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Historically Vietnamese writing was written in [[Literary Chinese in Vietnam|Literary Chinese]] and Chữ Nôm. Literature using Nôm script began roughly in the 10th century. Up until the 21st century, there had been two components existing at the same time: works written in Literary Chinese (with poems and prose demonstrating Vietnamese history and realities; thus, they are regarded as Vietnamese literature) and works written in Nôm script (mostly poems). |
Historically Vietnamese writing was written in [[Literary Chinese in Vietnam|Literary Chinese]] and Chữ Nôm. Literature using Nôm script began roughly in the 10th century. Up until the 21st century, there had been two components existing at the same time: works written in Literary Chinese (with poems and prose demonstrating Vietnamese history and realities; thus, they are regarded as Vietnamese literature) and works written in Nôm script (mostly poems). |
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Since the 1920s, literature has been mainly composed in the national language (Latin alphabet) with profound renovations in form and category such as novels, new-style poems, short stories and dramas, and with diversity in artistic tendency. Written literature attained speedy development after the August Revolution, when it was directed by the Vietnamese Communist Party's guideline and focused on the people's fighting and work life. |
Since the 1920s, literature has been mainly composed in the national language (Latin alphabet) with profound renovations in form and category such as novels, new-style poems, short stories and dramas, and with diversity in artistic tendency. Written literature attained speedy development after the August Revolution, when it was directed by the Vietnamese Communist Party's guideline and focused on the people's fighting and work life. |
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Classical literature include ''[[The Tale of Kieu|Truyện Kiều]] (The Tale of Kieu)'' ([[Nguyễn Du]]), ''[[Cung oán ngâm khúc|Cung Oán Ngâm Khúc]] (Complaint of a Palace Maid)'' ([[Nguyễn Gia Thiều]]), ''[[Chinh phụ ngâm]]'' ''(Lament of the soldier's wife)'' ([[Đặng Trần Côn]]), and ''[[Quốc âm thi tập|Quốc âm Thi Tập]]'' (''Poetry Collection'') ([[Nguyễn Trãi]]), all of which are translated or annotated in chữ quốc ngữ. Some famous female poets include [[Hồ Xuân Hương]], [[Đoàn Thị Điểm]], and [[Bà Huyện Thanh Quan]]. |
Classical literature include ''[[The Tale of Kieu|Truyện Kiều]] (The Tale of Kieu)'' ([[Nguyễn Du]]), ''[[Cung oán ngâm khúc|Cung Oán Ngâm Khúc]] (Complaint of a Palace Maid)'' ([[Nguyễn Gia Thiều]]), ''[[Chinh phụ ngâm]]'' ''(Lament of the soldier's wife)'' ([[Đặng Trần Côn]]), and ''[[Quốc âm thi tập|Quốc âm Thi Tập]]'' (''Poetry Collection'') ([[Nguyễn Trãi]]), all of which are translated or annotated in chữ quốc ngữ. Some famous female poets include [[Hồ Xuân Hương]], [[Đoàn Thị Điểm]], and [[Bà Huyện Thanh Quan]]. |
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Modern Vietnamese literature has developed from romanticism to realism, from heroism in wartime to all aspects of life, and developed into ordinary life of the Vietnamese. |
Modern Vietnamese literature has developed from romanticism to realism, from heroism in wartime to all aspects of life, and developed into ordinary life of the Vietnamese. |
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This style of poetry remained prominent until the 13th century. Thereafter, poetry and literature in the Vietnamese language emerged as the primary rival to literature written in the Classical Chinese language. |
This style of poetry remained prominent until the 13th century. Thereafter, poetry and literature in the Vietnamese language emerged as the primary rival to literature written in the Classical Chinese language. |
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The [[Chữ Nôm]] writing system for the Vietnamese language was adapted for Vietnamese poetry. This writing system was also sanctioned by the Vietnamese government and recognized as the primary language of the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=corneliatrent|date=2018-01-10|title=The Poetry of Vietnam|url=https://corneliatrent.wordpress.com/2018/01/10/the-poetry-of-vietnam/|access-date=2019-11-13|website=corneliatrent|language=en}}</ref> It remained as the main writing system for Vietnamese poetry until the end of the 20th century. However, this was changed upon the advent of brief European rule from the introduction of the Romanized script (known as Quoc Ngu). As a result, the precise meaning of Vietnamese poems in Hán-Nôm |
