Culture in Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in
Southeast Asia. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the
northwest, Cambodia to the southwest and to the east lies the South China Sea.
With a population of about 84 million people, Vietnam is the 13th most populous
country in the world. Vietnam is included in the economic group "Next
Eleven"; according to the government, Vietnam's GDP grew by 8.17% in 2006,
the second fastest growing country in East Asia and Southeast Asia's first. At
the end of 2007, the finance minister said Vietnam's GDP growth is estimated to
reach a record high in the last ten years was 8.44%. Vietnam is also known as a
communist state in southeast asia vietnam but beyond that also keeps the
culture that is so extraordinary and diverse ethnicity, language, and customs,
which have the following I will review some of the culture and customs of
Vietnamese culture.
Tribe
Vietnamese people form
the largest ethnic group, and also called the Viet
or Kinh. Their
population is concentrated in the deltas and low-lying
sediments on the beach. Homogeneous social group, the Kinh affecting
national life through their control of
political affairs and economy and their role as purveyor (who provide)
the dominant culture. In contrast,
many ethnic minorities such as the Muong,
the most ethnically close relations with the Kinh,
are found mostly in the highlands
covering two-thirds of the total area of the country. People Hoa (ethnic
Chinese) and Khmer Krom are mostly living
in the lowlands.
Language
According to official figures, 86.2% of the population speak
Vietnamese as a native language. Vietnamese people write with
Chinese characters. In the 13th century, the Vietnamese developed their own
character that is Chu Nom. Which is always celebrated epic Doan Truong Tan
Thanh (Truyen Kieu or The Tale of Kieu) by Nguyen Du was written in Chu Nom. In
the French colony, Quoc Ngu, Vietnam alphabet based on the romanization of
spoken Vietnamese language was developed jointly by a number of Portuguese
missionaries, became popular and brought literacy to the general public.
Several other languages are spoken by some minority groups in Vietnam.
Languages are Tay, Muong (Hmong), Khmer, Chinese, Nung, Lolo, Man, Meo,
Banahr, Rhade, Medium, Ede, Thai. Despite the fact that the words in Vietnamese
with a single syllable and distinctive accent as in the Chinese language, many
of the words have similarities with languages other than English. For example
the sun (mặt trời), points (mắt), hand (tay), rivers (sông), wood (pronounced
kay cây), milk (sữa), waste (buông, Quang), this (này), it (đó) , already (đã),
medium (đang) and others. French, a legacy of the colonial period, still used
by people older Vietnamese as a second language but has lost popularity. In recent years, Chinese, Japanese, and
English language has become the most popular foreign languages, with English as
a compulsory subject in many schools.
Celebration
NOM Nguyen Dan or more commonly known as NOM,
is a celebration of the new year in . NOM new year is the most important holiday in Vietnam that has
been celebrated since the new NOM 500 SM.Tahun determined by
calculation and many
traditional Chinese calendar the new year NOM
similar to traditional lunar new year. NOM also
celebrated the feast coincides with the Chinese New Year, although not always
celebrated on the same date. The time zone difference between Hanoi and Beijing
led the celebration of the new year dates VietnamNOM
1-2 days to be
late on the 3rd day of the first month. Vietnamese people are getting ready for several weeks prior to cooking special
meals and cleaning
the house. On the feast of
NOM, the Vietnamese went to the monastery and visit
relatives
Huong Pagoda Festival
Huong Pagoda Festival takes place on the Huong Son Commune, My Duc district on property, Hanoi. January is the first day of the six council. The festival lasts until March low lunar week. On the occasion of millions of Buddhists and tourists around 4 means the Huong pagoda pilgrimage eagerly. Journey to a land of Buddha - which Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara current practice applications, to give him a prayer, a compression incense center, or drop the soul mingles with nature in a mountainous area also imprinted Buddha.
The climax of the festival is from January to the fifteenth lunar day February 18. This is the day which the ceremony paint (opening ceremony forest) local. So far ritual "open forest" contains new meaning - open gate.
Hung Temple Festival in performing simple ceremony. Before the festival one day, all the temples, pagodas, temples are smoke of incense, carnival atmosphere covered the Huong Son Commune.
So go easy opportunity Huong Pagoda visitors have the opportunity to soak up the atmosphere of a traditional village festival.
Food
In the district of North
Vietnam, Kinh ethnic
people living in
low-lying areas gathered the Red River, especially
in the city of Hanoi and the surrounding areas.
Culinary culture in the area of North Vietnam is not
too spicy, not much fat and sweetness
like other counties, which principally use liquid
fish sauce, shrimp paste and an assortment of vegetables
and freshwater fish
are easy to find, such as shrimp,
crab , fish,
shellfish, etc.
Hanoi
People eat fish,
river fish and sea
fish so instead of rice. Meanwhile, a housewife
in the city of Hue and Ho Chi Minh city to get to
know each type of fish and eat fish often, while people
of Vietnam in Hanoi
in principle to eat meat. Meanwhile, the
culinary culture in Central Vietnam has
its own flavor, the food is spicy and saltier than
food in North Vietnam and South Vietnam, the color combination for the
varied and numerous red and
brown. Because it is located near the beach, then in
all provinces and cities in the region of Central Vietnam
is famous for the types of fish sauce made from marine.
"People in Central Vietnam
are very fond of eating native fish sauce, without
mixture. In addition there is a kind of fish sauce is
very special Ruoc
Mam, made from a
type of small shrimp and eaten with lots of Hue food
products such as vermicelli with beef broth, meat
or fish dimly
lit dining event
every year.
"
In contrast to the North Vietnam and South Vietnam, South Vietnam's
culinary culture brings its own characteristics. With the friendly character of
the people of South Vietnam, how to eat, they do not need to be thorough and meticulous. As one of
the few restaurants that
specialize in providing dishes of
the South Vietnamese capital
Hanoi, Nam Bo
and Garden restaurant is an address that
likes approached Nam Bo cuisine lovers.
"regional cuisines
of South Vietnam is
very diverse. Regional cuisine
with a distinct South
Vietnam in the area Central Vietnam and
North Vietnam. The
North Vietnamese cuisine is not as spicy taste
and savor, while
in Central Vietnam
is very spicy and
salty, while the
South Vietnamese food
in a little sweet and a little spicy. The
most typical dishes in the area of South Vietnam
is the fish hotpot
". Although different
in each district, but the culinary culture of
ethnic Kinh remain there similarities, creating a style and distinctive culinary one. Beauties in
the culinary culture needs to be maintained and developed for ever more
in order to further enrich the colorful panorama
of ethnic Vietnam
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