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Vietnamese people turning their backs on dog meat

Vietnamese people turning their backs on dog meat

Duc Hung’s family spent a whole night in June debating whether or not to eat their 12-kilogram pet dog.
Mini joss paper models, friendlier on the environment

Mini joss paper models, friendlier on the environment

Vietnamese lose burning desire to please the deceased with joss paper

Vietnamese lose burning desire to please the deceased with joss paper

Venerating the whale, Vietnamese fisherman’s best friend

Venerating the whale, Vietnamese fisherman’s best friend

Tran Sau was fishing 50 nautical miles from shore one day when he noticed a giant whale corpse floating in the water.
June 16, 2019 | 05:00 am PT
Thousands flock to Hanoi pagoda to ward off bad luck

Thousands flock to Hanoi pagoda to ward off bad luck

People lined up in long queues outside a famous pagoda in Hanoi to attend a ritual believed to help avoid bad luck.
February 12, 2019 | 11:10 pm PT
Votive paper manufacturer triples profits as people burn cash

Votive paper manufacturer triples profits as people burn cash

An Yen Bai company that makes votive paper tripled its net profit to VND34.3 billion ($1.48 million) last year.
January 20, 2019 | 11:39 pm PT
When people play with fire, seriously, uncannily

When people play with fire, seriously, uncannily

During the Fire Festival in northern Vietnam, men of the Pa Then ethnic group rush bare feet into burning embers.
November 30, 2018 | 07:45 pm PT
Hanoi villagers make a mad dash to bring ‘lucky fire’ home for new lunar year

Hanoi villagers make a mad dash to bring ‘lucky fire’ home for new lunar year

For these villagers, this new year fire is more sacred than the Olympic flame.
February 26, 2018 | 08:48 pm PT
Thousands block Hanoi's main street outside overcrowded pagoda to wish away bad luck

Thousands block Hanoi's main street outside overcrowded pagoda to wish away bad luck

Locals believe that the ritual will help them avoid unfortunate events in the new lunar year and only monks at pagodas can help them do so.
February 23, 2018 | 08:12 pm PT
Vietnamese religious group pours water on paper burning ritual

Vietnamese religious group pours water on paper burning ritual

Millions of dollars go up in smoke each year as people try to send their dead relatives gifts for the afterlife.
February 23, 2018 | 01:19 am PT
For some Indonesians, relationship with loved one doesn't end at the grave

For some Indonesians, relationship with loved one doesn't end at the grave

Families dig up coffins and pay respects to their loved ones in an ancient ritual known as 'Ma‘nene' in the remote Toraja region.
October 2, 2017 | 06:27 pm PT
Mother Goddesses: Vietnam's centuries-old worship ritual honored by UNESCO

Mother Goddesses: Vietnam's centuries-old worship ritual honored by UNESCO

'By combining music, singing, dancing, martial arts, cusine and fashion, the ritual has acted as a living museum.'
December 2, 2016 | 12:10 am PT
Move over Mao: Beijing's tomb sweepers preen pampered pets' graves

Move over Mao: Beijing's tomb sweepers preen pampered pets' graves

China celebrates the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival on April 3, with much of the ceremonial ritual of honouring the dead these days not geared towards beloved relatives, but beloved pets.
March 31, 2016 | 03:07 am PT
 
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