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Guoc Moc (Sole sisters) for the Vietnamese People
01/06/2012 03:24
Due to Vietnam's hot and humid climate and wading days in wet rice paddies or fishing, Vietnamese people usually went barefoot. Formerly, on cold days, men and women from rural areas would don clogs made from bamboo roots when attending festivals or visiting friends. At home they...
Cyclo – a surprising miracle in the eyes of foreign tourists in Vietnam travel
30/05/2012 03:31
It is not easy for a particular vehicle to exist, to be honored and loved for generations. However, a rudimentary and simple cyclo in Vietnam has done it! Traveling and visiting Vietnam streets by Cyclo It is just simple and ordinary as its appearance. No noisy sound from engines, no...
Rice cooking competition in Vietnam Culture
30/05/2012 02:46
During Tet holiday, a number of villages in northern and central Vietnam hold rice cooking contests that may sound simple, but follow strict and complex rules. Contestants cook in the open air while in a bamboo boat floating on the village pond. Charcoal, the usual fuel, is prohibited....
Joining Vietnamese Village Festivals to play a Traditional Game- Human chess
28/05/2012 04:23
Human chess is a variant of chess, often played by people who take on the roles of the various chess pieces (king, knight, bishop and so on). This is typically done on an outdoor field, with the squares of the board marked out on the grass. A move resulting in a piece being taken from the...
Hat Van or Van Singing- The Traditional Folk Art of Vietnamese Music
26/05/2012 12:40
Its music and poetry are mingled with a variety of rhythms, pauses, tempos, stresses and pitches. It is in essence a cantillation where the tunes and rhythm depend on the contents of the sung text and may be linked together into a suite, used in relation to a mythical happening, with hints...
Cheo Opera- A form of popular theatre in Vietnam
22/05/2012 02:10
Cheo which has its roots in ancient village festivals is a form of popular theatre in Vietnam . It consists of folk songs with pantomime, instrumental music and dances, combined with instructive or interpretive sketches dealing with stories from legends, poetry, history or even daily...
Ethnic groups make Vietnamese culture more colourful
22/05/2012 06:45
Vietnam is a culturally diversified nation with 54 ethnic groups with multiple customs and traditions. Each group has its own unique costume character makes h more colourful. Black Thai's costume Being the second largest ethnic group in Vietnam, the Thai’s brocade is very...