The [[Chữ Nôm]] writing system for the Vietnamese language was adapted for Vietnamese poetry. This writing system was also sanctioned by the Vietnamese government and recognized as the primary language of the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=corneliatrent|date=2018-01-10|title=The Poetry of Vietnam|url=https://corneliatrent.wordpress.com/2018/01/10/the-poetry-of-vietnam/|access-date=2019-11-13|website=corneliatrent|language=en}}</ref> It remained as the main writing system for Vietnamese poetry until the end of the 20th century. However, this was changed upon the advent of brief European rule from the introduction of the Romanized script (known as Quoc Ngu). As a result, the precise meaning and rythym of Vietnamese poems in Hán-Nôm were lost in the process of translation to Latin alphabet. |
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The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest located in Southeast Asia, with the Bronze age Đông Sơn culture considered to be one of its most important progenitors for its Ancient history.[1][2] Vietnamese culture was influenced by Chinese culture due to the period of 1000 years of Northern rule. In this period of time Vietnamese was written with Chinese characters. This large impact on Vietnamese culture, which meant that Vietnam is often considered to be part of the East Asian cultural sphere (China, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Hong Kong).[3]
Following independence from China in the 10th century, Vietnam began a southward expansion and annexed territories formerly belonging to Champa and Khmer, resulting in various influences on the Vietnamese. During the French colonial period, Catholicism and a Latin alphabet (the Vietnamese alphabet) romanizing the Vietnamese language was introduced in Vietnam as a means to spread Christianity.[4] Prior to this, Vietnamese used Chinese script (Chữ Hán), and a Vietnamese script (Chữ Nôm) that was based on Chinese, but invented other characters to represent native Vietnamese words. Besides East Asian, South East Asian, French and English influences, Russia has also influenced Vietnam since 1980s.[5]
Some elements considered to be characteristic of Vietnamese culture include ancestor veneration, respect for community & family, manual labour and living in harmony with nature.[6] Some symbols in Vietnamese culture include bamboo, turtles, dragons and lotuses.
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The Vietnamese language has a diverse and long history, starting from Classical Chinese script (Chữ Hán), to Vietnamese script (Chữ Nôm), to the Latin alphabet in modern times (Chữ Quốc Ngữ). All three of these scripts are unique but were also all eventually transliterated into the Vietnamese Latin alphabet, with the addition of diacritics (glyph added to a letter), and uses digraphs when computerised. Overall, Vietnamese language uses the horn diacritic for the letters ơ and ư; the circumflex for the letters â, ê, and ô; the breve for the letter ă; and a bar through the letter đ. Separately, it also has á, à, ả, ã and ạ, the five tones used for vowels along with flat tone 'a'.
Literature
Historically Vietnamese writing was written in Literary Chinese and Chữ Nôm. Literature using Nôm script began roughly in the 10th century. Up until the 21st century, there had been two components existing at the same time: works written in Literary Chinese (with poems and prose demonstrating Vietnamese history and realities; thus, they are regarded as Vietnamese literature) and works written in Nôm script (mostly poems).
Since the 1920s, literature has been mainly composed in the national language (Latin alphabet) with profound renovations in form and category such as novels, new-style poems, short stories and dramas, and with diversity in artistic tendency. Written literature attained speedy development after the August Revolution, when it was directed by the Vietnamese Communist Party's guideline and focused on the people's fighting and work life.
Classical literature include Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kieu) (Nguyễn Du), Cung Oán Ngâm Khúc (Complaint of a Palace Maid) (Nguyễn Gia Thiều), Chinh phụ ngâm (Lament of the soldier's wife) (Đặng Trần Côn), and Quốc âm Thi Tập (Poetry Collection) (Nguyễn Trãi), all of which are translated or annotated in chữ quốc ngữ. Some famous female poets include Hồ Xuân Hương, Đoàn Thị Điểm, and Bà Huyện Thanh Quan.
