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| Vietnamese New Year |
 s Tet is more than just New Year's Eve as celebrated in the West. Imagine
Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and New Year all celebrated together. Vietnam
Hotels are full during Tet as thousands travel to Vietnam. Book your Vietnam
travel and Vietnam hotel now.Tet follows the lunar calendar and falls
about six weeks before the vernal equinox. It heralds in spring in northern
Vietnam, and is a period of rest between rice crops throughout the country. It
is a four day period that falls between late January and mid-February.
. Tet is more than just New Year's Eve as celebrated in the West. Imagine
Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving and New Year all celebrated together. Vietnam
Hotels are full during Tet as thousands travel to Vietnam. Book your Vietnam
travel and Vietnam hotel now.
Tet follows the lunar calendar and falls
about six weeks before the vernal equinox. It heralds in spring in northern
Vietnam, and is a period of rest between rice crops throughout the country. It
is a four day period that... More » |
| Vietnam Festivals |
 s Festivals have long been considered the traditional cultural activity
of the Vietnamese people. They are attractive to all social classes and
have become a necessary part of people's lives for many centuries.
Festivals are the crystallization of cultural, spiritual, and physical
activities that have been chosen, maintained, and improved over many
generations. Festivals are the living cultural museums of the way
people live. . Festivals have long been considered the traditional cultural activity
of the Vietnamese people. They are attractive to all social classes and
have become a necessary part of people's lives for many centuries.
Festivals are the crystallization of cultural, spiritual, and physical
activities that have been chosen, maintained, and improved over many
generations. Festivals are the living cultural museums of the way
people live.
Festivals are a place to enjoy and learn about... More » |
| Vietnam Religion |
 s The major religious traditions in
Vietnam are Buddhism (which fuses forms of Taoism and Confusianism),
Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Islam, Cao Daism and the
Hoa Hao sect. . The major religious traditions in
Vietnam are Buddhism (which fuses forms of Taoism and Confusianism),
Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Islam, Cao Daism and the
Hoa Hao sect.
At the end of the 14th century, Buddhism began to show signs of
decline. The ideological influence of Buddhism, however, remained very
strong in social and cultural life. Presenty, over 70 percent of the
population of Vietnam are either Buddhist or strongly influenced by
Buddhist practices.... More » |
| Vietnam Traditional Instruments |
 s Gongs are musical instruments made of alloy bronze, sometimes with
gold, silver, or black bronzeadded to their composition. In the Kinh
language, the word cong identifies convex gongs and the word chieng
refers to the flat ones. Gongs vary in size from 20 to 120 cm in
diameter. . Gongs are musical instruments made of alloy bronze, sometimes with
gold, silver, or black bronzeadded to their composition. In the Kinh
language, the word cong identifies convex gongs and the word chieng
refers to the flat ones. Gongs vary in size from 20 to 120 cm in
diameter.
Gongs may be played one at a time or in groups of 2 to 20 units. The
Muong, as well as other ethnic groups in the Truong Son-Tay Nguyen
regions, use gongs not only to beat the rhythm but also to... More » |
