Settled down in SaiGon more than hundred years, the Chinese community has been built up a spectacular culture here. One of the most outstanding festivities is the Tet Nguyen Tieu – the first fullmoon of the lunar year. On this special day, people celebrate almost a […]
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Cow Racing at Tinh Bien village, An Giang, Vietnam
Cow Racing (145mm, ISO 200, f 6.3, 1/320) Annually, late of the eighth month of lunar calendar, farmers at Tinh Bien, An Giang organize a cow racing competition in Dolta festivity. The race is usually held in the rice paddy fields next to the Buddhist pagodas. Time […]

Cham Bani worships at cemetery in Ramuwan
Part of the Cham ethnic people in Vietnam, the Cham “Bani” people called Cham Awal are living in Vietnam’s Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan provinces. Blending the practices of matriarchy, ancestor veneration and Brahmanism, the Cham Bani starts annually celebrating the Ramuwan festival by worshiping […]

Hung King Festival
Legendary has created one peaceful country managed by Hung Kings who founded and reserved the spiritual area – Vietnam. It has been settled up as a “home” by Father – Lac Long Quan and Mother – Au Co. Generation to generation, this legend has been […]