Modern Vietnamese literature has developed from romanticism to realism, from heroism in wartime to all aspects of life, and developed into ordinary life of the Vietnamese.
Poetry
Vietnam has had a diverse range of cultural poetry throughout its history.[7] Historically, Vietnamese poetry consists of three language traditions. Each poetry was written exclusively in Classical Chinese and later incorporated Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary. It was also often centered around the themes and traditions of Buddhism and Confucianism.[8][9]
This style of poetry remained prominent until the 13th century. Thereafter, poetry and literature in the Vietnamese language emerged as the primary rival to literature written in the Classical Chinese language.
The Chữ Nôm writing system for the Vietnamese language was adapted for Vietnamese poetry. This writing system was also sanctioned by the Vietnamese government and recognized as the primary language of the nation.[10] It remained as the main writing system for Vietnamese poetry until the end of the 20th century. However, this was changed upon the advent of brief European rule from the introduction of the Romanized script (known as Quoc Ngu). As a result, the precise meaning and rythym of Vietnamese poems in Hán-Nôm were lost in the process of translation to Latin alphabet.
Visual arts
Traditional Vietnamese art is a part of art practiced in Vietnam or by Vietnamese artists, from ancient times (including the elaborate Đông Sơn drums) to post-Chinese domination art which was strongly influenced by Chinese Buddhist art, as well as Taoism and Confucianism. The art of Champa and France also played a smaller role later on.
The Chinese Arts's influence on Vietnamese art extends into Vietnamese pottery and ceramics, calligraphy, and traditional architecture. Currently, Vietnamese lacquer paintings have proven to be quite popular.
Calligraphy
Calligraphy has had a long history in Vietnam, previously using Chinese characters along with Chữ Nôm. However, most modern Vietnamese calligraphy instead uses the Roman-character based Quốc Ngữ, which has proven to be very popular.
In the past, when literacy in the old character-based writing systems of were restricted to Vietnamese scholars, calligraphy nevertheless still played an important part in Vietnamese life. On special occasions such as Lunar New Year, people would go to the village teacher or scholar to make them a calligraphy hanging (often poetry, folk sayings or even single words). People who could not read or write also often commissioned at temple shrines.
Silk painting
Vietnamese silk painting is one of the most popular forms of art in Vietnam, favored for the mystical atmosphere that can be achieved with the medium. During the 19th and 20th centuries, French influence was absorbed into Vietnamese art and the liberal and modern use of color especially began to differentiate Vietnamese silk paintings from their Chinese, Japanese and Korean counterparts.[11] Vietnamese silk paintings typically showcase the countryside, landscapes, pagodas, historical events or scenes of daily life.
Woodblock prints
A folk art with a long history in Vietnam, Vietnamese woodblock prints have reached a level of popularity outside of Vietnam.[12] Organic materials are used to make the paint, which is applied to wood and pressed on paper. The process is repeated with different colors.
Performing arts
Music
Vietnamese music varies slightly in the three regions: Bắc or North, Trung or Central, and Nam or South. Northern classical music is Vietnam's oldest and is traditionally more formal. Vietnamese classical music can be traced to the Mongol invasions, when the Vietnamese captured a Chinese opera troupe. Central classical music shows the influences of Champa culture with its melancholic melodies. Southern music exudes a lively laissez-faire attitude.
Vietnam has some 50 national music instruments, in which the set of percussion instruments is the most popular, diverse and long-lasting such as đàn đáy, đàn tranh, đàn nhị, đàn bầu ... The set of blowing instruments is represented by flutes and pan-pipes, while the set of string instruments is specified by dan bau and dan day.
Vietnamese folksongs are rich in forms and melodies of regions across the country, ranging from ngâm thơ (reciting poems), hát ru (lullaby), hò (chanty) to hát quan họ, trong quan, xoan, dum, ví giặm, ca Huế, bài chòi, ly. Apart from this, there are also other forms like hát xẩm, chầu văn, and ca trù.
