(VOVWORLD) - It often takes a month for a Dao ethnic woman to dye a piece of fabric and two to three years to make a full set of clothes. Though the process is time-consuming, Dao women in Van Ho commune, Son La province, continue to meticulously craft their intricate costumes in order to preserve their identity.

(VOVWORLD) - Big Drum Music of the Khmer ethnic people features an ensemble of 15 musical instruments, led by the large drum. In the Mekong Delta, only a few Khmer individuals still know how to play this lead instrument.

(VOVWORLD) - Like other indigenous groups in the Central Highlands, the Mnong people possess various types of gongs used for festivals and community or family activities. Among their collections, the rare Prak gong stands out. It is used only at important events and festivals. Over time, and due to social changes, very few Prak gongs remain today across the region.

(VOVWORLD) - Ariya chanting of the Cham is a form of melodic recitation or storytelling often performed during festivals and community events.

(VOVWORLD) - The rain praying ceremony is a spiritual and cultural activity, representing the distinctive identity of the Jrai ethnic group in Gia Lai province. The Jrai people have preserved the ritual’s original traditional values, enriching the cultural heritage of ethnic Central Highlanders.

(VOVWORLD) - In the sun-drenched, windy central region of Vietnam, the Cham community have developed a brilliant culture that adds to the diversity of Vietnam’s ethnic groups. Traditional festivals such as a weather-praying ceremony and the Kate festival, held at the ancient Cham towers, to the sound of the Paranung drums and Saranai clarinets, are important religious and cultural events where people connect with deities, nature, and with one another.

(VOVWORLD) - For the Khmer people in the Mekong Delta, the Ngo junk (longboat) is a cultural and religious symbol. The Ngo junks are always decorated with striking motifs and colors, each featuring an artistic pair of eyes and a distinctive mascot at the bow.

(VOVWORLD) - For generations, the K’Ho community in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has grown corn as their main crop. They have cooked various dishes such as mixture of corn and rice, sour corn soup, hot corn soup, sweet corn porridge, and corn cake.

(VOVWORLD) - In the forests and mountains of the Central Highlands, above the sound of the wind and streams, travelers may sometimes hear the sound of a dinh tut flute, the traditional instrument of the Ede people. The đing tŭt is considered the voice of their cultural heritage.

(VOVWORLD) - The parent-child bonding rite is an age-old custom of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highlands that embodies the spirit of unity and fosters solidarity among different families and clans.