The Giong Festival, also known as the Festival of Phu Dong Village (Gia Lam District, Hanoi), is one of the largest traditional festivals in the Red River Delta region. It was recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010. The festival re-enacts two legendary battles fought by Saint Giong, as well as the ceremonial procession, drawing thousands of locals and visitors each year.
Then is an essential spiritual practice in the lives of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam, reflecting their beliefs about humanity, nature, and the universe.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recently inscribed the Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival at Sam mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, raising the total number of Vietnam’s such UNESCO-honoured intangible elements to 16.
The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was officially recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paraguay on December 4.
The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recently inscribed Lao traditional Naga motif weaving as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
President Vo Van Thuong has commended the south central province of Phu Yen for its efforts to overcome difficulties to boost socio-economic development, ensure national defence and security and enhance Party building and rectification.
A group of 14 Jrai artisans from the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai will participate in the 2023 Jeonju International Sori Festival, an event for traditional and world music, in Jeollabuk-do province in the Republic of Korea from September 15-24.
“Nha Nhac” (Vietnamese royal court music), which has been recognised by the UNESCO as world cultural heritage, is a special art form to explore in the ancient imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, which brings the audience to ancient days during the Nguyen Dynasty, the most flourishing period of the art.
Tours to conquer Ta Xua and Ta Chi Nhu, two of the 15 highest mounts in Vietnam, were recently launched in Tram Tau district of northwestern Yen Bai province.
Xoe dance is a unique art form in the cultural and religious life of the Thai ethnic group in Nghia Lo town of Yen Bai province in particular and the northwestern region in general.
To preserve and promote the cultural heritage value of Then singing and Tính musical instruments in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang and make it appealing among a broader audience, many clubs have been established to inspire a love of the traditional art in the younger generation.
The northern moutainous province of Son La on September 17 held a ceremony to honour the art of Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people which has been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
A total of 2,022 people will join a Xoe dance performance of the Thai ethnic people on September 24 night when the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai receives the UNESCO certificate for this art genre.
A ceremony was held in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on September 3 night to receive a UNESCO certificate accrediting Practices of Then by Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic minority groups in Vietnam as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has completed its preparation to host a ceremony to receive the UNESCO's certificate recognising the art of Xoe dance of the Thai ethnic people as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on September 24, according to Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee Vu Thi Hien Hanh.
Over 2,000 people will join a Xoe dance performance of Thai ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, which is slated for September this year.
Many Vietnamese have in their mind a "six-eight" iambic couplet verse stating that no matter how far Vietnamese people travel, they always remember the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day.
Xoan singing is a valuable intangible cultural heritage of the ancestor land of Phu Tho. This heritage has links to the worship of Hung Kings, a belief that originates from the Vietnamese practice of ancestor worship.
Don ca tai tu (southern amateur music) Contest is being held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, aiming to promote the value of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Thai women in Vat village in Son La province’s Moc Chau district are no longer just working in their homes or in the kitchen behind closed doors. They are confident to introduce their cultural identity through the intangible cultural identity of Xoe dancing.
