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The xam song is one kind of song that was created by the Vietnamese a long time ago, and which is considered a very special performance. |
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Getting married is an important event in a Vietnamese’s life. The procedure of the ancient wedding ceremony was very complicated. |
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The then song is the religious music of the Tay, Nung minorities. This type of song can be considered a religious performance of Long Poems which depict a journey to the heavens to ask the Jade Emperor to settle trouble for the head of the household. |
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This type of music is played in military dance ceremonies. The Tay Son Military Music originated in Binh Dinh Province, a place famous for its practice of martial arts. |
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Vietnamese literary tradition has evolved through the multiple events that have marked the country’s history. |
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The birth place of quan ho folk songs is Bac Ninh Province. During village festivals, which are held every year, particularly in spring, young men and women gather in the yard of a communal house or pagoda, on a hill or in a rowing boat, and sing quan ho. |
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The lithophone is a set of stone slabs of different sizes and shapes fabricated through an elementary technique. |
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Either boys or girls, usually age’s seven to ten, play the two-person game of O an quan (literally "Mandarin's Box"). They draw a rectangle on the ground and divide it into ten small squares called "rice fields" or "fish ponds. |
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A large group plays the children's game rong ran (dragon-snake). In One person sits on a small hill or some location above the other players; he or she acts as the doctor. |
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The tranh zither is also called the thap luc cam or sixteen-stringed zither. The tranh zither appeared in Vietnam in the time of the Tran dynasty (12th-13th centuries). |
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The Vietnamese culture has always evolved on the basis of the wet rice civilization. Thus, the lifestyle of the Vietnamese population is closely related to its village and native lands |
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Vietnamese modern dance started developing around 1945. It consists of a combination of materials; some from the folk dance period and others from the new era. |
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Vietnamese music has had a rather long history. Since ancient times, the Vietnamese have had a strong inclination for music. |
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According to ancient carvings, the moon-shaped lute appeared in Vietnam in the 11th century. Intended to be played by men, the lute has maintained a very important position in the musical traditions of the Kinh. |
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Festive activities are living museums in which typical cultural values of the nation have been preserved for centuries. |
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Each ethnic group in Vietnam has unique ways of celebrating Tet. The Tay people of Cao Bang and Lang Son Provinces have a special Tet game that not only ushers in the spring but also serves as a matchmaker. |
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On November 7, 2003, UNESCO bestowed world heritage status on 28 relics of nations as masterpieces of oral and intangible heritage of humanity. |
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During Tet, a number of villages in northern and central Vietnam hold cooking contests that may sound simple, but follow strict and complex rules: Cooking in the wind and rain. |
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T'rung is one of the popular musical instruments closely associated with the spiritual life of the Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gia Rai, E De and other ethnic minority people in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. |
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Religious belief dance is closely connected to ceremonies, beliefs and customs of Vietnamese nationalities. |
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