The Hung King Temple Festival
Every year, a large number of visitors from all over the country participate a national festival – Hung King Temple Festival – an incense offering ceremony in honor of Hung…
Vietnamese Culture
Vietnam traditional culture, cultural festival, common practice,…
Vietnam culture overview
Vietnam has an age-old and special culture that is closely attached to the history of the formation and development of the nation. Historians have shared a common view that Vietnam…
The Funeral Ceremony in Vietnam
Formerly funeral ceremonies went as following: the body was washed and dressed; then a le ngam ham, or chopstick, was laid between the teeth and a pinch of rice and…
Discover Vietnamese Tet celebrations in Hoi An
The combination between traditional culture and modern lifestyle have created a distinction of Hoi An on Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays. Let’s experience the distinction of the old town through…
The custom of Betel Chewing and Thuoc Lao smoking
A quid of betel, also called trau, is composed of four elements: an areca leaf (sweet taste), betel bark (hot taste), a chay root (bitter taste), and hydrated lime (pungent…
Vietnamese Southern Women Costumes
The costume of women in South Vietnam has gone through many stages of development, but still preserves its distinctive and unique imprints of the traditional culture. Initially, the women’s…
The Wedding Ceremony in Vietnam
Getting married is an important event in a Vietnamese’s life. The procedure of the ancient wedding ceremony was very complicated. Current wedding ceremony procedures include the following steps: the search…