House-building year check
Whether a building year hits Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc or Tam Tai.
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Stem-branch yearĐinh Dậu year (Rooster)
- Lunar years: 1957, 2017, 2077
- Zodiac animal: Rooster
- The stem Đinh is Fire, yin
- Na Yin: Fire at the Foot of the Hill, which folk usage calls the destiny element of people born this year
- The lunar year starts at Tết; births before Tết belong to the previous year
Why was the 1837 Đinh Dậu calendar corrected?
The calendar compiled by the Khâm Thiên Giám still bore the word Chân Lạp in the section on solar terms and hours even though the court had established Trấn Tây. King Minh Mạng ordered it changed to Trấn Tây, and both the director and the deputy were punished.
From the article “How did the Nguyễn dynasty's Khâm Thiên Giám make calendars and record heavenly signs?”
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StartCouple compatibility: marriage & partnership
Where two people's ages match or clash, for marriage or business.
What is Sơn Hạ Hỏa (Fire Under the Mountain) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Sơn Hạ Hỏa in the Sexagenary Cycle covers Bính Thân and Đinh Dậu, its Fire element traits, and the colors that support balance.
How Are the Heavenly Stems of the Twelve Palaces on a Tử Vi Chart Calculated and What Are They Used For?
The twelve palaces of a Tử Vi chart get their heavenly stems through the Ngũ Hổ Độn method, counted forward from the Dần palace.
Where to Start When Setting Up a Liu Yao Hexagram: How the 64 Hexagrams Divide Into Eight Palaces, From the Pure Hexagram to the Fifth Generation, Wandering Soul and Returning Soul, What Element Each Palace Carries, and How Na Jia Assigns Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
The 64 hexagrams divide into eight palaces, from the pure hexagram through the fifth generation to Wandering Soul and Returning Soul.
What Is Không Vong in Bát Tự? How to Look It Up and Where the Old Books Differ
Không vong in Bát Tự marks the two earthly branches missing from each ten-day can chi cycle. How to look it up, and where the old books disagree on it.
Dinh Mountain Direction in the 24 Mountain Directions of Feng Shui: Meaning and Interpretation
Dinh mountain sits in the Xun trigram, Wood element, Yin nature, between 157. 5 and 172. 5 degrees on the feng shui compass.
Annual Flying Stars for the Đinh Mùi Year 2027: Where Do Ngũ Hoàng, Tam Sát and Thái Tuế Fly To?
Flying stars for Đinh Mùi 2027: Ngũ Hoàng in the North, Tam Sát in the West, Thái Tuế at Mùi in the Southwest, as read in Trạch vận tân án.
How to Name a Child Born in the Đinh Mùi 2027 Year to Suit the Mùi Zodiac According to Folk Belief
Folk tips for naming a 2027 Đinh Mùi child: choosing Nho radicals, five elements, and can chi to suit the Mùi zodiac, plus what to avoid.
Having a Child in 2027 Đinh Mùi: Which Parent Ages Are Compatible? How to Read by Can Chi and the Thiên Hà Thủy Nạp Âm
Having a child in 2027 Đinh Mùi, nạp âm Thiên Hà Thủy: read parent compatibility by can chi, nạp âm, tam hợp and lục hợp, with notes on the method's limits.
Tam Tai and Thái Tuế in the 2027 Đinh Mùi Year: Which Zodiac Signs Are Affected, How the List Is Calculated, and Where Schools of Thought Disagree
By folk belief, in 2027 (Đinh Mùi) Pig, Cat and Goat meet their last Tam Tai year; Goat is in Thái Tuế, Ox clashes, Dog punishes, Rat harms. Schools differ.
Checking ages for building a house in the 2027 Đinh Mùi year: which ages hit Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc, Tam Tai, and why the three are not the same
Checking ages for building a house in 2027 Đinh Mùi: how Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc and Tam Tai are calculated, and why an age can break one and not the others.
What Are the 12 Zodiac Animals? Meaning and How to Calculate Age by Earthly Branches
The 12 Vietnamese zodiac animals and their Earthly Branches, what each animal means, how to calculate age, and the folk relationships.
