Tet for H’mong ethnic people
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Tet for H’mong ethnic people takes place at the end of January (the beginning of the last lunar month) and often in the last several days with many specific communal activities.
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The beauty of Lao Cai culture
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(CPV) – There are more than 20 ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous border province of Lao Cai and each group has its own specific culture. The province has attached special importance to the preservation and promotion of ethnic cultural identity.
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Dak Lak donates gongs to village
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The Department of Culture and Information and Lak district People’s Committee of the Central Highland province of Dak Lak has given 13 sets of gongs worth of 200 million VND to M’lieng village, Dak Lieng commune, Lak district.
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Mong ethnic cultural festival opens in Yen Bai province
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In the framework of Muong Lo cultural tourism week, on October 16th, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is holding a Mong ethnic cultural festival and has announced a decision from the provincial People’s Committee on the plans for the Suoi Giang tourist area in Van Chan district.
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Preserving ancient Thai script
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Nghia Lo town in the northwestern mountainous province of Yen Bai has held a closing ceremony for the first training course on the preservation of ancient Thai script from the Muong Lo area, which drew the participation of 40 Thai ethnic people.
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Place filled with Khmer cultural color
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To preserve and promote national cultural beauty, Khmer ethnic children have learnt scripts and studied the lifestyle and customs of their group at a pagoda.
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Vestiges of ancient pagoda discovered in Tuyen Quang
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Vestiges of a terra-cotta tower with decorated patterns, tiles and objects of worship from the Tran dynasty (13th-14th century) have been unearthed on the grounds of Phat Lam pagoda in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.
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Preserving ethnic languages and scripts in Cao Bang
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(CPV) - The preservation of ethnic languages can be considered as a key task in the preservation of traditional culture. Over the past year, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has made great efforts to research, collect and promote ethnic languages and scripts, contributing to the preservation of cultural heritages of ethnic groups.
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Nghe An preserves ethnic scripts
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There are six ethnic minority groups including Thai, Mong, Kho Mu, Dan Lai, Tho and O Du in the central province of Nghe An. Only two of them have their have their own scripts. The Thai has three different scripts, and the Mong has Mong scripts.
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The Xtieng
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The Xtieng have a population of more than 67,000 who live in four northern districts of Binh Phuoc and Binh Duong province and a part of them lives in Dong Nai and Tay Ninh provinces. They divide into two groups : Bu Dec and Bu Lo.
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The Xo-dang
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With a population of nearly 127,000 persons, the Xo- dang live in concentration in Kon Tum province and in scattered groups in the mountain areas of Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces. Their names are xo-deng, Hdang Ca-dong, To-dra, Ha-lang, Mo-nam. Their language belongs to the Mon-Khmer group.
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The Xinh-mun
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With a population of more than 18,000 persons, the Xinh-mun live in Son La and Lai Chau provinces in the Vietnamese-Lao border region.They are also known as Puoc and Pua. Their language belongs to the Mon-Khmer Group.
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The Tho
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The Tho have a population of more than 68,000 living in the western part of Nghe An province. They are also known as Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong, Dan Lai and Ly Ha. The Tho language belongs to the Viet-Muong Group.
The Tho cultivate rice and hemp either on sloping or in flat terrain. In rice cultivation, they often dig holes to sow seeds or distribute seeds over the fields, and then use ploughs and harrows to fill in the soil. Hemp is grown primarily for use in making items for daily use such as bags, nets, hammocks, and hunting and fishing nets. A hunting net needs 30-40kg of hemp fabrics. Fish, birds and animals are an important sources of food stuffs of the Tho. They are very experienced in hunting and fishing. In addition, the forest provides various kinds of vegetable, fruit and roots for Tho daily life and for survival between harvests and in difficult years caused by crop failure.
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The Thai
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The Thai have a population of more than 1,330,000 and live in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Hoa Binh and Nghe An. The Thai are also known as Tay, Tay Dam, Tay Khao, Tay Muoi, Tay Thanh, Hang Tong, Pu Thay and Tho Da Bac. The Thai language belongs to the Tay-Thai Group.
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