Festivals are one of the special features in Vietnamese culture. The diversity of ethnic religions makes Vietnam one of the countries with many festivals. Festivals are held to commemorate cultural events. Community spirit is the essence of every festival. There are two parts to festivals: ceremony and festival. The ceremony is to express respect for divinity and people's dreams of health, wealth, luck and happiness for themselves and their loved ones. Festivals are unique features of culture, community, religion, etc. The two biggest traditional festivals are Lunar New Year and Hung King's Death Anniversary. During Lunar New Year, each region has other festivals to celebrate such as Lim Festival in Bac Ninh province, Giong Festival in Soc Son, Perfume Pagoda Festival in Hanoi. Hung King's death anniversary is held every year from the 8th to the 11th of the third lunar month. It is organized so that everyone remembers their roots. With many landscapes recognized by UNESCO as world natural heritage and a wealth of unique regional cultural spaces, Vietnam is a legendary land and also a storehouse of attractive material for filmmakers to exploit. long lasting waterfall.
Religion in Vietnam is quite diverse, including Buddhism (both Mahayana, Theravada and some modified groups such as Hoa Hao, Tu An Hieu Nghia); Christianity (including Catholicism and Protestantism); endogenous religions such as Cao Dai; and some other religions (Hinduism and Islam). Different types of folk beliefs also have a lot of influence. The majority of Vietnamese people consider themselves non-religious, even though they still go to religious sites several times a year...
Folk theater has many forms and has existed for a long time such as Cheo singing, Tuong singing, water puppetry... and newer ones such as Cai Luong, folk opera. Cheo is a form of theatrical storytelling, using the stage and actors as a means of interacting with the public. The content of Cheo plays is taken from fairy tales and Nom stories, carrying profound realistic and ideological values, while also expressing Vietnamese ethnicity. Cheo stage is simple, with non-professional actors performing impromptu...
Vietnamese culture is one of the oldest cultures in the Pacific region. Although located next to two major cultures, Chinese and Indian culture, Vietnam still preserves many of its own cultural features, expressed in many aspects such as traditional customs that still exist today. Nowadays, Vietnamese people's life and folk literature are rich and unique. It can be said that Vietnamese culture is a special blend of many ancient cultures along with the indigenous culture of the Vietnamese people. In addition to the greatest influence of China, there is also the influence of Indian and Cham culture. , and later the great influence of Western culture (France, Russia, America).