Two of the most well-known Vietnamese traditional genres are:
- Imperial Court music: When referring specifically to the "Nhã nhạc" form it includes court music from the Trần dynasty on to the Nguyễn dynasty. It is an elaborate form of music which features an extensive array of musicians and dancers, dressed in extravagant costumes. It was an integral part of the rituals of the Imperial court.
- Ca trù: An ancient form of chamber music which originated in the imperial court. It gradually came to be associated with a geisha-type of entertainment where talented female musicians entertained rich and powerful men, often scholars and bureaucrats who most enjoyed the genre. It was condemned in the 20th century by the government, being tied falsely with prostitution, but recently it has seen a revival as appreciation for its cultural significance has grown. Ca trù has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity since 2005.
In the 20th century, in contact with the Western culture, especially after national independence, many new categories of arts like plays, photography, cinemas, and modern art had taken shape and developed strongly, obtaining huge achievements with the contents reflecting the social and revolutionary realities. Up to 1997, there have been 44 people operating in cultural and artistic fields honored with the Ho Chi Minh Award, 130 others conferred with People's Artist Honor, and 1011 people awarded with the Excellent Artist Honor. At the start of 1997, there were 191 professional artistic organizations and 26 film studios (including central and local ones). There have been 28 movies, 49 scientific and documentary films receiving international motion picture awards in many countries.
Theatre
- Hát tuồng (also known as Hát bội): Traditional Vietnamese opera: A theatre form influenced by Chinese opera, it transitioned from being entertainment for the royal court to travelling troupes who performed for commoners and peasants, featuring many well-known stock characters.
- Cải lương: A kind of modern folk opera originating from south Vietnam, which utilizes extensive vibrato techniques. It remains very popular in modern Vietnam when compared to other folk styles.
- Hát chèo: Chèo is a form of generally satirical musical theatre, often encompassing dance, traditionally performed by Vietnamese peasants in north Vietnam. It is usually performed outdoors by semi-amateur touring groups, stereotypically in a village square or the courtyard of a public building, although it is today increasingly also performed indoors and by professional performers
Water puppetry
Water puppetry (Múa rối), is a distinct Vietnamese art form which had its origins in the 10th century and very popular in northern region. In Water puppetry a split-bamboo screen obscures puppets which stand in water, and are manipulated using long poles hidden beneath the water. Epic story lines are played out with many different puppets, often using traditional scenes of Vietnamese life. The puppets are made from quality wood, such as the South East Asian Jackfruit tree. Each puppet is carefully carved, and then painted with numerous successive layers of paint in order to protect the puppets.
Despite nearly dying out in the 20th century, water puppetry has been recognized by the Vietnamese government as an important part of Vietnam's cultural heritage. Today, puppetry is commonly performed by professional puppeteers, who typically are taught by their elders in rural areas of Vietnam.
Dance
Vietnam also has 54 different ethnicities, each with their own tradition. Among the ethnic Vietnamese majority, there are several traditional dances performed widely at festivals and other special occasions, such as the lion dance.
In the imperial court, there also developed throughout the centuries a series of complex court dances which require great skill. Some of the more widely known are the imperial lantern dance, fan dance, and platter dance, among others.
Cinema
Cuisine
Vietnamese cuisine is extremely diverse, often divided into three main categories, each pertaining to Vietnam's three main regions (north, central and south). It uses very little oil and many vegetables, and is mainly based on rice, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Its characteristic flavors are sweet (sugar), spicy (serrano pepper), sour (lime), nuoc mam (fish sauce), and flavored by a variety of mint and basil.
