The colours in the “Ngu Ho” (Five Tigers) of the Hang Trong painting not only represent the Ngu Hanh, a combination of five elements - Kim (metal), Moc (wood), Thuy (water), Hoa (fire) and Tho (earth) - the universe of mutuality and contrast, and the living space of all things, but also convey dreams prosperity for the people.
The traditional culture, including folklore, is a valuable resource for the development of the cultural industry if it is carefully exploited, according to experts.
A talk on “Living with Folklore” took place via video teleconference on November 10, bringing together hundreds of foreign and domestic delegates, including many cultural experts.
The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism is celebrating Vietnam Family Day 2020 (June 28) with a string of activities this June, the village’s management board said on June 2.
Vietnam has added 11 more cultural icons to the list of national intangible cultural heritage, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
It's a bright sunny day in Ho Village in the northern province of Bac Ninh, and locals awake to the sound of machines printing votive money for the dead as they set about their daily routines.
Dong Ho paintings belong to the line of woodblock prints created by the people of Dong Ho village. This is a line of paintings that vividly show and depicts the old Vietnamese society.
Peruvian band Apu Inka will perform Vietnamese folk music and traditional dances of the Amazon jungle and the high mountains of the Andes at the Vietnam Youth Theatre on August 5, following a similar show at Hanoi's Ly Thai To flower garden on August 3.
For Vietnamese, rice is not only the main dish but also symbolises the wet rice civilisation. In many villages nationwide, rice cooking contest has become a familiar activity at traditional festivals.
A ceremony was held in Tuy Hoa, Phu Yen province, on May 20 to receive a UNESCO certificate recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
A ceremony was held in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 7 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
A ceremony was held in Binh Dinh on May 5 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Vietnam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Bai choi performance has been regularly held on weekends in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa. The club is a local movement in preserving and promoting the traditional folklore art form.
Despite the death of a buffalo owner at Hai Phong’s traditional buffalo fighting festival in July, anthropologists and tourism experts argued at a conference that the festival should continue and be promoted to tourists.
Twenty-one Vietnamese performers and musicians took the stage at the International Folklore Festival in Bistrita, north Romania from July 27-31 with traditional songs and dances.
A palanquin procession was solemnly held in Phu Tho province on April 4 as part of the Hung Kings Temple Festival. The traditional ritual has been preserved for thousands of years.
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