Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Nguyễn Công Trứ's death anniversary, 14th day of the Eleventh Lunar Month in Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh: 22 Dec 2026, rites, his life and the founding of Tiền Hải.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Chợ Củi Temple Festival in Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh honours Saint Hoàng Mười and the Three Holy Mothers, and differs from Nghệ An's Ông Hoàng Mười Temple.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
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 › Traditional festivals Discover the meaning, rituals, and sacred moments of the Seal Opening Ceremony at Tran Temple in Nam Định, a beautiful cultural tradition of early spring.
Updated 5 Aug 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 › Traditional festivals The Roóng Poọc Festival of the Giáy people in Sa Pa is a spring plowing ritual with the Neu tree, nem con, tug of war and plowing contests.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Vietnamese life-cycle rituals mark birth, coming of age, marriage, death and remembrance, with ceremonies shared by many ethnic groups.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Explore the main rites of a traditional Vietnamese funeral, from encoffining and mourning attire to burial and the 49-day rites, and their cultural meaning.
Updated 4 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Explore the detailed sequence of 6 traditional Vietnamese wedding ceremonies: Chạm Ngõ, Ăn Hỏi, Xin Dâu, Đón Dâu, wedding banquet, and Lại Mặt.
Updated 2 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Southern Vietnamese funerals in press accounts: nhập quan, phát tang, cúng vong, ritual music, động quan and hạ huyệt, and where sources cover one locality.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs Vietnamese Lunar New Year customs: the Kitchen Gods send-off, New Year's Eve rites, first-footing, and lucky money, with the meaning behind each.
Updated 5 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites A guide to the Vietnamese groundbreaking ceremony: choosing an auspicious date, preparing offerings, and the ritual steps.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites The Áp Hô Pang hair washing ritual of the White Thai in Quỳnh Nhai, Sơn La, tied to the Nàng Han legend, cleanses the old year and welcomes new fortune.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Hà Nam's Đọi Sơn Tich Dien Festival runs from the 5th to the 7th day of the first lunar month, reenacting King Lê Đại Hành's 987 plowing ritual.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Fire Jumping Festival of the Pà Thẻn people is a sacred shamanic ritual seeking the fire god's protection, with barefoot jumps on glowing embers.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk traditional practices Drawing fortune sticks at the temple at the start of the year: offerings, ritual steps, cultural meaning, and notes for a respectful visit.
Updated 4 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites The Cap Sac ceremony of the Dao Dau Bang people in Lai Châu marks a man's coming of age, with strict trials and the conferring of a secret am name.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Hue culture blends Nguyen dynasty court ritual with folk belief, Mother Goddess worship, and festivals like the Am Hon ceremony and Huệ Nam Temple festival.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Cổ Lễ Pagoda (Ong) Festival, Ninh Bình: 13th to 16th of the 9th lunar month, main day the 14th. In 2026 that is 22 to 25 October; in 2027, 12 to 15 October.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites In Đắk Lắk, the Ede coming-of-age ceremony removes a boy's kông bracelets at 17, marking his adulthood and right to join community affairs.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs Northern Vietnamese Tet worship runs from seeing off the Kitchen Gods on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month to welcoming ancestors and the vang ma burning rite.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
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 › Lunar calendar Lập Xuân, the first solar term of the year, falls on 3 or 4 February (4 February in 2026). How it is calculated, why it changes the year, and its customs.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing arts Hue royal court Nha Nhac is the ceremonial music of the Nguyen dynasty, tied to the Nam Giao sacrifice and court rituals.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Explore the cultural significance and role of betel and areca nut in Vietnamese wedding ceremonies, from legends to modern customs.
Updated 30 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Lạng Sơn's Kỳ Cùng and Tả Phủ Temple Festivals run from the 22nd to the 27th of the first lunar month, when the Quan Lon Tuần Tranh palanquin returns.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites The Dao people in Tuyên Quang see wedding date selection as vital for marital happiness, matching ages by yin-yang and five elements.
Updated 13 Sept 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 › Tet and seasonal rites Vietnam's year of festivals and Tet occasions, from Lunar New Year and the first full moon to Mid-Autumn, plus ethnic Tet traditions.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Buddhism The Grand Memorial for Buddha Emperor Trần Nhân Tông's Parinirvana is held at Cung Trúc Lâm, Yên Tử and Ngọa Vân Pagoda each year.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Northern and Southern Vietnamese family altars differ in structure, arrangement, generations honored and five-fruit tray choices.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Spring festivals after Tết: ném còn, đẩy gậy and swings among the peoples of Lai Châu, and the pháo đất game of Hải Dương, with rules and meaning.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Khai bút, the Vietnamese custom of writing the first words of the new year: its legend of teacher Chu Văn An, when people do it, and what to write.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Cưới chạy tang is a rushed wedding before the funeral announcement, squeezed into one or two days because mourning would force postponement.
Updated 20 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites New Year's Day in Vietnam comes from the Gregorian calendar, adopted in the French colonial period, and later became an official public holiday.
Updated 16 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Tet 2027, the Lunar New Year of the Goat, starts Saturday, February 6, 2027. Public employees may get 7 days off, February 4 to 10.
Updated 16 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Lý Bí (Lý Bôn) rose against the Liang, drove out the governor and took the throne in 544, founding Vạn Xuân and opening the Early Lý period.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi BaZi's Four Pillars from birth date and time: the year pillar turns at Lập Xuân, the month at solar terms, the day runs the 60-cycle.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Thủy 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 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Fool Tarot card: from number 0, the cliff, the white dog to messages of beginnings, faith, and freedom.
Updated 23 Jul 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 16 Yu (Thunder over Earth) in the I Ching: its structure, each line's meaning, and lessons on preparation and humility.
Updated 1 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
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