Vietnam also has a large variety of noodles and noodle soups. Different regions invented typically different types of noodles, varying in shapes, tastes, colors, etc. One of the nation's most famous type of noodles is phở (pronounced "fuh"), a type of noodle soup originating in North Vietnam, which consists of rice noodles and beef soup (sometimes chicken soup) with several other ingredients such as bean sprouts and scallions (spring onions). It is often eaten for breakfast, but also makes a satisfying lunch or light dinner. The boiling stock, fragrant with spices and sauces, is poured over the noodles and vegetables, poaching the paper-thin slices of raw beef just before serving. Phở is meant to be savored, incorporating several different flavors: the sweet flavour of beef, sour lemons, salty fish sauce, and fresh vegetables.
Religion & philosophy
Besides folk religion, religion in Vietnam has historically been a mix of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, known in Vietnamese as the Tam Giáo ("the three religions").[13] Catholicism is also practiced in modern Vietnam.[14]
Ancestor worship and filial piety is commonly practised amongst the older generation of Vietnamese. Most Vietnamese, regardless of religious denomination, practice ancestor worship and have an ancestor altar at their home or business.[15]
Traditional clothing
In feudal Vietnam, clothing was one of the most important marks of social status and strict dress codes were enforced.[citation needed] After the Ming conquest of Vietnam, Ming-style clothing was imposed by a Ming official within a month. Due to the previous centuries of conflict between China and Vietnam, Ming administrators said that their mission was to attempt to "civilize" the unorthodox Vietnamese "barbarians",[16] which ironically reduced the amount of Taoist institutions in the process.
Prior to the Nguyễn dynasty, people not of noble birth could dress quite liberally with only few restrictions on styles. For example, wearing yellow color in the Lý dynasty was tolerable since the Imperial clan wore red and white color. However, things changed at the beginning of the Nguyễn dynasty. Commoners now had a limited choice of similarly plain and simple clothes for every day use, as well as being limited in the colors they were allowed to use. For instance, commoners were not allowed to wear clothes with dyes other than black, brown or white (with the exception of special occasions such as festivals), but in actuality these rules could change often based upon the whims of the current ruler.
The Áo giao lĩnh (襖交領) was a traditional cross-collared robe worn by Vietnamese before the 19th century. During the Nguyen dynasty, it was replaced by the áo dài and became obsolete.[17][18]
The Áo Tứ Thân or "four-part dress" is one such example of an ancient dress widely worn by commoner women, along with the Áo yếm bodice which accompanied it. Peasants across the country also gradually came to wear silk pajama-like costumes, known as "Áo cánh" in the north and Áo bà ba in the south.[citation needed]
The headgear differed from time to time. People of the Lý dynasty and Nguyễn dynasty often put on a plain piece of cloth wrapped around the head (generally called Khăn đóng), while in Trần dynasty and Lê dynasty leaving the head bare was more common. Beside the popular Nón Lá (conical hat), a vast array of other hats and caps were available, constructed from numerous different types of materials, ranging from silk to bamboo and horse hair. Even the Nón Lá (conical hat) came in several different shapes and sizes, now only two styles still persist. For footwear peasants would often go barefoot, whereas sandals and shoes were reserved for the aristocracy and royalty.[citation needed]
Nguyễn Monarchs had the exclusive right to wear the color gold, while nobles wore red or purple. In the past the situation was different, Đinh dynasty and Lý dynasty rulers wore red, and Trần dynasty emperors wore white. Each member of the royal court had an assortment of different formal gowns they would wear at a particular ceremony, or for a particular occasion. The rules governing the fashion of the royal court could change dynasty by dynasty, thus Costumes of the Vietnamese court were quite diverse. However, certain fundamental concepts applied.[citation needed]
The most popular and widely recognized Vietnamese national costume is the Áo Dài. Áo Dài was once worn by both genders but today it is worn mainly by women, except for certain important traditional culture-related occasions where some men do wear it. Áo Dài consists of a long gown with a slit on both sides, worn over cotton or silk trousers. Adoption and enforcement of Áo Dài took place in the mid 18th century by the rulers of Huế. They decided that their garments had to be distinctive to set themselves apart from the people of Tonkin where áo giao lĩnh and nhu quần were worn. White Áo dài is the required uniform for girls in many high schools across Vietnam. In some types of offices (e.g. receptionists, secretaries, tour guides), women are also required to wear Áo Dài.
