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Buying luck at Go market festival
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Go market in Binh Dinh province was founded during the Tay Son dynasty (1778-1802) and it still exists today. Its special feature is that this market is held only once a year on the first day of the new year. Anyone visiting the market can enjoy the peaceful setting of a countryside market which bears the traditional cultural features of the people of Binh Dinh - the land of martial arts.
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Travel tips
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Traveling can bring you in contact with things that your body isn't used to. Please read for tips on keeping your travel experience
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Working hours
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Working hours
.Governmental agencies work 8 hours/day from 8.00am to 5.00pm (excluding one-hour lunch). Saturday and Sunday are close.
.Banks are open from 7.30am or 8.00am to 11.30am and from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. Saturday and Sunday are close.
.Shops are open from 8.30am or 9.00am to 9.00pm or 10.00pm.
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Villages
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Lying on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, Vietnam is a strip of land shaped like the letter “S”. China borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, the East Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south.
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Wedding Ceremony
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Getting married is an important event in a Vietnamese’s life. The procedure of the ancient wedding ceremony was very complicated. Current wedding ceremony procedures include the following steps: the search for a husband or wife, the proposal, the registration, and finally the wedding.
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Worship of Ancestor Custom
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A very popular belief among Vietnamese is the custom of the ancestor cult. In every household, an ancestor altar is installed in the most solemn location.
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Language and Scripts
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Among the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups some have had their own scripts for a long time and some have not preserved their ancient scripts. As a matter of fact, some ethnic groups consisting of some hundreds of individuals living in remote areas have their own languages.
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Entertainment
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Nightlife in Vietnam thrives in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam. These are popular places for entertainment in Vietnam among the youth for their karaoke music and dance music. With the popularity of nightclubs on a high, the number of western nightclubs is also increasing in Vietnam.
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Dining
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Vietnamese cooking is varied and usually very good. It is a mixture of Vietnamese, Chinese and French traditions, with a plethora of regional specialties.
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