Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismVietnamese Buddhism over nearly twenty centuries: the Luy Lâu centre, fusion with local beliefs, the Lý and Trần flourishing.
Updated 22 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Four Dharma Deities at Dau Pagoda in Bac Ninh blend Indian Buddhism with ancient Vietnamese nature worship of Cloud, Rain, Thunder and Lightning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefVietnam's 2016 Law on Belief and Religion separates belief from religion, yet researchers still debate whether Mother Goddess Worship is a religion.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresSaint Mother Lieu Hanh, the only female saint among the Four Immortals, is tied to the three descents to earth and to the Three Realms Mother Goddess worship.
Updated 17 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresAn Dương Vương, the state of Âu Lạc and Cổ Loa citadel in the old histories and the legend of the magic crossbow: the Thục house, dates and site.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsDinh Cau Phu Quoc Festival falls on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month, with Nghinh Cau, Yet Cau and Chinh Te rituals honouring Chua Ngoc Nuong Nuong.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresOld 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefFertility worship in Vietnam, or tín ngưỡng phồn thực, hopes for flourishing life and harvests. It appears in Linga–Yoni symbols and the Trò Trám festival.
Updated 24 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodVietnamese mooncakes come as baked bánh nướng and soft bánh dẻo. Where they are said to come from, and what the traditional fillings are.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk traditional practicesHow to choose auspicious dates and times for weddings and groundbreaking in Vietnamese folk belief, with lunar calendar tips and simple rituals.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresTan Vien Son Thanh, or Son Tinh, leads the Four Immortals and symbolizes the conquest of nature and floods, with over 100 relics around Ba Vi mountain.
Updated 31 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selectionXem ngày tốt xấu hôm nay theo lịch âm dựa trên can chi, trực, sao và giờ hoàng đạo. Bài giải thích nguyên lý, cách tra và giới hạn của việc chọn ngày.
Updated 2 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThất Tịch falls on the evening of the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, tied to the Ngưu Lang and Chức Nữ legend. Red bean chè is a young people's habit.
Updated 15 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodEach dish at a Vietnamese wedding feast carries symbolic meaning, from red sticky rice to boiled chicken, pork rolls and braised pork.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsThe Khơ Mú new rice celebration in Than Uyên, Lai Châu gives thanks to ancestors and the land spirit after harvest, with singing to welcome the new rice.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsEveryday meals in Vietnam's North, Central and South reflect climate and culture: mild and balanced in the North, bold and salty in the Central.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefCúng đất in Huế is held in the second and eighth lunar months, with three offering trays to thank the land deity and remember the former Chăm owners.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Hungry Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month blends Buddhist and Taoist roots, with offerings for wandering spirits.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsTac Xinh is the San Chay (Cao Lan) people's dance for the Harvest Prayer Festival, mimicking the whole swidden farming cycle from clearing fields to harvest.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsTết Hoa mào gà is the biggest yearly festival of the Cống in Điện Biên; in Pa Thơm it falls near the full moon of the 10th lunar month. Rites and meaning.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Mong ethnic group (Meo, H'Mong) had 1,393,547 people in the 2019 census, including White, Flowered, Red, Black, and Green Mong subgroups.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe La Chi people live mainly in Ha Giang, speak a Ka Dai language, keep a separate altar for each man in the house, and hold folk games during Tet.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefUNESCO recognized the Gong Culture Space of the Central Highlands in 2005. Gongs shape the spiritual life of the Ê Đê, Ba Na and Gia Rai.
Updated 27 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefBy folk custom, the cô hồn tray is set in the yard or before the gate, not indoors, and many homes turn it outward. Timing, regional trays, and taboos.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodCho Ro festivals use dishes like canh boi, com lam and five-color sticky rice as cultural symbols and a bridge for preserving identity.
Updated 18 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesA detailed step-by-step guide on preparing offerings and arranging the Mid-Autumn Festival tray according to Vietnamese traditions.
Updated 26 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Phu La people include the Phu La Lao, Phu La Den and Phu La Han groups, living in Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Lai Chau.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsChicken feet divination at Tet and the new rice ceremony of ethnic minorities aims to predict fate and crops for the new year.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsMid-Autumn Festival customs differ across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam, from northern rituals to lively Central festivals and Southern gift-giving.
Updated 29 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet Doi is a festival of the Muong people in Thu Cuc commune, Phu Tho, to invite the 'rice maidens' back to the village.
Updated 9 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Tria Lua seed planting festival of the Bru-Van Kieu people in Quang Binh thanks the rice god and prays for a bountiful harvest before the planting season.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesExplore the origin and role of the 12 Bà Mụ in Vietnamese folk belief, female deities believed to shape a newborn's body and bestow blessings.
Updated 24 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosVietnamese folk taboos for opening a business include choosing auspicious dates, avoiding the ghost month and holding opening rituals.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsNào Pê Chầu, the Mông New Year, falls a month before Tết Nguyên Đán: sweeping the soot, the Xử Ka offering, the year-end meal and fetching new water.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsTay weddings move through proposal, engagement, Tet visit and the wedding, with the matrilocal custom of a bride staying with her mother until pregnancy.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Pà Thẻn live in Hà Giang and Tuyên Quang and speak a Hmông-Dao language. Their customs include ancestor worship and the new rice ceremony.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe San Chay people include the Cao Lan and San Chi groups of northeast Vietnam. Their languages, stilt houses, altars and festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosGhost Month in the 7th lunar month: its origins, common folk taboos, and the Buddhist view of Vu Lan as a season of gratitude and filial piety.
Updated 23 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe Xip Xi Tet of the White Thai people in Vietnam's Northwest is a festival for children, with rituals to worship spirits and ward off disease.
Updated 13 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ concerns the way of the wanderer in a strange land: small success, staying upright, humility brings peace, arrogance invites disaster.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Mang are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, living mainly in Lai Chau and speaking a Mon-Khmer language. Their worship customs and festivals are covered.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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