VIETNAM CULTURE IS BASED IS ON CULTIVATION OF WET RICE AND IS THE OLDEST TRIBES IN EAST ASIA. IT HAS HAD CHINESE INFLUENCE ON THE CULTURE - POLITICS, SOCIALLY AND MORAL ETHICS. IT IS PART PART OF EAST ASIA.
THEY GAINED INDEPENDENCE FROM CHINA IN THE 10TH CENTURY. NOW THEY EXPANDED THEIR LANDS TO CHAMPA CIVILIZATION. PARTS OF CIVILIZATION. RESULTED IN MINOR REGIONAL VARIANCES IN THEIR CULTURE BECAUSE THEY WERE EXPOSED TO CHINESE CHARACTERS AND OTHER GROUPS. DURING FRENCH COLONIAL PERIOD THEY USED A LATIN LANGUAGE AS WELL AS A VIETNAM LANGUAGE. SINCE 1990'S VIETNAM HAS SEEN A GREATER RE EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS CULTURES AND MEDIA. THEY BELIEVE IN ANCESTOR REVERENCE. THEY THINK THE DEAD HAVE AN ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE FORTUNE OF THE LIVING. THEY BELIEVE IT ENSURES THE WELL BEING OF THE DEAD. THEIR KINSHIP EMPHASIZES THE INDIVIDUAL. EASTERN CULTURES VALUE THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY OVER CLAN AND VIETNAMESE VALUE CLAN OVER FAMILY.
DURING FRENCH COLONIAL PERIOD THEY USED A LATIN LANGUAGE AS WELL AS VIETNAM LANGUAGE.
THEIR TRADITIONAL WEDDING IS IMPORTANT. IT COMBINES WESTERN AND EASTERN TRADITIONS. BOTH MEN AND WOMEN ARE VALUED FOR THEIR THE CONTRIBUTIONS. THEY HAD USED ARRANGED MARR9IAGES. TODAY THEY CHOOSE THEIR PARTNERS. A BETROTHAL CEREMONY IS THE GROOM AND FAMILY. WITH BETROTHAL CEREMONY THE GROOM FAMILY VISITS THE BRIDE'S FAMILY BRINGING PRESENTS OF FOOD, MONEY AND WINE. BOTH FAMILIES AGREE TO PICK A DATE.
ON WEDNESDAY THE GROOM'S FAMILY GOES TO THE BRIDE'S HOUSE FOR PERMISSION TO MARRY HER AND HE TAKES HER TO HIS HOUSE. GUESTS ARE INVITED TO CELEBRATE THE MARRIAGE. THE COUPLE ASKS THEIR ANCESTORS FOR PERMISSION AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THEM FOR PERMISSION.
THE RELIGION IN VIETNAM HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A MIX OF BUDDHISM, CONFUCIUSISM, AND TAOISM. VIETNAM BUDDHISM IS TYPICALLY VERY POPULAR. IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY WHICH OF THE 3 RELIGIONS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN. THEY VALUE EDUCATION.
THEY HAVE TRADITIONAL ART THAT WAS INFLUENCED BY CHINESE BUDDHIST ART FROM ANCIENT TIMES. IT WAS INFLUENCED BY BUDDHIST ART WITH TAOISM. THE CHINESE INFLUENCED THEIR CERAMICS, THEY MAKE LACQUER PAINTINGS.
THE VIETNAM FOLKS PLAY CLASSICAL MUSIC AND IT IS THEIR OLDEST FORM. THEY HAVE 50 NATIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND HAVE CHAMBER AND IMPERIAL COURT MUSIC.
THEY LIKE TO HAVE DISTINCT VIETNAMESE PUPPETRY ART THAT HAD ITS ORIGIN'S IN THE NORTH. IT IS AN ART OF USING SPECIAL WOODS AND PAINTINGS. IT IS PART OF THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.
VIETNAM CUISINE IS EXTREMELY DIVERSE AND THEY USE VEGETABLES, SOY SAUCE AND FISH OF MANY TIMES. THEY USE MANY NOODLES AND SOUPS. THEY HAVE MANY RICE AND BEAN SOUPS THAT ARE EATEN FOR BREAKFAST.
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