in drawing investment to create jobs for locals and effectively carried out ethnic policies, contributing to the socio-economic development.

Although modern culture has been present in every corner of mountainous hamlets, the passion for melodies of Khen (panpine) has never ceased among men of the Mong ethnic group.

A resort with fifteen sling-shaped houses in Quan Ba district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is certified by the Vietnam Record Organisation (Vietkings) to be the first of its kind in Vietnam.

The Then Kin Pang festival is held annually on the 9th and 10th days of the third lunar month, when thousands of people from Vietnam and overseas flock to Khổng Lao commune in Phong Thổ district, Lai Chau province in celebration. It’s a traditional event of the White Thai ethnic people and features several unique and attractive activities.

The ‘bo ma’, or ‘po thi’, (abandoning the grave) ceremony is an important practice of the Jarai ethnic group. It is meant to free the living from all ties with the deceased, and Jarai people believe that only after this ceremony is held can the dead come to the land of gods.

This was a chance for the public to know more about “Mo Muong”, a cultural heritage that has been submitted to UNESCO for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of the world.

An exhibition on the cultural heritage of Cham ethnic people in the central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Quang Nam is underway in Ninh Thuan on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the liberation of the province (April 16, 1975-2021) and the liberation of the southern region and national reunification on April 30.

Apart from praying for a bumper crop and wealth, the forest worship ceremony of the Mong ethnic people in Si Ma Cai is also meant to cultivate a love for nature and the awareness of environmental protection in the community.

With advantages of natural beauty, history, and rich culture, the south-central province of Ninh Thuan is striving to promote tourism development, especially community-based tourism, towards becoming an attractive destination with diverse tourism products.

The Go ro (New Year) festival contains typical cultural features of the Kho Mu ethnic minority, contributing to diversify the culture of the ethnic groups in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of central Binh Thuan province and the provincial Military Command held a gathering with local religious dignitaries and exemplars of ethnic groups on January 6.

The first ever festival highlighting the cultures of ethnic people in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau in the capital city has attracted attention of Hanoians.

Tet hoa mao ga (Cockscomb flower festival) is one of the most important celebrations of the Cong ethnic group in the northern province of Dien Bien. It has existed for generations and reflected the distinctive cultural identity of the local people.

Government policies and programmes on poverty reduction have changed the lives of ethnic minority people in the northern border provinces.

Thai ethnic people in the Northwestern region are renowned for their traditional craft of brocade weaving that has been preserved for many generations.