Write about the customs and traditions of an ethnic group that you know well. Write 80-100 words.

Sample 1:

The Bahnar is an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Turn, as well as the coastal provinces of Binh Đinh and Phu Yen. They speak a language in the Mon-Khmer language family. Like many of the other ethnic groups of Vietnam's Central Highlands, the Bahnar plays a great number of traditional musical instruments, including gongs and string instruments made from bamboo. These instruments are sometimes played in concert on special occasions.

Sample 2:

The Kinh, also called the Viet people, is the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising about 86% of the population. The Kinh people live all over the country. Vietnamese is the native language of the Vietnamese (Kinh) people. They have traditional costumes such as Ao Dai and Ao Ba Ba. Rice cultivation is the main economic activity of the Kinh. They also raise cattle and poultry. Nowadays, they are developing the economy based on industry and technologies. They have a convenient and modern life.

Sample 3:

Kinh is a major people group of Vietnam. The Kinh people are also known as the Vietnamese and are the majority ethnic group. The Kinh people have the largest population in Vietnam, accounting for about eighty six percent of the population and they live all over the country. Vietnamese is the native language of the Kinh people. They have traditional costumes such as Ao Dai, Ba Ba shirt. Rice cultivation is the main economic activity of the Kinh people. They also raise livestock and poultry. The Kinh people have many festivals such as: Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, Hung King’s death anniversary, … In addition, Kinh people also have many relics and temples such as: Huong Pagoda. Today, they are developing an economy based on industry and technology. They aim for a convenient and modern life. I like Kinh people, and I am proud of Kinh people.

Sample 4:

The Tay is one of the most popular ethnic minorities. The Tay ethnic group occupy Vietnam with 1,700,000 people. They live mainly in Vietnam’s northern and northwestern provinces such as Cao Bang, Bac Can, Lang Son, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, and Lao Cai. Moreover, some of them emigrated to other provinces of the Center highlands such as Dak Lak, Lam Dong. The Tay are farmers who have a long tradition of wet rice cultivation, they plant rice on terraced fields along with other crops and fruit trees. Cattle and poultry raising are well-developed, but a free-range style of animal husbandry is still popular. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as square rice cakes, round rice cakes, black rice sesame cake, lime-water dumpling, fried rice cake, etc. To sum up, each ethnic group has its characteristics in its culture and customs. The Tay plays a very important role in creating its characteristics in the culture, customs, and cuisine of the Vietnamese people.

Sample 5:

Hello everybody! Today, I'll tell you about the Kinh - our ethnic group. Do you know? The Kinh have the largest population in our country, about 86 million people living everywhere in the country, from the North to the South. And also, their kind of food is from the North to the South too, that means the food is very diverse. The Kinh live by farming, they grow rice in the field. Their traditional costume is "ao dai". It has been recognized as a cultural heritage by UNESCO and it has become a symbol for Vietnamese women. Every year, the Kinh holds a lot of festivals and ceremonies such as Tet holiday, Mid-Autumn festival... I'm very proud of myself because I'm the Kinh.

Sample 6:

Khmer people are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Cambodia, accounting for 97.6% of the country's 15.9 million people. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Austroasiatic language family found throughout eastern and central India and Bangladesh, in other parts of Southeast Asia (including Vietnam), South China and numerous islands in the Indian Ocean. The majority of the Khmer are followers of the Khmer style of Buddhism, a highly syncretic version that blends elements of Theravada Buddhism, Hinduism, animism and veneration of the dead. Significant populations of Khmers reside in adjacent areas of Thailand (Northern Khmer) and the Mekong Delta region of neighboring Vietnam (Khmer Krom), while there are over one million Khmers in the Cambodian diaspora living mainly in France, the United States and Australia.

Sample 7:

In the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, Muong people (also called Mol, Mual, Moi) have a population of over one million people. The Muong have the same origins as the ancient Vietnamese, who reside in many northern provinces, most concentrated in Hoa Binh Province and some mountainous districts of Thanh Hoa Province. The cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group associated with Hoa Binh culture was born more than ten thousand years ago. Since Muong people are of close source to Kinh people, their language belongs to the Viet-Muong group. Muong ethnic minority people have settled in mountainous areas, where there is a lot of production land, near traffic roads and convenient for doing business. Muong people have a tradition of farming and wet rice is a staple crop.

Sample 8:

In Vietnam, there are a million of Hoa people. They mainly live in many provinces both urban and rural areas in Vietnam. To make a living, they grow wet rice, produce handicrafts, and trading. The Hoa are exceptionally skilled cooks. They often eat spicy and fried food and drink healthful drinks such as ginseng and daisy tea. The Hoa's cultural life is diverse. Theatrical performances, lion dances, and comedies make up the majority of the Hoa people's traditional cultural activities. With flutes and stringed instruments, they play these.