In daily life, the traditional Vietnamese styles are now replaced by Western styles. Traditional clothing is worn instead on special occasions, with the exception of the white Áo Dài commonly seen with high school girls in Vietnam.[citation needed]
Traditional martial arts
Vietnamese martial arts are highly developed from the country's long history of warfare and attempt to defend itself from foreign occupation. Although most heavily influenced by Chinese martial arts, it has developed its own characteristics throughout the millennia in combination with other influences from its neighbours. Vietnamese martial arts is deeply spiritual due to the influence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and is strongly reliant on the "Viet Vo Dao" (philosophy of Vietnamese martial arts).
The general Vietnamese term for martial arts is "Võ-Thuật." Some of the more popular include:
- Võ Cổ Truyền Việt Nam (Võ Thuật Cổ Truyền Việt Nam)
- Vovinam Việt Võ Đại
- Võ Thuật Văn Võ Đại
- Võ thuật Bình Định
- Võ Bắc Ninh
- Võ Nam Huỳnh Đạo (Master Nam Huynh Dao)
Vietnamese martial arts remains relatively unknown in the world today when compared to its counterparts from China, Japan, Korea or Thailand. However, this is seeing a definite change as schools teaching various styles of Vietnamese martial arts are starting to pop up all over the world, notably in countries such as Spain.[citation needed]
Traditional kinship
In traditional Vietnamese culture, kinship plays an important role in Vietnam. Whilst Western culture is known for its emphasis on individualism, Vietnamese culture places value on the roles of family. For specific information, see Vietnamese pronouns. In rural Vietnam today, one can still see three or four generations living under one roof.
Feudal era
Pre-Sino Nanyue
Prior to Han Chinese migration from the north, the Yue tribes cultivated wet rice, practiced fishing and slash-and-burn agriculture, domesticated water buffalo, built stilt houses, tattooed their faces, and dominated the coastal regions from shores all the way to the fertile valleys in the interior mountains.[19][20]: 66 [21]: 8 [22][23]: 62, 72 They also practiced teeth blackening.[24]: 1–2 Water transport was paramount in the south, so the Yue became advanced in shipbuilding and developed maritime warfare technology mapping trade routes to Eastern coasts of China and Southeast Asia.[25][26]
The ancient Han Chinese referred to the various tribal groups of people living in southern China and northern Vietnam as the Baiyue people (a group that existed from 1000 BC to 1000 AD), saying that they possessed habits like adapting to water, having their hair cropped short, and possessing body tattoos.[27][28] The ancient Northern Yue are considered as one of the progenitor groups of modern Lingnan culture (Cantonese culture), whilst the Southern Yue people are considered as one of the progenitor groups of modern Vietnamese culture.[29] Ancient Han Chinese had described ancient Yue people occupying Nanyue as barbaric, comparing their language to animal shrieking and had regarded them as lacking morals and modesty.[27][28]
Ming rule
During the Ming rule of Vietnam after the Ming–Hồ War, the Vietnamese were ordered to stop grow their hair long, switch to Han Chinese style clothing,[30] and stop the practice of teeth blackening so that they could have white teeth and long hair like the Han Chinese.[31]
Later cultural relations with neighbors
A royal edict was issued by the Lê dynasty in 1474 forbidding Vietnamese from adopting foreign languages, hairstyles and clothing of the Lao, Champa or the "Northerners" which referred to the Ming. The edict was recorded in the 1479 Complete Chronicle of Dai Viet (Ngô Sĩ Liên).[32]
According to Nayan Chanda, the Vietnamese had adopted Sinocentric views towards their surrounding neighbors such as the Chams and Cambodians, and considered non-Sinospheric cultures as barbaric.[33] David G. Marr noted that a possible reason for social stratification, such as with the Montagnards and the Kinh, were that other ethnic groups did not share the same passion for wet-rice cultivation as the Vietnamese Kinh people did.[34]
By the Nguyen dynasty the Vietnamese themselves were ordering Cambodian Khmer to adopt Han culture style by ceasing habits like cropping hair and ordering them to grow it long besides making them replace skirts with trousers.[35] Han Chinese Ming dynasty refugees numbering 3,000 came to Vietnam at the end of the Ming dynasty. They opposed the Qing dynasty and were fiercely loyal to the Ming dynasty. The Chinese refugees married with local Vietnamese and their descendants became known as Minh Hương. They did not wear Manchu hairstyle unlike later Chinese migrants to Vietnam during the Qing dynasty.[36]
Both the Lingnan and historical Northern Vietnamese cultures are similar in possessing Nanyue and Han Chinese culture.[37][38]
Holidays and other important days
Vietnam celebrates many holidays, including traditional holidays which have been celebrated in Vietnam for thousands of years, along with modern holidays imported predominantly from western countries.
