Cổ Loa Festival: Honoring An Dương Vương and the Loa Thành Heritage
The Cổ Loa Festival opens on the 6th day of the first lunar month at the Upper Temple in Đông Anh, Hanoi, honoring An Dương Vương with rituals and folk games.
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An Dương Vương, the State of Âu Lạc and Cổ Loa Citadel: The Legend of the Magic Crossbow and the Historical Records
An Dương Vương, the state of Âu Lạc and Cổ Loa citadel in the old histories and the legend of the magic crossbow: the Thục house, dates and site.
Red River Delta Culture: Village Life, Communal Houses, Pagodas and Worship Traditions in the Northern Delta
Red River Delta culture centres on village life, communal houses, pagodas, village gates and worship. A close look at Đường Lâm, Phù Lưu and Phúc Xá.
Đông Hồ Folk Paintings: From Woodcut Blocks to an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Tet
Đông Hồ folk painting, a 500-year craft in Bắc Ninh, uses woodblock printing and natural colors. UNESCO listed it as heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
Đông Nhạc (Left Cheekbone) in the Five Peaks: Position and Meaning on the Face
Explore the position, characteristics, and physiognomic meaning of Đông Nhạc (left cheekbone) in the Five Peaks system of Eastern physiognomy.
What Is Kim Hoàng Painting and How Does It Differ from Đông Hồ and Hàng Trống?
Kim Hoàng paintings are Tết folk prints on red paper, lost after the 1915 flood. They are set apart from Đông Hồ and Hàng Trống.
Hội Lim: The Largest Quan Ho Festival in the Kinh Bắc Region
Hội Lim is the largest Quan Ho festival in the Kinh Bắc region, held on the 13th day of the first lunar month at Lim Hill, Tiên Du, Bắc Ninh.
Dinh Cậu Phú Quốc Festival (Dinh Cậu Offering Ceremony, Nghinh Cậu Ceremony): 15th day of the 10th lunar month, rituals and beliefs of the island's fishermen
Dinh Cậu Phú Quốc Festival falls on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month, with Nghinh Cậu, Yết Cậu and Chinh Te rituals honouring Chúa Ngọc Nương Nương.
Feng Shui for East-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match, What to Note
East-facing houses belong to the Wood element, suited to Wood and Fire and to Chấn or Tốn trigrams. Note the limits on Metal and balance the five elements.
What Is the Thiền Uyển Tập Anh and How Do Scholars Re-read It
Thiền uyển tập anh records lives and verses of Vietnamese Chan masters of the Lý and Trần eras; scholars now read it as a deliberate arrangement.
Emperor Quang Trung - Nguyễn Huệ and the Victory of Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa
Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ) led the Tây Sơn movement and crushed 290,000 Qing troops at Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa in 1789.
How early 20th century Vietnamese consulted fortune tellers, picked auspicious days, and practiced mediumship: rereading Phan Kế Bính, Diguet, and Nguyễn Văn Huyên
Three early 20th century recorders found fortune telling, day selection and mediumship widespread in northern Vietnam, each seeing them differently.
Đại Bái bronze casting village - the cradle of bronze craft in Northern Vietnam
Đại Bái village in Bắc Ninh is the cradle of bronze casting in Northern Vietnam, with about 1000 years of history and refined engraving art.
Lồng Tồng Festival of the Tay People: The First Plowing Ceremony and Cultural Values
Lồng Tồng, the Tay people's first plowing festival of spring, features rites to the Agriculture God and folk games wishing for a good year.
Đông Sơn bronze drums: dating, star motifs, Lac birds and frog figures and what they say about ancient Vietnamese beliefs
Đông Sơn bronze drums: their dating, casting techniques, star motifs, Lac birds and frog figures, and what these reveal about ancient Vietnamese beliefs.
What is Đông Tứ Trạch?
Đông Tứ Trạch is a group of four dwelling orientations (Kham, Chan, Ly, Ton) in Bát Trạch feng shui, tied to people of Đông Tứ Mệnh.
Dong Chi and Tết Đông Chi: the shortest day of the year, che troi nuoc, ancestor worship, and why Dong Chi was once the year's starting point
Dong Chi is the 22nd solar term and the shortest day of the year. For the Chinese community it is Tết Đông Chi, a time for che troi nuoc and ancestor worship.
Medium Masters and Ban Hoi: How the Hau Dong Community Keeps Its Rules After UNESCO Recognition, from Gia Dong to the Fire Dance Ritual
After UNESCO recognition in 2016, medium masters and ban hoi still teach and uphold hau dong norms while adjusting practice to heritage conservation demands.
Khan Dong and Ao The: Traditional Vietnamese Men's Attire
Khan Dong and Ao The were formal wear for Vietnamese men, reflecting elegance and propriety, now revived for Tet, weddings and ceremonies.
What Is Hầu Đồng? The Central Ritual of Đạo Mẫu
Hầu đồng is the spirit mediumship ritual at the heart of Đạo Mẫu, believed to channel the Tứ Phủ deities through a medium.
What Is Lập Đông, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Lập Đông is the 19th of the 24 solar terms, marking the start of winter and usually falling on 7 or 8 November each year.