Gui Mountain in the 24 Feng Shui Directions: Meaning and Interpretation
Gui Mountain in the 24 feng shui directions sits in the Gen palace, linked to the Water element and spanning 15 to 30 degrees.
How to Determine Yang Dun or Yin Dun, the Ju Number, and Zhi Fu and Zhi Shi in Qi Men Dun Jia
Solar terms set Yang Dun or Yin Dun, and the fu tou day sets the yuan. This guide covers ju numbers, super spirit and qi continuation, Zhi Fu and Zhi Shi.
What Are Tuần and Triệt on a Tử Vi Chart, How Are They Placed, and What Do They Do to Stars in the Blocked Palaces?
Tuần Không and Triệt Không are two void stars that block between two palaces, placed by the tuần Giáp and the year's heavenly stem.
Choosing an opening day for the Đinh Mùi 2027 Lunar New Year: where the custom comes from and what people weigh up
Where the custom of a Lunar New Year opening day comes from, and what people weigh up when picking a date and preparing offerings.
What is Tam Đình?
Tam Đình is a face reading method splitting the face into three parts: head to hairline, hairline to nose tip, and nose tip to chin.
Why did Đinh Bộ Lĩnh make Hoa Lư the capital in 968, and what can the mountains and rivers there still tell us today?
In 968 Đinh Bộ Lĩnh made Hoa Lư the capital of Đại Cồ Việt: limestone peaks formed a natural wall and the Hoàng Long River a water route.
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.
Strategy and Authority in Human Design: How the System Tells You to Decide, and How Far to Take It
Strategy and Authority are Human Design's two decision-making pillars. This analysis covers how they work by type and their limits as guides.
How Is the Three Sections (Tam Đình) of the Face Divided and What Meaning Do Physiognomy Books Assign to It?
Tam đình splits the face into three parts: thượng đình from hairline to brows, trung đình from brows to nose tip, hạ đình from nose tip to chin.
What Are the Twelve Trực Kiến Trừ Mãn Bình Định Chấp Phá Nguy Thành Thu Khai Bế?
The twelve trực, from Kiến and Trừ to Khai and Bế, form a twelve-day cycle for judging each day, rooted in old calendars and the Hiệp kỷ biện phương thư.
What is tuồng (hát bội)? Face-painting art, Bình Định hát bội and the Đào Tấn heritage
Tuồng, or hát bội, is Vietnam's classical theatre, known for coded face-painting and for the plays of Đào Tấn in Bình Định, its heartland.
What Happens at the Bái Đính Pagoda Festival Opening on the Sixth Day of Tết? The Rituals and the Difference Between the New Pagoda and the Ancient Bái Đính Pagoda
Bái Đính Pagoda's mùng Sáu Tết opening features incense and lục cúng offerings, a palanquin procession to the ancient pagoda and spring festivities.
First-day Tet travel for the 2027 Lunar New Year: how to choose the hour and direction, and where sources disagree
First-day Tet travel for 2027: how to choose the hour and direction, prepare offerings, and follow the route, plus why sources disagree on the calculations.
Festival of King Đinh Tiên Hoàng Temple at Hoa Lư Ancient Capital
Held each year at Hoa Lư Ancient Capital, Ninh Bình, this festival honors King Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, founder of Đại Cồ Việt state.
What Is Chèo? The Village-Đình Chèo Mat and Classic Tích Trò
Chèo is the folk musical theatre of the Red River Delta, played on a mat in the communal house yard, with old plays such as Quan Âm Thị Kính.
Converting Lunar Dates to Solar Dates: What the Calculation Is Based On, and Why It Is Not a Fixed Addition and Subtraction Table
Lunar to solar conversion uses no fixed addition table. It relies on the new moon point, major solar terms and legal time zones, so it differs year by year.
Heavenly Stem Ding (Đinh): Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching
Heavenly Stem Ding is Yin Fire: a small flame, gentle light and spreading warmth. In the I Ching it points to quiet maturity and nourishment.
What Is Hoàn Giáp and Does the 60th Birthday Longevity Ceremony Count Lunar or Western Age: The Case of Someone Born in the Đinh Mùi Year 1967 Meeting the Đinh Mùi Year 2027 Again
Hoàn giáp is when the birth stem-branch year returns after 60 years. Born Đinh Mùi 1967: 60 by reckoned age in 2026, hoàn giáp and 60 by Western age in 2027.
