Tet holiday in Vietnam: offering food and ghost money
Unlike the West, Asians specially value worshipping ancestors, therefore, there are so many customs and rules in worshipping of Vietnamese people. Today we will see the 2 major items in…
Hung Kings Temple Festival – Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Hung Kings Temple Festival (Gio to Hung Vuong) is one of the most important national holidays in Vietnam to commemorate Hung Kings who had built the country at its early stage. The festival strengthens the…
Tea drinking-a long standing culture of Vietnam
Having been cultivating and enjoying tea leaves for thousands of years, tea drinking has been an essential part in Vietnamese culture. Traditional tea enjoy Somewhere between 13th and 15th century,…
The imperial city of Hue-5 places cannot be missed
The imperial Hue is a large space, the most important place of the Nguyen Dynasty. Until now the place still preserves ancient cultures with palaces and temples. People put the…
Mother Goddess worship-the local religion of Vietnam
Among intangilble cultural heritages recognized by UNESCO in Vietnam, Dao Mau or Morther Goddess worship receives the least attention from foreign visitors. However, it has been an important part in…