(VOVWORLD) - The Ching kram, a bamboo gong, is a traditional musical instrument of the Ede in the Central Highlands. The bamboo gongs are easy to play and produce a cheerful sound.

(VOVWORLD) -Health worship rituals are an important religious custom of the M’Nong in the Central Highlands. The blessed person feels relaxed, secured and protected.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ba Na culture includes diverse art forms, epics being one of the most notable. Epics connect the community, the living and the dead, the past and present, speak of people’s hopes for a happy and prosperous life, and praise love, nobility, wisdom, and courage in harmonizing with nature and combating evil.

(VOVWORLD) -The Kpan is a long wooden bench of the Ede people on which gong and drum performers sit. The Ede consider the Kpan a symbol of rich and powerful families.

(VOVWORLD) -The Pa Ko ethnic minority group has diverse cultural value which reflects in their folk songs and dances.

(VOVWORLD) -The Arieu Ping, which means exhumation, is the biggest celebration of the Pa Ko to show respect and piety of the living people for the deceased. The celebration also helps enhance unity of family members and villagers to build a prosperous, sufficient, and happy community.

(VOVWORLD) -The Pa Ko consider marriage one of the most important work in a person’s lifespan. Parents have to prepare offerings for their children’s wedding when they are grown-up.

(VOVWORLD) -The Ada festival to celebrate a new rice crop is the biggest and most important event of the year for the Pa Ko. The festival begins on the 6th day of the 11th lunar month, which the Pa Ko believe is the best day of the year. The Ada festival is held to thank the gods of the heaven and earth and pray to them for a bumper crop.

(VOVWORLD) -The Pa Ko is an ethnic group scattered across the provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue in the Truong Son mountain range. The Pa Ko live in harmony with nature, which is reflected in their lifestyle, customs, and culture.

(VOVWORLD) -The funeral ceremony of the Lo Lo contains religious and cultural features. It illustrates the piety of children toward their parents and the community bond.