Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Cham people (Chàm) speak a Malayo-Polynesian language and live mainly in Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận and southern provinces, with the Katê festival.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefThe Cham community follows three religious streams: Cham Bàlamôn, Cham Bàni and Cham Islam, each with its own festivals, from Katê to Ramưwan.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsCham weddings in Southern Vietnam follow Islam through proposal and days of ceremony, with matchmakers, betel offerings, bride price and Quran recitation.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Kate Festival is the Cham Brahmin New Year in Ninh Thuan, held in the 7th Cham month to honor deities, kings and ancestors.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe rain-praying festival of the Cham people in Binh Thuan is an ancient agricultural ritual held after Cham New Year, seeking blessings for good weather.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefRamưwan, the month of fasting and prayer of the Chăm Bà Ni: grave visiting, ancestral offerings and the retreat of the dignitaries at the mosque.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsCham Bau Truc pottery, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, is known for open-air firing and mold-free shaping. Here are its origins and conservation.
Updated 30 Jun 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 › Traditional craftsMy Nghiep village in Ninh Thuan keeps the Cham brocade weaving craft alive, tied to the legend of Goddess Po Nagar and its heritage today.
Updated 29 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsRija Nagar is the main new year rite of the Brahmanist Chăm: a prayer for good rain and harvest and a sending off of the misfortunes of the old year.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Do Temple Festival in Bac Ninh honors 8 Ly Dynasty kings each year on the 15th day of the third lunar month with palanquin processions.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresLy Thuong Kiet led the Ly Dynasty victory on the Nhu Nguyet River line in 1077, and his temple in Tam Giang, Yen Phong, Bac Ninh honors that legacy.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Lam Chay Festival in Tam Vu, Tay Ninh runs on the 15th and 16th of the first lunar month, with rituals welcoming Ong Tieu and more.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Yen Tu Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong, founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Katê Festival in Ninh Thuận centers on the ceremony of receiving Goddess Pô Nưgar's attire, kept by the Raglai and brought down to the Chăm.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsKeo Hanh Thien Pagoda Festival in Ninh Binh falls in mid-Ninth lunar month, honoring Zen Master Duong Khong Lo with boat racing and folk games.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsCao Dai Founding Day marks the 1926 Hoang khai Dai dao Tam Ky Pho Do, held around the tenth lunar month full moon at Tay Ninh Holy See.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Tien Cong Festival on Ha Nam Island, Quang Ninh runs to the 7th day of the first lunar month, with rites of carrying the elderly.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefSpirit chronicles and imperial edicts show how villages and the state shaped the Thanh Hoang, and why Southern communal houses worship other origins too.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 30 Thuần Ly in the I Ching explores clinging and illuminating. It covers the structure, judgment, six line texts, and the image.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefTruong Thi Thuy Ha's 2016 study found Hanoi apartment buyers consult feng shui when choosing and arranging a home, seeking spiritual security.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 57 Thuần Tốn in the I Ching: wind over wind, the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts with interpretation.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional dressEde bridal attire is handwoven brocade on a dark indigo base with red and yellow patterns, also a dowry in matrilineal weddings.
Updated 24 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Chu Ru are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, living in Lam Dong and Ninh Thuan and speaking a Malayo-Polynesian language.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsDong Ho folk painting, a 500-year craft in Bac Ninh, uses woodblock printing and natural colors. UNESCO listed it as heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
Updated 13 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingExplore the Pure Kun hexagram (hexagram 2) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, philosophical meaning, and practical applications in life.
Updated 16 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingExplore the Pure Yang Hexagram (Qian), the first hexagram in the I Ching: a symbol of heaven, creativity, and infinite potential.
Updated 14 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 52 Thuần Cấn in the I Ching teaches the way of knowing when to stop: the judgment on 'stopping at the back' and the six line texts from toe to cheek.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Zhen (number 51) in the I Ching stacks thunder upon thunder, covering sudden shock and six ways to respond to upheaval with a calm mind.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 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.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 29 Kan (Tập Khảm, 坎, ䷜) stacks Kan over Kan, danger upon danger. The Judgement, Image, and six line texts, plus how to pass through peril.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Folk divinationSeven common palm-reading misconceptions, where Eastern and Western folk books contradict each other, and why science calls palm lines just skin folds.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsHoi Lim is the largest Quan Ho festival in the Kinh Bac region, held on the 13th day of the first lunar month at Lim Hill, Tien Du, Bac Ninh.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiBuild a Xuan Kong Flying Star chart: place the period star in the center, fly it along the Luo Shu, set the mountain and facing stars.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsTet cakes differ across Vietnam's three regions: the North has banh chung and banh phu the, the Center has banh to and banh in, the South has banh tet.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › VietnamSouthern Vietnam worship spans Thành hoàng, Bà Chúa Xứ, Mẫu, whale and ancestor veneration. Its origins, cultural fusion and modern shifts are examined.
Updated 6 Oct 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsDai Bai village in Bac Ninh is the cradle of bronze casting in Northern Vietnam, with about 1000 years of history and refined engraving art.
Updated 28 Aug 2026Culture and belief
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