Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesA practical guide to Vietnamese wedding rites: the order of dạm ngõ, ăn hỏi, sính lễ and bride procession, plus a monthly task schedule.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefÔng Tơ bà Nguyệt comes from the Tang tale Định Hôn Điếm, reprinted in Thái Bình Quảng Ký: an old man reading by moonlight and red cords that bind couples.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe post-Tet ancestor farewell rite varies by region: hóa vàng in the North, tiễn ông bà in the Center, cúng tất in the South.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › Vietnamese folk beliefsOng Cong Ong Tao is the folk term for the three Kitchen Gods, Tao Quan, who watch over household affairs and report to the Jade Emperor.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefPhilip Taylor links the Sam Mountain pilgrimage boom to the Doi Moi market economy, where traders borrow fortune from Ba Chua Xu as sacred capital.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe ông Công ông Táo ceremony on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month sends the three Kitchen Gods to heaven to report on the family's deeds to the Jade Emperor.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsTet rites in southern Vietnam: welcoming the ancestors on the 30th, giao thừa offerings outdoors and indoors, Tết nhà on the third, farewell on the fourth.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesHow to prepare the offering tray and perform the Kitchen Gods' ritual on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, following regional customs.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsKitchen Gods worship on the 23rd of the last lunar month differs across Vietnam: the North worships early with carp release, the South worships late.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional dressDiscover the origins, history, and deep cultural significance of Ao Ba Ba, the traditional garment symbolizing Southern Vietnam.
Updated 4 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsNghinh Ong Lai Son Festival falls on the 15th and 16th days of the 10th lunar month at Lang Ong Nam Hai, Hon Son Island, Kien Hai, An Giang.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe rite on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet invites ancestors home for the New Year. North, Central and South differ mainly in the feast and the fruit tray.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsSene Dolta, also called Sen Don Ta or Pchum Ben, is the Southern Khmer ancestor-repaying festival. Learn its timing, temple and home rituals, and meaning.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsBurning votive paper to see off ancestors after Tet usually falls between the 3rd and 10th of the first lunar month, most often the 3rd. What to prepare.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefCá Ông worship reveres whales as guardian spirits in Vietnamese fishing communities, with roots in the Cham sea god Po Riyak.
Updated 29 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Rước cộ Bà Chợ Được Festival honours Bà at her shrine in Phước Ấm hamlet, Thăng An commune, Đà Nẵng, around the 11th day of the first lunar month.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe worship of Ong Ta, a land-protecting deity in Southern Vietnam, comes from the Khmer Neak Ta and reflects Viet-Khmer cultural exchange.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsBa Na weddings in Gia Lai feature alternating residence between both families and a wedding night spent awake keeping the flame alive.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Via Ba Chua Xu festival at Sam Mountain joined UNESCO's heritage list in 2024, blending Kinh, Cham, Khmer and Hoa beliefs.
Updated 19 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresOng Hoang Bay, a Le Dynasty general, is worshipped at Bao Ha Temple in Lao Cai, blending hero veneration with Mother Goddess beliefs.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsNghinh Ong Song Doc Festival is the largest sea festival in Ca Mau, held each second lunar month with a sacred whale procession and fishermen's whale worship.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe worship of Thần Tài and Ông Địa in Vietnamese culture blends Chinese influence with ancient Thổ Địa beliefs, tracing a shift from farming to trade.
Updated 5 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresBa Chua Kho of the Ly Dynasty, her legends, the year-opening custom of borrowing luck and the rituals at her temple in Bac Ninh.
Updated 4 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Ba Trieu Temple Festival in Thanh Hoa honors heroine Trieu Thi Trinh, who led a 3rd century uprising, through rituals and community events.
Updated 18 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsCo Le Pagoda Festival (Ong Festival) in Ninh Binh runs from the 13th to the 16th of the ninth lunar month, with processions and a boat race by five clans.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefÔng Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.
Updated 17 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Via Ba Chua Xu Nui Sam Festival, the Mekong Delta's largest folk festival, honors the goddess protecting the border region.
Updated 2 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefWhen something goes missing, many Vietnamese families pray to Ong Dia, the Earth God, promising an offering if it turns up. Search first, then try the ritual.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe legend of Linh Son Thanh Mau centers on Ly Thi Thien Huong, canonized under the Nguyen dynasty, and the festivals at Ba Den Mountain.
Updated 25 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Cau Mua ceremony of the San Chay people in Ba Che, Quang Ninh, prays for good weather and harvests and reflects animist belief and community ties.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Trúc Lâm Yên Tử school founded by Trần Nhân Tông: its three patriarchs and the idea of cư trần lạc đạo, living in the world yet glad in the Way.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Ba Na live in Gia Lai, Kon Tum and western Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa, speak a Mon-Khmer language and keep many community festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingMonth leader and day spirit set each line's strength in a Liu Yao hexagram, covering void in the decade, month breaker, and hidden movement.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiTam Long traces a dragon vein from its distant source peak through to tong son, thieu to son and phu mau son to where it settles.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsOng Hoang Muoi Temple Festival in Nghe An holds its main ceremony on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, tied to Mother Goddess worship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › OtherNguyệt Lệnh (月令) is the Month Pillar's Stem and Branch in BaZi, the seasonal qi of the birth month that shapes the Day Master's strength.
Updated 21 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiCelestial Executioner (Tian Zhan Sha) forms when a straight road, corridor or gap points at a house. See how to spot it and which remedies may deflect it.
Updated 27 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipCúng giỗ vọng and gửi giỗ: per Toan Ánh, those far from home send offerings to the head of the family and also make an offering from afar.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
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