Vietnam culture!!!!!!!!!!

By Mikala G,Shelby Y,Alex S,Brenden S,and Savannah G.

Objects

Vietnam a place of colorful buildings and customs, see how and the customs are

in Vietnam. Many of the Vietnamese live along the coast with a bunch of outside

markets. They sell baskets, hats, and food, most hats and basket are weaved by

hand and sold at markets. The market happen everyday every where! Their flag is

red with a yellow star in the center. Other objects are most Vietnamese would

bike, with a common motorbike in every house. Last is their instruments either it

could be string or homemade ones.

Food

Everyone knows that in the Asia continent everyone grows white rice grows rice.

They grow white rice in big fields, like we Americans grow corn and other fruits

and vegetables. People in Vietnam fish in small boats, throw the net over the side,

and catch fish to eat for their meals. Most of their classic meal is rice and chopped

vegetables, better known as stir-fry. They eat lots of fruits and vegetables,

probably more than us because they have farmer’s markets everyday and get

100% fruits and vegetables. So last is the doings of Vietnam and if you eat a

watermelon with a dark red center it means good luck for the year.

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Doings

Vietnam has a population of over 64 million and a lot of doings. People in Vietnam

have a home alter where they light candles to remember there dead ancestors.

They bow down instead of shaking hands like we do in America. Most of their

doings begin in a social situation like fashion, food, and dance style. When they

eat and what they wear they bend down on pillows and eat, plus for religious

wear they wear colorful silk. The customs are important because so they know

where they came from and what country who to give credit to, so hope you know

all the customs of Vietnam.

Clothing, fabrics and styles in Vietnam

People in Vietnam wear common clothes and occasionally ao dai. Ao dai are a

traditional dress worn by both men and women. Ao dai could come in different

colors. Ao dai differ for men and women. A woman’s is longer and tighter. A

man’s is shorter and looser.

Ao dais was originally made of Lao. Lao is a fabric used for ao dais awhile ago, but

other fabrics are now used in ao dais. So Lao isn’t as commonly used as it used to

be. People also wear a straw hat to protect them against the sun. Sandals were

probably made from straw in ancient times. Lao stands for silk.

An example of what ao dais is made of. (This is a silk pouch)

People wear special ao dais for festivals. Each festival has a special ao dai in a

respective color for each festival. These ao dais are made from Lao. People also

wear a low cone shaped hat. So with all that said Vietnamese people have many

different fabrics and styles of clothing and festivals.

Vietnamese Food

The Popular Dishes and Drinks of Vietnam

Popular dishes have sautéed vegetables, tofu, and a seafood-based broth with

vegetables called Cahn, and a variety of pork, fish, of meat dishes. The most

popular feast items are pork, chicken, and vegetable dishes served with rice. The

national dish of Vietnam is Pho, a noodle soup. Widely available drinks are soft

drinks, fruit and sugar cane juices and coconut milk. Green tea is the most popular

drink.

Some Other Ingredients in Food

Most Vietnamese eat chiefly fish, rice, and vegetables. People in central

Vietnam often eat beans, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, or other starchy foods

other than rice. Rice has long been the basic food in Vietnam. Many Vietnamese

eat boiled rice with vegetables, tofu, seafood, chicken, pork, or duck. Nuoc Mam

is a fish sauce it is used to season many dishes.

Other information about Vietnamese food

Vietnamese eat with chopsticks and rice bowls for most meals. Rice is the

dietary sample which most people eat three meals of a day. It is considered lazy

to eat a rice bowl on the table so they use their hands to hold the bowl.

Vietnam Religion

By Mikala Gilbertson

Part 1: The Religion they practiced

One of the most popular religions in Vietnam is Buddhism. Some of the other

people in Vietnam practice Christianity. Cao Dai is the name of the religion that is

only found in Vietnam. 9% of the people practice Buddhism and 7% of the people

are Catholic. Vietnamese practice several religions at the same time, they are also

always guaranteed freedom of religion. They also believe in Islam and

Protestantism.

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Part 2: Ancestors and Spirits.

Most of Vietnamese also worship the spirits of their ancestors. Almost every

Vietnamese family has an altar were they worship their ancestors. Almost all

Vietnamese worship spirits. Families also worship the Cong, or the god of the

home, who protects the home and blesses the family.

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Part 3: New Years and more Religions.

Hoa Hao is another type of religion in Vietnam. Most religions are on the

southern part of the country. They call New Years Day “Tet.” The most important

ritual event is the Lunar New Year they celebrate the religion of their ancestors

and spirits.

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Vietnam War

I’m going to tell you some important facts about the Vietnam War that many

people don’t know, like, the Vietnam War was one of the longest wars in history,

that’s why I’ll tell you the dates in a time line. In 1868, the Vietnam War became

part of the French Empire. In 1946, war breaks out between France and Vietnam.

In 1959, the first U.S. military advisers were killed in Vietnam. In 1960, John F.

Kennedy was elected U.S. president, than a year later, he promised more aid to

the South Vietnam. Finally last, in 1965, the first U.S. fighting troops were sent to

Vietnam, 184,310 U.S. troops in Vietnam were sent to fight the French.

More Vietnam War

For many Americans, the war in Vietnam is a bad memory. It’s also the most

unpopular war in our history. Millions of Vietnamese and 58,000 Americans lost

their lives in a distant war few people understood. We couldn’t keep the Vietnam

from becoming a communist country. Today, Americans still talk about the

Vietnam War and how 246 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the

war. That’s so cool!

The Vietnam War

75,000 men were severely disabled after the Vietnam War and 5,283 lost limbs.

Of those killed, 61% were younger than 21 and the oldest man killed was 62 years

old. 5 of the men that were killed were only 16 and of those killed 17,539 were

married. The Vietnam War is the longest war in which the U.S. took part. By 1969,

the U.S. slowly began to withdraw troops. That’s all that I found, but there is

plenty more facts.