Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Bạch Mã Temple in Hanoi guards the East of Thăng Long's Four Guardian Temples and worships Long Đỗ, the city's tutelary god.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Hoàn Kiếm Lake is not one of Thăng Long's four guardian temples, yet the returned sword legend sits at the old capital's spiritual center.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites A guide to the Thăng Long Tu Tran spring pilgrimage: the order of the four temples, what to pray at each, and mistakes first-timers often make.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Thăng Long Tứ Tran is four temples guarding the old capital: Bạch Mã in the east, Voi Phục in the west, Kim Liên in the south, Quán Thánh in the north.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Vietnamese cultural history appears through village spirit worship, Thành hoàng veneration, the Mother Goddess religion and the Hán Nôm archive.
Updated 3 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Hám Long Kinh and Nghi Long Kinh, traditionally attributed to Dương Quân Tùng: how they read dragon veins, the nine stars, and true versus branch dragons.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Explore the concept of Long and Long Mach in Loan Đầu Feng Shui and Ngũ Quyết: origins, classifications, identification, and practical applications.
Updated 30 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Tam Long traces a dragon vein from its distant source peak through to tong son, thieu to son and phu mau son to where it settles.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The story of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ, the sack of one hundred eggs, as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca, and what is myth.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Dictionary › Western astrology A natal chart maps the Sun, Moon and planets across the 12 zodiac signs and 12 houses at your birth moment, used in Western astrology.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Bronze casting for worship in Lộng Thượng, Y Yen and Đại Bái: how three villages keep a centuries-old craft alive against industrial pressure.
Updated 27 Jul 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 › Eastern › I Ching Thanh Long governs joy, Chu Tước speech and documents, Câu Trần land and stagnation. The six beasts only color a line already assessed for prosperity.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Long Đức is a star of the Thái Tuế ring in Vietnamese Tử Vi. See how it is placed from the birth-year Branch and what four Vietnamese books say.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Long Trì and Phượng Các stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu: their origins, meanings, palace placement, and how they combine with other stars.
Updated 1 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief The Tày of Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn and Tuyên Quang keep Then singing, the tính lute, and the Lồng Tồng festival, a heritage UNESCO inscribed in 2019.
Updated 19 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional food Five-color sticky rice is essential to the Tay people's Lồng Tồng festival, its colors drawn from natural leaves, roots and fruits with five-element meaning.
Updated 4 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Lồng Tồng, the Tay people's first plowing festival of spring, features rites to the Agriculture God and folk games wishing for a good year.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Thanh Long, third star of the Bác Sĩ cycle from Lộc Tồn, is a Water-element auspicious star. This covers its placement, meaning, and classical readings.
Updated 14 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief When something goes missing, many Vietnamese families pray to Ông Địa, the Earth God, promising an offering if it turns up. Search first, then try the ritual.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
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 › Regions Mekong Delta culture grew from reclaiming southern lands and life along its rivers and canals, with floating markets and over 1,230 festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
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 Learn about Kế Đô star, one of the three malefic stars in the Nine Luminaries, its influence, remedies and folk beliefs.
Updated 22 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The Do Temple Festival in Bắc Ninh honors 8 Ly Dynasty kings each year on the 15th day of the third lunar month with palanquin processions.
Updated 26 Jun 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 › 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 › Vietnam › Regions Lồng 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Đồ Sơn buffalo fighting festival in Hải Phòng: its origins, rituals and the modern controversies over commercialization, betting and accidents.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Ngũ Xã bronze casting village in Hanoi has over 400 years of history, known for sophisticated techniques and artworks of Thăng Long spirit.
Updated 24 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional dress Explore the meaning of red, crafting techniques, differences in men's and women's attire, and the cultural value of traditional Red Dao costumes.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Explore the Tang Đố Mộc (Mulberry Wood) Na Yin in the Sexagenary Cycle: its origins, Five Elements characteristics, Feng Shui meaning, and applications.
Updated 29 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy Explore the meaning of eyebrows in Eastern physiognomy: shape, length, color, and position reflect personality, destiny, and health.
Updated 5 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites How long is mourning, and which mourning dress goes with each degree of kinship? The rules in three old Vietnamese ritual books, up to trừ phục.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Vietnamese people rarely follow one religion; they layer ancestor worship, Thành hoàng, Mother Goddess, Hùng Vương and farming rites in daily life.
Updated 3 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy Moles on the eyebrow carry meaning in folk physiognomy, often read as signs of luck and leadership. Position along the arch shapes the reading.
Updated 14 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
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 › 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 › I Ching Hexagram 11, Earth over Heaven Tai, has inner Qian and outer Kun, heaven and earth in harmony. It covers the judgment, image, six line texts and commentaries.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 55, Lei Huo Feng (豐), speaks of great prosperity and success, like the sun at noon, with a warning that once the sun peaks it will decline.
Updated 26 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Quái khí maps the 60 hexagrams onto 365 days by the method of Mạnh Hỷ and Kinh Phòng, each ruling six days and seven parts.
Updated 14 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Ông Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.
Updated 17 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs The ông Công ông Táo ceremony on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month sends the three Kitchen Gods to heaven to report on the family's deeds to the Jade Emperor.
Updated 17 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
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