Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Trùng Cửu Festival on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month features chrysanthemums, the custom of climbing high, and longevity wishes.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendar Nguyễn dynasty Khâm Thiên Giám compiled and issued calendars and logged heavenly signs; Đại Nam thực lục records its ranks.
Updated 26 Oct 2026 Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional dress The Vietnamese ao dai evolved from the 17th century xiem canh sen garment through reforms under Lord Nguyễn Phúc Khoát and King Minh Mạng.
Updated 25 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Discover the in-depth meaning of the King of Wands tarot card: its symbolism, personality traits, love, career, and advice when it appears.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the King of Swords tarot card: wisdom, power, truth, and lessons on clear thinking.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the deep symbolism and meaning of the King of Pentacles Tarot card: imagery, personality, love, career, and practical advice.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Minh đường is the ground in front of a grave or house where energy gathers. How loan đầu books divide it: small, middle, large, inner and outer.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the King of Cups Tarot card: emotional maturity, compassion, and mastery over the inner self.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative days March 26 marks the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, honoring Vietnamese youth traditions across historical periods.
Updated 7 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Khổng Minh Thần Toán is a 384-card divination book matching 64 hexagrams with six moving lines, credited to Gia Cát Lượng by legend, not by histories.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Thanh Minh is when descendants clean ancestral graves and offer rituals. This guide covers offerings, step-by-step procedures, prayers, and safety notes.
Updated 4 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Thanh Minh in Vietnam is mainly an occasion to remember ancestors by visiting graves, unlike China where spring outings also occur.
Updated 23 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Bát Tự quang minh is not a separate cách cục but a state of clear qi with a strong Hỉ Dụng thần. This piece shows how to spot it and use it in fate reading.
Updated 4 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Glossary Minh 明 is written with Sun and Moon and means brightness. What the Shuowen Jiezi records about it, and how the I Ching links sun, moon and light.
Updated 1 Oct 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Vietnam'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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Từ Đạo Hạnh, Nguyễn Minh Không and Dương Không Lộ in Lĩnh Nam chích quái are tales of wonder about three monks of the Lý era, told as tales.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Held each year at Hoa Lư Ancient Capital, Ninh Bình, this festival honors King Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, founder of Đại Cồ Việt state.
Updated 8 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Vía Ngọc Hoàng falls on the 9th day of the first lunar month. How people worship at Chùa Ngọc Hoàng in Ho Chi Minh City, and the temple's history.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 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 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui The Four Symbols guard the huye: Thanh Long left, Bạch Hổ right, Huyền Vũ behind, Chu Tước in front. This piece covers their shapes and the minh duong layers.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Philosophy of science Fu Xi, King Wen, the Duke of Zhou and Confucius are all credited with the I Ching, but excavated manuscripts point to a late Western Zhou compilation.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative days Ho Chi Minh's birthday, May 19, 1890, and memorable celebrations over the years, from the first public announcement in 1946 to his Testament in 1965.
Updated 29 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selection Auspicious and inauspicious days classify a whole day by the twelve deities, while auspicious hours classify each two-hour block by that same set.
Updated 14 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Astrology Synastry compares two birth charts through planetary aspects between two people: how it is read, where schools differ, and why science has not confirmed it.
Updated 26 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Mang are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, living mainly in Lai Châu and speaking a Mon-Khmer language. Their worship customs and festivals are covered.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Am Trach is grave feng shui, judged by huyen, minh duong and thuy khau, unlike Duong Trach for the living. It covers Phạm Đình Hổ's view and cai tang.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism Xinxin Ming and Zhengdao Ge are both foundational Chan verses, but they differ in author, date, wording and how they present the path.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendar Mang Chủng is the 9th of the 24 solar terms, usually starting around June 5 or 6 as Tiểu Mãn ends. Its meaning, calendar role, and customs explained.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou Shu Sun Moon Both Bright is a Purple Star pattern where the Sun and Moon stars are both strong, usually in the Ox or Goat palace.
Updated 16 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Tết trồng cây began with Ho Chi Minh's article signed Trần Lực in Nhân Dân on 28 November 1959 and was first held at Tết Canh Tý 1960.
Updated 13 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Psychology Surveys once linked fire signs to extroversion, but later research ties that link to whether people already knew astrology's traits for their sign.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Hue funerals are a meticulous ritual system expressing filial piety and sacred farewell, now facing renewal under Decision 2322/QD-UBND to fit urban life.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Human Design Human Design is a self-knowledge system from 1987 combining astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah and chakras. It covers the bodygraph and its limits.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Tam Phuong Tu Chinh is the four palaces used to read any one palace in Tử Vi: the home palace, its two Tam Hop palaces and the opposite one.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 47 Trạch Thủy Khốn in the I Ching describes depleted resources and words that go unheeded, with the Judgment, Image, and six line texts.
Updated 26 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative days Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day on June 21 marks the first issue of Thanh Nien newspaper founded by Nguyễn Ái Quốc in 1925. Learn its history and meaning.
Updated 21 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboos Explore common Vietnamese folk taboos during pregnancy and postpartum, explaining their origins and modern scientific perspectives.
Updated 13 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Trần Hưng Đạo, the general who led Đại Việt against the Mongols three times, became Đức Thánh Trần, a worshipped saint honoured at temples such as Kiếp Bạc.
Updated 22 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Nguyễn Trãi, world cultural celebrity, was the soul of the resistance against the Ming and spent years at Côn Sơn writing and reflecting on benevolent rule.
Updated 13 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Updated 1 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Emperor Quang Trung (Nguyễn Huệ) led the Tây Sơn movement and crushed 290,000 Qing troops at Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa in 1789.
Updated 14 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Yên Tử Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Trần Nhân Tông, founder of the Trúc Lâm Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vĩnh Bảo, Hải Phòng, is a special national relic.
Updated 4 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Old histories tell how Triệu Quang Phục withdrew to the Dạ Trạch marsh, raided the Liang army by night and later took the title Triệu Việt Vương.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures How old histories record the eighteen Hùng kings and the state of Văn Lang, and which parts are legend: the sources, the fifteen bộ and the Hùng cult.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Ngô Quyền, the 938 Battle of Bạch Đằng, and the journey from Từ Lương Xâm to the new temple in Cổ Loa, showing the gratitude of later generations.
Updated 12 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Celebrities Vietnamese singer and actress, known for her music and film activities
Celebrities Badminton player who held the number one spot in Vietnam for 21 years and competed in four Olympics
Celebrities Vietnamese film actor, known for films such as 'Em chưa 18' and 'Phí Phông: Quỷ máu rừng thiêng'.
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