Lê Chân Female General Traditional Festival in Hải Phòng: From An Biên Village to the Guardian Deity of the Port City
The Lê Chân Female General Festival in Hải Phòng honors the founder of An Biên village with rituals each second lunar month.
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When and where is the Lê Chân Female General Festival held?
The festival is held annually on the 8th day of the second lunar month in Hải Phòng City. The main rituals take place at Đền Nghè Shrine, Đình An Biên, and the Statue of Female General Lê Chân Square in the city center.
From the article “Lê Chân Female General Traditional Festival in Hải Phòng: From An Biên Village to the Guardian Deity of the Port City”
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Đọi Sơn Tich Dien Festival: Hà Nam's Thousand-Year-Old Plowing Ritual
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Mother Âu Cơ Temple Festival in Phú Thọ: the 7th day of the first lunar month as the day of the Fairy's descent, the female officiants' ritual, and why the offerings are one hundred cakes
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Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival (Bắc Lệ Temple), Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn: 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, palanquin bathing rite and the main Mother banquet
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The Lễ Hạ Điền and Lễ Thượng Điền Rites of Vietnamese Villages: When Are They Held and What Do They Pray For?
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What to Prepare for a Vietnamese Wedding: Dạm Ngõ, Ăn Hỏi, Date Selection, Sính Lễ and Bride Procession Across the Three Regions, with a Monthly Task Schedule
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Chicken Feet Divination at Tet: The Custom of Predicting Crop Fortune Among Ethnic Minorities
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Going to the Pagoda at the Start of the Year: What Offerings to Prepare and Which Altar to Worship First?
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Hexagram Zhen (number 51, 震) in the I Ching: rolling thunder and how to stay calm when afraid
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Traditional Hue Wedding: Valuing Rituals over Material Gifts through the Six Ancient Ceremonies
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Muong Ethnic Group: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
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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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Khai Ha Festival - The Largest Folk Festival of the Muong People in Hòa Bình
The Khai Ha festival is the largest folk festival of the Muong people in Hòa Bình, held in the first lunar month to pray for good harvests.
Cau Mua Ceremony - Agricultural Ritual of the Sán Chay People in Ba Chẽ
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What is the grave-opening ceremony three days after burial? Offerings, southern Vietnamese custom and the Buddhist view
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Ramưwan Festival of the Cham Bani: Timing, Rituals and Meaning
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Housewarming Ritual (Nhập Trạch) for a New Home: Offerings and Step-by-Step Procedure
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The Kin Pang Then Festival of the White Thai: An Early-Spring Rite of Then Practitioners
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Quán Thế Âm Festival at Ngũ Hành Sơn - Da Nang's largest Buddhist festival
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How to Prepare and Perform the Kitchen Gods' Offering on the 23rd of the Twelfth Lunar Month According to Customs of Three Regions
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Traditional funerals in Hue: solemn rituals and the journey towards a civilized way of life
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.
The Placebo Effect: Why Feeling Lighter After a Ceremony Is Real, Even When the Ritual Changes Nothing About the Condition
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Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang: A 156-Year Cultural Tradition
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Nguyễn Trãi (1380-1442): World Cultural Celebrity and His Years at Côn Sơn
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Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm (1491-1585): Cultural Celebrity and the Heritage of Vĩnh Bảo Temple
Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vĩnh Bảo, Hải Phòng, is a special national relic.
What Is Nhật Nguyệt: Sino-Vietnamese Meaning, Sun and Moon Symbolism in East Asian Culture, and Different Usages
Nhật Nguyệt is the Sino-Vietnamese pair for sun and moon, symbolizing yin and yang, time, and the cosmos in East Asian culture.
When Does the Trung Túc Vương Lê Lai Temple Festival (Tep Temple) Take Place, and Why Is Lê Lai's Death Anniversary One Day Before Lê Lợi's?
The Tep Temple festival for Trung Túc Vương Lê Lai in Kiên Thọ commune, Thanh Hóa falls on the 21st of the 8th lunar month and the 8th of the 1st lunar month.
Lê Lợi - Lê Thái Tổ: The Lam Sơn Uprising and Lam Kinh Festival
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How Did Cải Lương Emerge from Đờn Ca Tài Tử and Dạ Cổ Hoài Lang?
Cải lương grew in southern Vietnam from đờn ca tài tử and ca ra bộ; Cao Văn Lầu's 1919 song Dạ cổ hoài lang later became vọng cổ.
How Do Nguyên Thần, Kỵ Thần, and Cừu Thần Differ in Their Sheng-Ke Relations in Liu Yao?
Nguyên thần generates the Dụng thần, kỵ thần conquers it, cừu thần conquers the nguyên thần and feeds the kỵ thần, as Tăng san bốc dịch defines them.
Lê Thánh Tông
Emperor of the Early Lê dynasty, issuer of the Hồng Đức legal code and expander of the territory
Lê Công Vinh
Former captain and all-time leading scorer of the Vietnam national football team