Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe Tử Vi Đẩu Số Toàn Thư circulated in the Ming era, its preface crediting La Hồng Tiên with compiling it from works attributed to Hi Di Trần Đoàn.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsĐọi Tam drum village in Hà Nam has made drums for over 1,000 years, using buffalo skin and jackfruit wood and an artisan's ear for sound.
Updated 1 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe Thần Tài prayer in Vietnamese folk tradition: origins, meaning, offerings, how to worship, and the full prayer, the first of the month and the full moon.
Updated 29 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipAncestor worship is a long-standing Vietnamese custom, a moral standard, and a key part of spiritual life, with altars, death anniversaries, and Tet rituals.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Kinh (Viet) are 86.83% of Vietnam's population and speak Vietnamese of the Viet Muong group. Their villages and ancestor worship are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresĐại Việt sử ký toàn thư opens with the Hồng Bàng era: Kinh Dương Vương, named Lộc Tục, and the realm of Xích Quỷ. The Hán text set beside later histories.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › Stems, branches & zodiac animalsFour conflicting zodiac signs are four Earthly Branches in two opposing pairs: Rat-Horse-Cat-Rooster, Tiger-Monkey-Snake-Pig, and Dragon-Dog-Ox-Goat.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresHow Vietnamese histories judge Triệu Đà and Nam Việt: Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư counts the Triệu as a dynasty; Phan Khôi in 1936 argued for removing it.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe tale of Mỵ Châu and Trọng Thủy as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Việt Nam sử lược, with the comments of the old historians on it.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe story of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ, the sack of one hundred eggs, as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca, and what is myth.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Four Clash group Dragon, Dog, Ox, Goat pairs two opposing branches. Eastern folk belief sees conflict in business and marriage, yet growth too.
Updated 31 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Four Clashing Signs Ty, Ngo, Mao and Dau form two opposing pairs on the Earthly Branch cycle, shaped by the five elements and yin-yang rules.
Updated 19 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animalsThe Four Clashing Signs in Eastern folk belief are the Tiger, Monkey, Snake and Pig, two opposing pairs that reflect yin-yang balance.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyIn the Khâm Thiên Tứ Hóa school, Hóa Kỵ is the most important of the four Hóa, not a malefic. Here is how to read Kỵ nhập, Kỵ xung and Kỵ xuyến liên.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional dressThe Vietnamese ao dai evolved from the 17th century xiem canh sen garment through reforms under Lord Nguyen Phuc Khoat and King Minh Mang.
Updated 25 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiWater element people in Five Elements: their traits, the generation and control cycles, lucky colors and feng shui objects for balance.
Updated 3 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiEarth element people favor yellow and brown and value stability. Fire generates Earth and Earth generates Metal, so limit Wood and Water at home.
Updated 1 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiWood element people represent growth, creativity and flexibility in the Five Elements. Colors and materials can help balance energy in living spaces.
Updated 29 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiFire element people in the Five Elements: their traits, how Wood feeds Fire and Water overcomes it, plus colors and objects for balance.
Updated 25 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiMetal element people bring clarity, logic and determination. See how Metal interacts with the other elements, and which colors balance its Feng Shui energy.
Updated 7 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe Five Elements' generating and overcoming cycles shape feng shui practice. Identify Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth at home to balance energy.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresĐinh Bộ Lĩnh put down the twelve warlords, reunified the country and founded Đại Cồ Việt in 968, after more than twenty years of division.
Updated 12 Oct 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
Dictionary › NumerologySố Sứ Mệnh is a numerology figure calculated from a person's full birth name, reflecting innate potential, talents, and mode of expression.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiHow the four Earthly Branches in a Ba Tu chart combine, clash, punish, or harm one another, read by palace position and links to Dai Van and Luu Nien.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTieu han is placed by the trine group of the birth year branch, nguyet han by birth month and hour, with notes on where Tu Vi schools differ.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresHow old histories record the eighteen Hùng kings and the state of Văn Lang, and which parts are legend: the sources, the fifteen bộ and the Hùng cult.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regional customsThough united as one Kinh ethnic culture, ancestor-worship, wedding, and Tết customs differ substantially across North, Central, and South Vietnam.
Updated 27 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresAn 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.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresOld histories tell how Triệu Quang Phục withdrew to the Dạ Trạch marsh, raided the Liang army by night and later took the title Triệu Việt Vương.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcTam Thuc covers Thai At, Ky Mon Don Giap and Luc Nham, three ancient divination methods for state affairs, actions and specific matters.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcIn Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp, Tam Kỳ are Ất, Bính, Đinh, while Lục Nghi are Mậu, Kỷ, Canh, Tân, Nhâm, Quý. Each of the six Giáp hides under one Lục Nghi stem.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresWhat Shiji, the Book of the Later Han and the Shuijing zhu record about Giao Chỉ, Cửu Chân and the Lạc Việt, set beside Vietnamese histories.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingKhổng Minh Thần Toán is a 384-card divination book matching 64 hexagrams with six moving lines, credited to Gia Cát Lượng by legend, not by histories.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Western astrologyDiscover Leo (July 23 - August 22): a confident, generous yet prideful personality, passionate love style, ideal careers, and compatible signs.
Updated 4 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysNational Resistance Day, December 19, 1946, marks President Ho Chi Minh's Call for National Resistance against French colonial invasion.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyĐại Khê Thủy is the nạp âm for Giáp Dần and Ất Mão in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp. It covers its five elements nature and meaning in Tử vi and phong thủy.
Updated 9 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsCau Ngu festival at Cua Dai lets fishermen honor the Nam Hai whale god and pray for good weather and a bountiful season, with rituals and folk performances.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcCửu Tinh in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp are nine stars from Thiên Bồng to Thiên Anh, each tied to a palace and element, while Bát Thần are eight spirits.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsBronze casting for worship in Long Thuong, Y Yen and Dai Bai: how three villages keep a centuries-old craft alive against industrial pressure.
Updated 27 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsSử Giề Pà, the buffalo thanksgiving of the Bố Y in Lào Cai, falls on the 8th day of the 4th lunar month, with a shared offering tray for the village.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyClassical Tử Vi uses 12 palaces and 14 main stars to read destiny, while modern Tử Vi is a folk term for everyday chart lookup.
Updated 4 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing artsChữ Nôm is the writing system Vietnamese people built from Chinese character material to record their own language, still seen on hoành phi and câu đối.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresNguyen Trai, world cultural celebrity, was the soul of the resistance against the Ming and spent years at Con Son writing and reflecting on benevolent rule.
Updated 13 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysVietnam Entrepreneurs' Day on October 13 was recognized in 2004, tracing back to Ho Chi Minh's 1945 letter to the industrial and commercial sectors.
Updated 21 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › GlossaryNhật Nguyệt is the Sino-Vietnamese pair for sun and moon, symbolizing yin and yang, time, and the cosmos in East Asian culture.
Updated 16 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Updated 1 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysThe founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3, 1930, when Nguyen Ai Quoc unified three communist organizations in Hong Kong.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsVietnam's traditional crafts include bronze casting, silk weaving, conical hats, incense, drums, pottery and folk paintings, tied to craft villages.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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