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Vietnam's traditional arts command a great part of the country's rich heritage. Since ancient time, Vietnam society has cherished excellence in its arts. Over centuries, Vietnam arts have developed its own unique styles and forms. Singing, sculpture, calligraphy, painting, carving and others are the main forms of expression in Vietnam arts...

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Vietnam Festivals & Folk Games

Overview of traditional festivals
Traditional festivals constitute a form of cultural activities, a spiritual product which the people have created and developed during the course of history. From generation to generation, the Vietnamese people...
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Boat racing
In some places there are only two boats in competition (in Dao Xa, Phu Tho), a male boat with the figure of a bird at its head and a female one decorating with a figure of a fish. These two figures symbolize the yin-yang harmony...
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Vieing for Ball
A round wooden ball, sometimes a coconut or grapefruit must undergo the ritual of presenting to god before being taken into game. In the courtyard of the village communal house, two groups of youth wearing...
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Blind Man’s Buff
The goat and goat catcher are blindfolded with handkerchiefs. The game begins when the catcher yells, “Done!” The goat can move wherever he or she likes but...
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The Art of Traditional Wrestling
Were it not for the dry rhythm of the drum and the overheated ambiance appropriate for sporting events, the surroundings might be a set for an artistic performance, insofar as Vietnamese traditional wrestling (vat) resembles...
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The Pull of Natural Forces (keo co)
Players divide into two teams and stand face to face along a bamboo cord. A red piece of cloth marks the middle of the cord, which is above a line drawn with lime in the dirt. After a signal from the referee, players tug the cord as hard as...
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Bamboo Swings (Danh Du)
The game is most popular in the northern delta, especially along the banks of the Duong River in Bac Ninh Province. Residents in many villages around Hanoi, including the ancient capital of Co Loa, also set up swings during spring festivals...
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Nu Na Nu Nong
As she sings the last word, the girl whose leg is hit must withdraw it. Normally, the leader recites the song slowly as it is about to end, so that the other girls feel anxious about whose leg will be hit...
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Battle of the Chickens (choi ga)
Raising roosters for cockfighting requires heavy investments in time and labour. Professional trainers choose young chickens carefully, individually preparing their food and drink...
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Human Chess
In human chess, however, the pieces are all people: 32 people in all. One side consists of 16 boys and the other of 16 girls. Each team wears a different colour...
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Releasing pigeons (tha chim)
Every year, Hoan Son and Tam Giang villagers organise bird-releasing festivals in the early summer and mid autumn during the third and the eighth lunar months. Each family raises two or three flocks of pigeons...
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Throwing a sacred ball through the ring (nem con)
According to Tay legend, Pia, an orphan, war poor and lonely. Discouraged with life, he went to the forest and gathered pieces of fruit to throw around. One time, he threw a fruit so hard it flew straight to heaven, where a fairy caught it...
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The Game of the Dragon-Snake (rong ran)
At this, the doctor flies into a rage and attempts lo catch the child who represents the tail of the dragon-snake. The head of the line stretches his or her arms to bar the doctor while the dragon-snake tries to make a circle. If the dragon-snake succeeds in rolling into...
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Cat and Mouse Game (meo duoi chuot)
One person is chosen as the cal and another as the mouse. These two stand in the middle of the circle and lean against each other. When the others sing the last sentence, the mouse starts to run, and the cat must run after it...
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The game of squares (O an quan)
"They also draw two additional semi-circular boxes at the two ends of the rectangle, which are called "mandarin's boxes," hence the game's name. Each person has 25 small pebbles and a bigger stone...
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