(VOVWORLD) - Tet, the lunar New Year Festival, is an important holiday for Vietnamese people. Every ethnic group has their own Tet practices and customs, which create a diverse picture of Tet celebrations across Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - The La Hu, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, live only in the border area of Muong Te district in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

(VOVWORLD) - The 3rd Mong Culture Festival recently held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau attracted thousands of Mong ethnic minority folklorists, artists, and amateur athletes from 11 provinces. The Festival has helped preserve and promote the culture of ethnic groups and the Mong in particular.

(VOVWORLD) - Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the northern mountain provinces including Ha Giang, Dien Bien, and Cao Bang, and in several Central Highlands provinces. Like other ethnic groups, Mong people take part in many rituals during their lifetime. One is the ritual to give a name to a baby to acknowledge him or her as a new family member.

(VOVWORLD) - At the end of the year, Ba Na people in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai gather at the Rong communal house to celebrate a Thanksgiving for deities and pray for good luck for the whole village.

(VOVWORLD) - Teaching and promoting tradition and culture to pupils has been an important task in all schools. In recent years, schools in the northern border province of Lang Son have created diverse activities for students to engage in cultural preservation.

(VOVWORLD) - At the end of the year, when farm work finishes, the Co Tu ethic minority people visit relatives to tighten family bonds. The son-in-law usually brings special gifts for his in-laws.

(VOVWORLD) - Folk games of ethnic people are a fascinating part of Vietnam’s cultural heritage. They derive from work activities and possess historical and cultural values. Folk games are nurtured and spread in the community from generation to generation. Many games have become traditional competitions at cultural festivals of ethnic minorities. Rooster feather badminton is one of the most popular games of the Mong in Son La province.

(VOVWORLD) - Hin hamlet in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La is known for having many Thai ethnic minority artists who can sing folk songs and play the flute, the panpipe, and the two-string fiddle.This is the result of the local authorities and people working together for many years to preserve and promote ethnic culture.

(VOVWORLD) - The Dao Khau of Sin Ho district, Lai Chau province, believe that all things that begin before the sun rises will go well, particularly for important events such as a wedding where the procession to take the bride to the groom’s house is usually held between 5 am and 8 am. Before the first gleam of daylight, Dao Khau villagers cheer the groom’s wedding delegation departing for the bride’s house. They wear splendid costumes and are accompanied by a musical group.