Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipThe First Lunar Month full moon runs from the 14th night to the end of the 15th; families may offer on the 14th evening or 15th morning, sincerely.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosFolk taboos for offerings on the Full Moon and the first day of the lunar month, from choosing fruit and flowers to the incense burner and a reverent mindset.
Updated 30 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesVietnam's year of festivals and Tet occasions, from Lunar New Year and the first full moon to Mid-Autumn, plus ethnic Tet traditions.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet Nguyen Tieu, the first full moon of the lunar year, is greatly valued in Vietnamese culture. See why it matters and what to prepare for the offering tray.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe First Quarter Moon in astrology signals tension that drives action, a time to face challenges, make decisions and adjust plans.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsRằm Tháng Giêng, the lunar year's first full moon, brings temple visits and star-releasing rites, with the saying "a year of offerings cannot match this one.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarIs offering the First Full Moon on the 13th or 14th lunar day acceptable, where does the early custom come from, and what should the tray include?
Updated 17 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyExplore the astrological meaning of the Full Moon: emotional peak, culmination, and the impact of the lunar cycle on human life.
Updated 14 Jun 2026Traditional systems
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 › Festival customsHow to set out Ram thang Gieng (first full moon) offering trays at home: how many trays, vegetarian or savory dishes, order of offering, layout and taboos.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsKathina, the Khmer Theravada robe offering after the three-month rain retreat, runs from the 16th of the ninth lunar month to the full moon of the tenth.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › PsychologyLarge meta-analyses find no link between moon phase and crime or birth counts. For sleep, the evidence remains contested and depends on light exposure.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the detailed symbolism and deep meaning of The Moon tarot card, from its imagery and symbols to its interpretation in readings.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipThe mùng 1 ancestor prayer text has five parts, with variants in wording and in the order of honoring deities versus ancestors.
Updated 4 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipThe giỗ prayer text: its structure, how to address each generation of ancestors, and the tiên thường and chính kỵ versions, with sources.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotPlacing The Sun beside The Moon contrasts the light and dark poles of the Major Arcana. What Waite wrote, how the pair is read today, and its limits.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Tay Thien Festival runs from the 15th to the 17th of the second lunar month in Dai Dinh Commune, Phu Tho Province, honoring National Mother Lang Thi Tieu.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesA step-by-step guide to preparing offerings and arranging full-month and first-birthday trays for your baby, plus the prayer and regional notes.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyDiscover the Moon Sign in astrology: its definition, how to calculate it, and how it differs from the Sun sign (the usual zodiac sign).
Updated 27 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipWhat does a giỗ require? Offerings, the offering tray, the prayer text and the order of the day, drawn from Vietnamese historical sources.
Updated 11 Oct 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 › Folk beliefWhen something goes missing, many Vietnamese families pray to Ong Dia, the Earth God, promising an offering if it turns up. Search first, then try the ritual.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipThe Sóc day opens the lunar month. Vietnamese worship ancestors and deities for a smooth month, a custom rooted in yin-yang philosophy.
Updated 10 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismCáo tật thị chúng by Chan master Mãn Giác is a famous Lý-era verse: fading spring and a plum branch in the courtyard speak of impermanence.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe Last Quarter Moon in astrology marks a time of release and realignment, with practical notes for daily life as the cycle turns.
Updated 24 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Lo Lo people of Meo Vac, Ha Giang reenacted their Rain Prayer and Village Cleansing rituals at the 2024 Lo Lo Cultural Festival.
Updated 2 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe New Moon marks the start of a lunar cycle of about 29.5 days, a phase for setting intentions and beginning new projects.
Updated 26 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe waning moon is the phase of decreasing light after the Full Moon, a time for release, purification, and introspection in astrology.
Updated 20 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyAlan Leo (1910) gave the Sun sign to the individual and the Moon sign to the personality, reading 144 pairs together. We read his text and note its limits.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe Waxing Crescent Moon is the first phase after the New Moon, symbolizing beginnings, willpower and action in astrology.
Updated 24 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › NumerologyNumber 1 as the Sun and number 2 as the Moon is a convention of modern numerology, spread by Cheiro's 1926 book. We read his text and the test results.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Modern system
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 › Folk beliefVietnam's Thanh Minh custom often means tending graves first, then offering to ancestors at home; this examines origins, sequence and exceptions in old texts.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe Waxing Crescent Moon is the phase right after the New Moon. In astrology it is a time to plant seeds of intention and take small, decisive actions.
Updated 8 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe Waning Crescent Moon is the last phase of the lunar cycle, a time for release, rest and recovery before a new cycle begins.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe first outing and calligraphy of the new year are Vietnamese luck-bringing customs. See how times and directions are chosen by lunar calendar and deities.
Updated 15 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyCancer and the Moon share a ruling planet bond in astrology, shaping emotion, instinct, intuition, and the need for family security.
Updated 3 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsLồng Tồng of the Tày, highland first-furrow festivals, and the Kinh tịch điền rite compared: who organizes each and how the core rite differs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsFirst-footing is an old Vietnamese Tet custom: the first person to enter a home after midnight is believed to carry the year's fortune.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 36 Di Huo Ming Yi in the I Ching speaks of light wounded and dark times: the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts of the classic.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems