Keng Loong is an indispensable spiritual dish of Thai ethnic people in Mai Chau highland district, Hoa Binh province especially during festivals such as the New Rice Celebration, Xen Ban, Xen Muong, and Cha Chieng Ceremonies.
Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has signed a Decision declaring the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List for 36 intangible cultural heritages around the country. Phu Tho has three heritages.
These days, Van Phuc Craft Village is a hive of activity in preparation for the upcoming cultural tourism and trade week to be held here.
Chu Dong Tu-Tien Dung, the Love Festival, is a famous festival in Hung Yen province and one of the 16 biggest festivals in Vietnam. The festival is dedicated to the legend of Chu Dong Tu, a poor fisherman, and Princess Tien Dung, a daughter of the 18th Hung King (408-258 BC). This year the festival is recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Binh Thuan Provincial People's Committee Doan Anh Dung has recently issued a document on strengthening the management, protection, and promotion of intangible cultural heritage values in the province.
Tung tung da dá is a traditional community dance of the Co Tu ethnic minority. The beautiful dance shows a harmony between men and women, symbolizing yin and yang in the universe. All villagers make a circle and dance anti-clockwise to the background sound of upbeat drums and gongs echoing in the majestic Truong Son mountain range.
The main ceremony of the Whale-worshipping (Cau Ngu) festival officially took place on August 6th morning at Van Thuy Tu temple. The event is part of a series of activities included in the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 - Binh Thuan: Green Tourism comes together”.
The People's Committee of Hong Ngu District, Dong Thap Province, held a ceremony on August 2 to receive the decision of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on recognising the traditional scarf weaving of Long Khanh A Commune as part of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage.
The Loyalty Oath Festival of Dong Co Temple in Tay Ho District, Hanoi has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for its historical and cultural values.
Hoi The Trung Hieu (a Festival of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Country) at Dong Co Temple in Hanoi has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.
The 200-year-old Thuan Hung rice paper village in Thot Not district, Can Tho city, has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. This is the first traditional craft village in Can Tho to receive the recognition.
The craft of making ‘chung’ (square glutinous rice cake) and ‘giay’ (glutinous rice cake) in the northern ancestral province of Phu Tho has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage under a decision signed by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.