Among the traditional holidays, the two most important and widely celebrated are the Lunar new year (Tết), followed by the Mid-autumn lantern festival (Tết Trung Thu), although the latter has been losing ground in recent years.
Public holidays
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
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| January 1 | New Year's Western New Year's | Tết dương lịch | |
| Between late January–early February | Tết (Lunar New Year) | Tết Nguyên Đán | Largest holiday of the year, falling on the first three days of Lunar calendar; in practice, celebrations are held during the weeks before and after those four days. |
| April 30 | Liberation Day | Ngày miền Nam hoàn toàn giải phóng, và ngày thống nhất Việt Nam. | The day Saigon fell to North Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong forces overthrow South Vietnamese government. and the start of a transition period to the formal reunification of Vietnam |
| May 1 | Labour Day | Ngày Quốc tế Lao động | Celebrates the economic and social achievements of workers. |
| September 2 | National Day National independence Day | Quốc khánh | Commemorates Ho Chi Minh's speech in Ba Dinh Square in 1945, declaring Vietnam's independence |
| 10/3 (lunar) | Hung Vuong Kings Commemoration Day | Ngày Giổ Tổ Hùng Vương |
Other holidays
| Date | English name | Local name |
|---|---|---|
| March 8 | International Women's Day | Quốc tế Phụ nữ |
| October 20 | Vietnam Women's Day | Ngày Phụ nữ Việt Nam |
| November 20 | Teachers' Day | Ngày Nhà giáo Việt Nam |
| December 25 | Christmas | Giáng sinh/Nôen |
| June 1 | Children's day | Tết thiếu nhi |
| 15/1 (lunar) | Full moon of the 1st month | Rằm tháng giêng |
| 3/3 (lunar) | Third lunar month's third day's festival | Tết Hàn thực |
| 15/4 (lunar) | Buddha's Birthday | Lễ Phật Đản |
| 5/5 (lunar) | Midyear Festival | Tết Đoan ngọ |
| 15/7 (lunar) | Full moon of the 7th month or Piety Day | Rằm tháng bảy hoặc Lễ Vu Lan |
| 15/8 (lunar) | Mid-Autumn Festival | Tết Trung thu |
| 23/12 (lunar) | Kitchen guardians | Ông Táo chầu trời |
World and intangible cultural heritage
Vietnam has a number of UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites, as well as cultural relics deemed as intangible heritage. These are split into specific categories:
Cultural heritage sites
- Hội An: An ancient city and trading centre.
- Imperial city of Huế: Complex of monuments in the former imperial capital.
- Mỹ Sơn: Ancient temple complex of the former Champa civilization in Quảng Nam Province.
- Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long: Hanoi old city
- One Pillar Pagoda: The pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in the central Ba Đình district (near the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long), Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam
Natural heritage sites
Intangible cultural heritage
- Nhã nhạc: a form of Vietnamese court music
- Cải lương: Southern Vietnam-styled opera
- Space of gong culture
- Ca trù
- Quan họ
There are a number of other potential world heritage sites, as well as intangible cultural heritage which Vietnam has completed documents on for UNESCO's recognition in the future.
See also
- History of Vietnam
- Media of Vietnam
- Vietnamese name
- Vietnamese language
- Vietnamese studies
- List of museums in Vietnam
References
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