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  • Dinh Cậu shrine, Dương Đông river mouth, An Giang (formerly Kiên Giang)
  • Days 15–16 of lunar month 10
  • Traditional festival
  • 2026: no official dates yet; by custom it falls on 23 November 2026 to 24 November 2026
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What are the main rituals of the Dinh Cậu Festival?

The Dinh Cậu Festival comprises three main rituals: the Nghinh Cậu ceremony, held on the 15th day of the tenth lunar month, in which the palanquin of the Two Cau is carried in procession back to Dinh Cậu along the main streets of the Dương Đông area; the Yết Cậu ceremony, with the offering of incense to pray for a favourable voyage out to sea; and the Chinh Te ceremony, held on the night of the 15th day of the tenth lunar month, which is the most important ritual.

From the article “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”

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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.

Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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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.

Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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Festivals and folk beliefs of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam

Festivals, rites and worship customs of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, one row per festival, with each group's home region and language family. Extracted from 54 Nhật Nguyệt articles; every row cites the article it came from.

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Types of Vietnamese offering rites

155 types of Vietnamese offering rites in 15 groups, from ancestor and death-anniversary rites, Tết and the festivals of the year to funerals, communal houses and temples, and the rites of ethnic communities; each with alternative names, timing, recipients, a short description, classification axes (cycle, social setting, beings worshipped, tradition, ethnic group, cultural region), a structured date and sourced passages on its customs. It is the key table for Nhật Nguyệt's datasets on offering prayers and rite customs.

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