Keyword: "traditional customs"

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An altar inside the Phap Xuat Duy Giac pagoda in Hong Kong. (Photo: VNA)

Traditional customs of Vietnamese preserved in Hong Kong

A large number of Vietnamese people in Hong Kong (China) have come to a local pagoda on the occasion of the Vu Lan Festival to express gratitude to ancestors and pray for the best for their families, which is also an act to uphold traditional customs of the homeland.

Pa Then women preserving traditional outfits

Pa Then women preserving traditional outfits

Being a small ethnic minority group, the Pa Then people in the northern Tuyen Quang province must work hard to maintain their traditional customs. The outfits of Pa Then women, which are mostly red, have unique features that could never be confused with those of another ethnic minority group.
Kitchen Gods ceremony a tradition of Tet

Kitchen Gods ceremony a tradition of Tet

The Vietnamese traditional New Year (Tet) festival actually begins on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year, which falls on January 17 this year, with the “Ong Cong - Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ritual.
Spring festival opens at Thang Long Citadel

Spring festival opens at Thang Long Citadel

A spring festival kicked off at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on January 29 as part of the activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the 86th founding anniversary of the CPV.