How is a death anniversary kept in Central Vietnam? The tiên thường and chính kỵ rites, the joint 7th-month giỗ in Quảng Nam, and Hue dishes on the tray.
Giỗ hết đại tường marks the end of two years of mourning. It covers the offering tray, how to arrange it, and the sequence for xả tang in Vietnamese custom.
Phong tục in English is custom, tập quán is usage, and truyền thống is tradition. See how the three differ, plus a vocabulary table of Vietnamese customs.
Tay weddings move through proposal, engagement, Tet visit and the wedding, with the matrilocal custom of a bride staying with her mother until pregnancy.
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.
Discover the meaning, rituals, and sacred moments of the Seal Opening Ceremony at Tran Temple in Nam Định, a beautiful cultural tradition of early spring.
Explore the Tra Hat rain-praying festival of the Khmer Mu people in Điện Biên: origins, rituals, offerings, and profound agricultural cultural significance.
The 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony marks the move from school years to adult duties, with a gratitude ritual at its heart that expresses filial piety.
Learn about the Buddhist origins of Vu Lan on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, the legend of Mục Kiền Liên, filial piety, and the rose-pinning ceremony.
Explore the Cap Sac ceremony of the Sán Dìu people: its origins, significance, steps, and the role of the 'Hành Quang Dance' in this sacred rite of passage.
The Lô Lô people in Hà Giang hold an ancestor worship ceremony, a national intangible heritage, with the Ma Co dance in grass costumes as its highlight.
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.
Southern Khmer weddings feature the betel palm flower cutting ceremony that formalizes the union and the hand-tying ritual, a sacred moment binding two souls.
Burning votive paper to see off ancestors after Tet usually falls between the 3rd and 10th of the first lunar month, most often the 3rd. What to prepare.
The grave-opening ceremony about three days after burial in southern Vietnam: the offerings, the folk meaning of chick, ladder and sugarcane, a Buddhist view.
Sene Dolta (Sen Đôn Ta, Pchum Ben) in 2026 runs three days, 10 to 12 October. Temple and home rituals and meaning of the Southern Khmer ancestor festival.
The rite on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet invites ancestors home for the New Year. North, Central and South differ mainly in the feast and the fruit tray.
What goes on a southern Vietnamese giỗ tray and how a Mekong Delta death anniversary is held: the dishes, the two days, and the portions guests take home.
Nguyễn Công Trứ's death anniversary, 14th day of the Eleventh Lunar Month in Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh: 22 Dec 2026, rites, his life and the founding of Tiền Hải.