Đắk Nông organised a poetry night themed “Sống và Hi vọng” (Live and Hope) on Vietnamese Poetry Day 2022. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyên Dung HÀ NỘI — After a two-year hiatus, Vietnamese Poetry Day officially returned with a flexible style to make sure it adapted to the new normal. Vietnamese Poetry Day …
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Early spring is the time when Ê Đê people in Việt Nam’s Central Highlands region enjoy the festive time with the cầu mùa (Praying for fertile crops) ritual. This is one of the important rituals of the Ê Đê people, which takes place when a new crop planting season begins. …
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The renowned Vietnamese songwriter Hoàng Vân. — Photo courtesy of thethaovanhoa.vn HÀ NỘI — Two books about the life and musical career of renowned Vietnamese songwriter Hoàng Vân (1930-2018) have been released to commemorate the fourth anniversary of his death. The first book, Nhạc và Đời (Music and Life), published by the …
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HÀ NỘI — The Writers Association Publishing House and HC 100 project will release a new book to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of poet Hoàng Cầm (1922-2010). Called Hoàng Cầm về Kinh Bắc (Hoàng Cầm Returns to Kinh Bắc) includes the poetry collection Về Kinh Bắc (Returns to Kinh …
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The aerial view of Hương (Perfume) Pagoda in Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đức District. The religious site will start to welcome pilgrims back on February 16 after a long closure due to the pandemic. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI Hương (Perfume) Pagoda Complex in Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đức District …
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Hand-made incense sticks drying under the sun. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Chiến HÀ GIANG — Although affected by the market economy, the traditional incense making village of Nùng U ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang still survives. In Hạ Lập Hamlet, Bằng Lang Commune …
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There’s an old saying: “Hoạ hổ hoạ bì nan hoạ cốt; Tri nhân tri diện bất tri tâm.” It roughly means “When drawing a tiger, only the skin and fur can be drawn, but it is difficult to draw its bones; It is easy to recognise someone’s appearance, but difficult to understand his …
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Having words painted by a calligrapher has long been a part of Lunar New Year. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — To adapt to the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic that limit in-person contact, calligraphers for the annual spring calligraphy festival will offer their services virtually for the first time. Having words …
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HÀ NỘI — This Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, bookworms can walk along Hà Nội Book Street in Hoàn Kiếm District and enjoy thousands of books of all genres from reputable publishers. Spring Book Street 2022 with the theme Cánh én chào xuân – Nâng tầm tri thức (Swallow wings to welcome …
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Vietnamese staff members of level-2 field hospital No 3 in South Sudan erect the nêu tree. Photos courtesy of level-2 field hospital No 3 in South Sudan HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese staff members of level-2 field hospital No 3 in South Sudan have recently erected a nêu tree (New Year’s tree) to …
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