Do Directors Aged 49 to 53 Invest Less? The Tuoi Han Belief and Business Decisions in Vietnamese Firms
A 2024 study of Vietnamese firms links lower fixed asset investment to directors aged 49 to 53, the tuoi han years. The effect is larger in small firms.
Dinh Thầy Thím Festival (Tế Thu Ceremony, Thầy Thím Death Anniversary) from the 14th to the 16th of the Ninth Lunar Month: Rituals and the Legend of Thầy Thím
Dinh Thầy Thím Festival runs from the 14th to the 16th of the Ninth Lunar Month with spirit welcoming, cộ bánh offerings, Thỉnh sanh, and Tiền hiền rites.
Cự Môn and Thiên Cơ in the same palace at Mão or Dậu: what Tử Vi books say and where they differ
Tử Vi đẩu số tân biên and Trung Châu phái read the Cự Cơ Mão Dậu configuration differently: Mão or Dậu, which birth years fit, and what hostile stars bring.
Water Puppetry: the Thuy Dinh Pavilion, Chú Tễu, Classic Skits and How Artists Control Puppets Underwater
Water puppetry is a folk stage art of Vietnam's wet-rice civilisation, performed on water with a hidden chamber and pavilion.
Hexagram Hỏa Phong Đỉnh (No. 50, 鼎): The Cauldron That Cooks the New After the Old Is Discarded
Hexagram Hỏa Phong Đỉnh, No. 50 in the I Ching, is the three-legged ritual cauldron that cooks the new after the old is discarded.
The Second Peak in Numerology: Life Stage and Meaning
The second peak in numerology marks a more mature, stable life stage. Calculated from your birth day and year, it reveals lessons in cooperation and patience.
Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival (Xuân Hồng, Ninh Bình, formerly Xuân Trường, Nam Định): the Ninth Month festival, rituals and folk games
Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival in Ninh Bình falls in mid-Ninth lunar month, honoring Zen Master Dương Không Lộ with boat racing and folk games.
Đinh Bộ Lĩnh quells the rebellion of the Twelve Warlords and founds the Đại Cồ Việt state: course of events, significance, and layers of legend
Đinh Bộ Lĩnh put down the twelve warlords, reunified the country and founded Đại Cồ Việt in 968, after more than twenty years of division.
Death Anniversary Rituals in Vietnamese Culture: Meaning and How to Organize Properly
Death anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture remember ancestors and bring families together. Organization should suit each family, staying simple and warm.
Tam Kỳ and Lục Nghi in Kỳ Môn Độn Giáp: Why Are Ất, Bính, Đinh Called Tam Kỳ and Under Which Lục Nghi Do the Six Giáp Hide?
In 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.
The Mường New Rice Festival in Hương Cần Commune, Phú Thọ: Why Must Households Wait for the Lang to Perform the Offering at Khoang Đình Before They Can Harvest?
The Mường New Rice Festival in Hương Cần Commune, Phú Thọ falls on the 10th day of the 10th lunar month, when the Lang makes the offering at Khoang Đình.
Hexagram Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63, 既濟, ䷾): When the Work Is Done and Why 'Good at First, Chaos at the End'?
Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
Hexagram 58, Dui / The Joyous: Genuine Joy and the Boundary With People-Pleasing
Hexagram 58, Dui (The Joyous), teaches the way of harmonious joy: joy that is sincere brings success, while joy that only pleases others soon turns crooked.
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu
Poet, physician, teacher, author of the narrative poem Lục Vân Tiên and Văn tế nghĩa sĩ Cần Giuộc
Trần Đình Long
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hòa Phát Group
Nguyễn Đình Thi
Writer, poet, musician, author of the songs 'Người Hà Nội' and 'Diệt phát xít'
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The ten heavenly stems with the five-element attribution and yin-yang polarity of each.
Compatibility matrix of the 12 earthly branches
The relation between every pair of the 12 earthly branches, 144 rows, in long form with one pair per row.
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.