Worship of Kitchen Gods - beautiful custom of Tet
Worshipping “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) is a long-standing custom of great significance as it symbolises the farewell to all bad things of the old year to help people relaxedly enter a new year of peace and happiness.
Hanoi programme reproduces ancient Tet customs
A programme is taking place in Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay town, Hanoi, reproducing the traditional rituals, activities and customs during Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival.
Vietnam has five new special national relics
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam recently signed a decision to recognise five relic sites as special national ones.
Storing 3D-digital data of Hue heritage status quo
Thanks to the 3D-scanning application, data of the status quo of architectural works in Hue heritage complex were obtained and stored. These data are used for conservation as well as for virtual reality (VR) tours.
Khanh Hoa: Joining hands to preserve cultural heritages
The year 2021 marked the efforts of Khanh Hoa Provincial Association of Cultural Heritage and Spiritual Tourism Preservation with many professional and social activities, which have contributed to the preservation of cultural heritages in the province.
Preservation and promotion of Xam singing strengthened in modern life
 Among the folklore art treasure, Xam singing (ballads sung by wandering blind musicians) is a music form full of humanity and possessing many unique values, both in terms of contents and arts. However, in modern life, Xam singing is facing the risk of extinction, requiring early measures to protect and recover the traditional art form.
Cultural value popularisation helps raise Vietnam's status in int’l arena
Proactively popularising Vietnam's cultural values to the world and bringing into play the soft power of culture is helping promote the country’s status in the international arena, and is one of the targets determined in the cultural development strategy until 2030.
Children's Tet paintings celebrate New Year
A selection of 57 paintings by children are on display at the New Spring – New Artworks exhibition in celebration of the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays in the central city of Da Nang.
Beholding Hue beauty through MV series “Di mo rua?”
In an attempt to promote the beauty of Hue nature and people in an unusual way, Nguyen Chi Hieu and collaborators have made “Di mo rua?” (‘Where are you going?’), which is a series of music videos (MVs) with settings at well-known landmarks in Hue.
Vietnam has 23 more national treasures
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision to recognise 23 more national treasures.
With their latest ‘cai luong’ (reformed opera) play entitled ‘Nguyet Cam Ca – Kieu’, which was inspired from Vietnam’s 18th century poetic masterpiece ‘Tale of Kieu’ by celebrated poet Nguyen Du (1776 - 1820), artists from the Vietnam Cai Luong Theatre have left deep impressions and profound feelings on the audience, by conveying a message that women with beautiful souls deserve to be loved and to be…
Ninh Binh kicks off exhibition on Vietnam’s cultural heritage, scenic landscapes, handicrafts
An exhibition on cultural heritage, scenic landscapes, and traditional handicrafts of Vietnam is in full swing in the northern province of Ninh Binh as part of the National Tourism Year - Ninh Binh 2021.
Musical play helps preserve Ede ethnic minority people's epic
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak in collaboration with Song Thuong Garden Co., Ltd. held a press conference on December 14 to introduce a musical play titled "Khat vong Dam San” (Dam San's aspiration).
Unique architecture vestiges uncovered at Ho Dynasty Citadel’s centre in 2020-2021
Unique architecture traces have been detected at the centre of the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site, during an excavation during the past two years, reported the Institute of Archaeology and the Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation Centre on December 14.
Annual festival at Go Thap Special National Monument held internally
The ceremony to commemorate the 155th death anniversary of national heroes Thien Ho Vo Duy Duong and military officer Nguyen Tan Kieu, one of two annual festivals at the Go Thap Special National Monument, Thap Muoi District, Dong Thap, will be held on an internal scale due to the pandemic.
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