Why some people 'must go to the field': spirit roots (căn đồng) through practitioners' accounts and how anthropologists read them
Practitioners describe căn đồng as a spirit root that forces the trình đồng rite, while anthropologists read it as rebuilding self and social position.
The Mother Goddess Worship of Tam Phu and the Hau Dong Ritual in Vietnamese Spiritual Life
The Mother Goddess Worship of Tam Phu venerates the Holy Mothers and deities of the universe, guiding people toward a practical life.
Chử Đồng Tử - Tiên Dung: A Legend of Love and One of Vietnam's Four Immortal Saints
The legend of Chử Đồng Tử and Tiên Dung, a poor man and a princess whose love story ends in deification among Vietnam's Four Immortals.
When is the Đồng Bằng Temple Festival (Đức Vua Temple Festival, Đức Vua Cha Bát Hải Động Đình Temple Festival) held in the eighth lunar month, who is worshipped there, and why do pilgrims visiting Côn Sơn and Kiếp Bạc continue downstream to this temple?
The Đồng Bằng Temple Festival runs from the 20th to 26th of the eighth lunar month in Hưng Yên, honoring King Father Bát Hải Động Đình.
Saint Giong - Phù Đổng Thiên Vương: From the Legend of Defeating the An Invaders to an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Saint Giong, or Phù Đổng Thiên Vương, is one of the Four Immortals in Vietnamese folk belief, and the Giong Festival was recognized by UNESCO in 2010.
The Nose (Shen Bian Guan) in the Five Senses - Eastern Physiognomy
Explore the meaning of the nose in the Five Senses: shape, color, position, and influence on wealth and career according to Eastern physiognomy.
The Four Tarot Minor Arcana Suits: Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles
Learn the meanings of the four Tarot Minor Arcana suits, Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles, and how each reflects a different area of life.
How to Read Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi Phi Tinh Correctly? Kỵ Nhập, Kỵ Xung, Lộc Kỵ Đồng Cung and Trùng Điệp Kỵ
How the Phi Tinh school reads Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi: Kỵ nhập, Kỵ xung, Lộc and Kỵ in one palace, and stacked Kỵ, following Từ Tăng Sinh's book.
The Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival on the Đồng Văn Karst Plateau (Tuyên Quang): blooming season, 2026 opening date, and highland ethnic culture
The 12th Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival opens on 6 November 2026 in Đồng Văn, Tuyên Quang, with blooms from October to December.
Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival (Bắc Lệ Temple), Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn: 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, palanquin bathing rite and the main Mother banquet
The Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival in Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn runs from the 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, with the palanquin bathing rite.
How to Perform the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Building a House Properly
A guide to the Vietnamese groundbreaking ceremony: choosing an auspicious date, preparing offerings, and the ritual steps.
What Does Mars Retrograde Mean and How Does It Affect You?
Mars retrograde happens about every two years and seems to move backward in the sky. In astrology it can mean delays and a rethink of how we act.
Methods of Casting an I Ching Hexagram: Yarrow Stalks, Three Coins, Number-Based and Time-Based Casting, and Why Each Method Gives Different Moving-Line Probabilities
Four ways to cast an I Ching hexagram, yarrow stalks, three coins, number-based and time-based, and why each gives different moving-line odds.
Meaning of Number 6 in Eastern Numerology
Explore the meaning of number 6 in Eastern numerology: symbol of harmony, responsibility, love, and its connection to the five elements and yin-yang.
Meaning of Number 5 in Eastern Numerology
Discover the meaning of number 5 in Eastern Numerology through the lens of the Five Elements, I Ching, and Vietnamese culture.
Meaning of Number 3 in Eastern Numerology
Number 3 in Eastern numerology stands for growth, creativity and the Three Realms of Heaven, Earth and Human, with energy that can scatter without focus.
The Meaning of Number 4 in Eastern Numerology
Explore the meaning of number 4 in Eastern numerology: a symbol of stability, discipline, practicality, and the balance between material and spiritual life.
Meaning of Number 8 in Eastern Numerology
Explore the profound meaning of number 8 in Eastern numerology: symbol of prosperity, yin-yang balance, power and wisdom.
Meaning of Number 2 in Eastern Numerology
Explore the meaning of Life Path number 2 in Eastern numerology: personality, mission, love, career, and advice to maximize the potential of this number.
What Is Bắc Ninh Quan Ho Folk Singing? Liền anh, liền chị and the Custom of Kết Chạ
Quan họ Bắc Ninh is call-and-response folk singing between liền anh and liền chị of twinned villages, inscribed by UNESCO in 2009.
Eastern Numerology: How to Calculate and the Meaning of Numbers
Eastern numerology uses Yin-Yang and Five Elements ideas, with numbers 1 through 9 each holding an element. See how birth dates are reduced and read.
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The ten heavenly stems
The ten heavenly stems with the five-element attribution and yin-yang polarity of each.
The twelve earthly branches
The twelve earthly branches with their zodiac animal, five-element attribution and two-hour window.
The twelve day officers (Thap Nhi Truc)
The twelve day officers in cycle order, with their meaning and the tasks each day suits or avoids.
The 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot
The Major Arcana with Vietnamese and English names, keywords, and upright and reversed meanings.
The 24 solar terms
The solar date each of the 24 terms begins, for every year from 2020 to 2035, computed from solar longitude in Vietnam time.