The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC) in Tra Vinh province held a meeting on December 11 for reviewing the implementation of patriotic emulation movements in 2020.

Dak R’La chapter under the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) (Southern) in Dak Nong province’s Dak Mil district  held on December 11 a solemn ceremony for consecrating its new church.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Trần Thanh Mẫn paid a pre-Christmas visit to the Vinh Diocese in the central province of Nghe An on December 13.

The Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) held on December 10 a meeting for an initial assessment of the project relating practices of religion and belief by overseas Vietnamese communities.

Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) Nguyễn Ánh Chức paid a Christmas visit to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (ECVN) (North) on December 11.

Hung Hoa Catholic diocese held on December 12 a solemnly ceremony for opening the Jubilee year on its 125^th founding anniversary (1895 – 2020) and inaugurating the diocese’s Bishop House.

A nationwide emulation movement with the theme “Solidarity, creativity, and emulation to build and safeguard the Fatherland” was launched for the 2021-2025 period by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 10.

Director of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA)’s Caidai Affairs Department Đinh Quang Tiến hosted a reception on December 9 for a visiting delegation from the Cau Kho Tam Quan Caodai Church.

The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics in Dong Nai province held on December 9 a conference for reviewing its performances and the Christmas gathering 2020.

A delegation of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs (GCRA) paid visits from December 01-06 to several chapters of Christian Churches in several Northern provinces ahead of Christmas 2020.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)’s Chapter in Ninh Thuan province held on December 6 a solemn ceremony for appointing new head of Long Tho pagoda located in Ninh Phuoc district’s Phuoc Hau commune.

People belonging to the Muong ethnic group account for over 63% of the total population of Vietnam’s northern province of Hoa Binh. The old Muong culture has cultivated and preserved its unique indigenous culture, one of whose distinctive features is a tradition of oral mythology known as Mo Muong.

The Ba Na of Vietnam’s Central Highlands celebrate many festivals each year, including a peace worship, a new rice ceremony, and To Mon – a ceremony to strengthen solidarity. The To Mon ceremony gathers family and friends to promise to share the joys and the difficulties of life.

The Chieu Minh (Dazzling Bright) Long Chau Caodai Church successfully held its sixth National Congress on December 4 at Long Chau Holy See located in Chau Thanh A district of Hau Giang southern province.

The “cap sac” (maturity ritual) of the Dao Quan chet ethnic minority people in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien’s Tua Chua district has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage in accordance with a decision issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 22, 2020.