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Selecting ceremonial costumes: is long gown fit for a male?
18/04/2013 10:26
At the meeting held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and attended by culture experts and fashion designers, some said� khan xep ao the �(Vietnamese male traditional headdress and thin black and white ao dai) could be the ceremonial costume for men. However, deputy minister...
History of Buddhism in Vietnam in spotlight
17/04/2013 08:40
The seminar, organised in Hanoi last week, provided an opportunity for experts and researchers to share their views about Buddhism in Vietnam, its philosophy and the ideas presented by the sculptures, statues and icons. Nearly 200 Buddhist artefacts dating from the early Common Era to the...
Hung Kings worship, source of nation's strength
15/04/2013 05:31
He made the remarks at a grand ceremony in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 13 to receive a UNESCO certificate of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity bestowed to the worship of Hung Kings. The event coincided with the opening ceremony of the Hung Kings Temple Festival...
Khmer people celebrate traditional new-year festival
12/04/2013 12:06
In border Giang Thanh district of Kien Giang province, one of the country’s largest�rice bowls, the bumper winter-spring crop has made locals eager in preparing for the festival. Danh Tuoi, a Khmer man in Vinh Dieu commune, said his family has prepared all necessary things for the...
Cool Tet snacks do the trick
12/04/2013 11:47
Apart from Tet, or Lunar New Year festival,�Vietnam�celebrates several other Tets. And there are special dishes specific to each one of them. Tr�i and chay cakes, two special snacks made for the Tet Han Thuc, or the Cold Food Festival, have transcended the festival and become popular�everyday...
Gong-ho for Central culture
07/04/2013 04:22
� Off with a bang: Italian PhD researcher Vincenzo Dalla Ratta became so passionate about gong culture that he decided to come to Viet Nam to make it his thesis subject. � �As a student of traditional music, Ratta, 32, said he always enjoyed watching Viet Nam's Gia Rai ethnic minority...
Pagoda bells in Vietnamese Buddhist culture
07/04/2013 04:18
Pagodas are very popular throughout Vietnam. Many of them are hundreds of years old. Vietnamese pagodas are unique for their architecture while the pagoda bell makes them more sacred and solemn.� The history of Vietnamese pagodas reflects the long history of Buddhism in Vietnam. According to...