Nha Nhac Vietnamese Court Music in Hue
In its ordinary meaning, Court Music is understood as music genres, including music for dance and opera, used in worshiping ceremonies, national court – organized festivities, and occasions of entertainment[…]
Category: Vietnamese Culture
The Vietnamese culture, the culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest in Southeast Asia, with the ancient Bronze age Dong Son culture being widely considered one of its most important progenitors. Due to a millennium of Chinese rule, Vietnam was heavily and remarkably influenced by Chinese culture in terms of politics, government, Confucian social and moral ethics, and art. Vietnam is considered to be part of the East Asian cultural sphere.
Some elements generally considered to be characteristic of Vietnamese culture include ancestor veneration, ancestor worship, respect for community and family values, handicrafts and manual labour religious belief. Important symbols present in Vietnamese culture include dragons, turtles, lotuses and bamboo.
Space of Gong Culture in Vietnam Central Highlands
The space of gong culture in Central Highlands of Viet Nam covers 5 provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong[…]
Ca Tru Singing
Ca Tru has many names, depending on each locality, each period of time, it is also called A dao singing, Cua dinh singing, Cua quyen singing, Co dau singing, Nha[…]
Quan Ho Folk Songs – Bac Ninh
Quan ho Bac Ninh is folk songs of the Red River Delta, concentrates mainly in Kinh Bac region (provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is a kind of[…]
Giong Festival at Phu Dong and Soc Temples – Hanoi
The Giong Festival is a traditional festival in commemoration and praise of the mythical hero Saint Giong, one of four immortals of Vietnamese folk beliefs. The festival vividly imitates the[…]
Xoan Singing – Phu Tho
Xoan singing or hat cua dinh (singing at the communal house) is a kind of performing art relating to worshipping gods. In the past, Van Lang people held Xoan singing[…]
Worship of Hung Kings – Phu Tho
The worship of Hung Kings originates from Hung Kings dynasty in the belief that all Vietnamese people have the same origin “Dragon’s children and Fairy’s grand-children”; and also expresses Vietnamese[…]