Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology The Tử Vi Đẩu Số Toàn Thư circulated in the Ming era, its preface crediting La Hồng Tiên with compiling it from works attributed to Hi Di Trần Đoàn.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Tiên Công Festival on Hà Nam Island, Quảng Ninh runs to the 7th day of the first lunar month, with rites of carrying the elderly.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Lễ tơ hồng honors Ông Tơ Bà Nguyệt after the bride arrives; lễ hợp cẩn has the couple share wine and betel in the bridal chamber. Rites and meaning.
Updated 20 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Hồng Loan is one of the Four Peach Blossoms in Zi Wei Dou Shu, a benevolent star governing weddings, marriage and joyful events.
Updated 30 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Si La people live in Mường Tè, Lai Châu, speak a Tibeto-Burman language, worship ancestors, and hold the altar rite, New Year and new rice festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival in Ninh Bình falls in mid-Ninth lunar month, honoring Zen Master Dương Không Lộ with boat racing and folk games.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The La Chí people live mainly in Hà Giang, speak a Ka Đai language, keep a separate altar for each man in the house, and hold folk games during Tet.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites The Si La people in Lai Châu celebrate Tet early, timing it to the harvest and peach blossoms, with black pig rituals and double chung cakes.
Updated 6 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư opens with the Hồng Bàng era: Kinh Dương Vương, named Lộc Tục, and the realm of Xích Quỷ. The Hán text set beside later histories.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram Phong Sơn Tiệm No. 53 in the I Ching speaks of gradual advance in proper order, shown through the wild goose passing six stages.
Updated 26 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs The wedding customs of the Black Thai in Sơn La include free courtship, a trial groom service, and the Tằng cẩu hair-bunning rite.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The La Ha people live in Yên Bái and Sơn La, with a 2019 population of 10,157. Their housing, marriage and worship customs are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Phù Lá people include the Phù Lá Lão, Phù Lá Đen and Phù Lá Hán groups, living in Hà Giang, Lào Cai, Yên Bái and Lai Châu.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The La Hủ live mainly in Mường Tè, Lai Châu, and speak a Tibeto-Burman language. Their ancestor worship and main festivals are described here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Explore the La Hầu star in the Nine Luminaries: characteristics, inauspicious meanings, ritual practices, and an objective view from folk beliefs.
Updated 2 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Đà La Star is one of Zi Wei Dou Shu's Six Malefic Stars, governing stagnation, entanglement and hidden obstacles, with meanings across the 12 palaces.
Updated 15 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief La Hầu and Kế Đô in Cửu Diệu are the Moon's orbital nodes, the North and South Nodes, which Indian, Vietnamese and Western traditions read differently.
Updated 26 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Ông Tơ bà Nguyệt comes from the Tang tale Định Hôn Điếm, reprinted in Thái Bình Quảng Ký: an old man reading by moonlight and red cords that bind couples.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Địa lý biện chính của Tưởng Đại Hồng chú giải năm kinh cổ, đính chính bản sai lưu truyền và đặt nền lý khí Tam Nguyên cho phái Huyền Không.
Updated 22 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy A look at eyebrow shapes in Vietnamese face reading: Quan Công, La Hán, tiger brow, sword brow, willow leaf, sparse brows, brow bone and key cautions.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Thiên La and Địa Võng in Vietnamese Tử Vi: two fixed stars at the Thìn and Tuất palaces, why they are called La Võng, and Thiên Lương's Đà La condition.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs 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.
Updated 30 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stones Explore the meanings of the most popular quartz types in crystal traditions: clear quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, and citrine.
Updated 31 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Lộc Tồn is the Yin Earth wealth star heading the 12-star Lộc Tồn cycle, always flanked by Kình Dương and Đà La. Here is how it is placed by birth stem.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Red River Delta culture centres on village life, communal houses, pagodas, village gates and worship. A close look at Đường Lâm, Phù Lưu and Phúc Xá.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Tướng quân tiễn, Diêm vương quan, Dạ đề quan: what Tam mệnh thông hội records, how Tử Vi books compute these hours by season, where books differ.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Custom books explain the Tiền Chủ as the first owner's spirit, why many homes keep a cây hương altar in the yard, and how offerings are made.
Updated 20 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui The 1010 Edict on the Relocation of the Capital describes Đại La as the center of heaven and earth, with the posture of a coiling dragon and crouching tiger.
Updated 26 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk traditional practices Dreaming of gold, silver or money in Chu Công giải mộng: the original lines of its gold and silver section, picking up money, sharing wealth, seasons.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
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 › Ancestor worship Tảo mộ, chạp mả cuối năm là tục sửa sang phần mộ tổ tiên trước Tết. Bài nêu ngày làm, lễ vật, tục chạp mả ở Huế, xứ Quảng và ý nghĩa thờ cúng tổ tiên.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hà Đồ arranges birth and completion numbers by direction and element, while Lạc Thư is a 3x3 square where every row, column and diagonal sums to 15.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Folk traditional practices Online fortune telling can be harmless fun, but scams steal money and personal data. Warning signs include fear tactics and upfront transfer demands.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
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 › 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 › Traditional performing arts 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.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Celebrities Known as one of the divas of Vietnamese light music, closely associated with the songs of Trịnh Công Sơn, Dương Thụ, Trần Tiến, Phú Quang, Quốc Trung, Thanh Tùng.
Celebrities People's Artist, stage and television actress, theatre director, owner of Phu Nhuan Drama Stage
Celebrities Writer of the urban poor, author of Bỉ vỏ, Những ngày thơ ấu and Cửa biển
Celebrities Singer-songwriter, author of many familiar songs such as Mặt trời bé con, Về đi em, Ngẫu hứng sông Hồng
Celebrities Badminton player who held the number one spot in Vietnam for 21 years and competed in four Olympics
Celebrities Singer, songwriter, and actress dubbed the "Queen of Vietnamese film music", notable for the 2020 Central Vietnam flood relief charity campaign
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