The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on February 10 launched a programme to welcome the Lunar New Year festival 2008, which attracts thousands of tourists.

Coming to the museum, visitors have opportunities to enjoy the cultural characteristics of ethnic groups like Kinh, Cham, Ha Nhi, Bana, Ede, Dao, Mong, and Tay. They also take part in folk games like tug of war (keo co), five-coloured cloth ball throw (nem con), swinging (danh du), walking on stilts (di ca kheo) and water puppetry shows.