Each passing year in a person’s life brings esteem and respect to their family and neighborhood. Formerly, at the age of 40 one was honored for being an old man or woman. During the Tran Dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries, the 40 year old emperor gave up his throne to his son to [...]

Recording Name on Family Annals Custom According to the old custom, after checking the family annals, avoiding the profanation of taboo names (name of a child is same as the name of ancestors); the newborn child is officially given a name. First-born Baby custom It has some difficulties for the wife when she is pregnant [...]

The festival was held in the central province of Thanh Hoa from September 27-29 to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary. The festival featured the Lam Son insurrection and the 10-year war of resistance against the Ming invaders by King Le Loi. The event attracted thousands of visitors and thousands of amateur artists. Thanh Hoa Party Chief [...]

Cai Luong (reformed opera) is more popular in the south of the country, and is the most modern of the three forms of Vietnamese opera. Similar to European comic opera, it is lighter and more romantic than tuong and cheo. Origins In the early 20th century, a form of music known as tai tu, a [...]

There’s a folk verse in Vietnam that tells about a lazy guy who does not want to do anything but could not resist the attraction of a Cheo play, which has played a very important role in Vietnamese cultural life for a long time and is considered the oldest and most popular folk music performance [...]