📍 Nam Hải Whale Shrine of Lại Sơn, Hòn Sơn Island, An Giang (formerly Kiên Giang) 📅 Days 15–16 of lunar month 10 🏛 Traditional festival 🕰 2026: no official dates yet; by custom it falls on 23 November 2026 to 24 November 2026 📚 2 sources Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Nghinh Ông Lại Sơn Festival falls on the 15th and 16th days of the 10th lunar month at Lăng Ông Nam Hải, Hòn Sơn Island, Kiên Hải, An Giang.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Nghinh Ông Sông Đốc Festival is the largest sea festival in Cà Mau, held each second lunar month with a sacred whale procession and fishermen's whale worship.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Cá Ông worship reveres whales as guardian spirits in Vietnamese fishing communities, with roots in the Cham sea god Po Riyak.
Updated 29 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Whale worship and the Cầu Ngư festival form the spiritual core of South Central Coast fishing villages, tied to the sea and fishermen's beliefs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Cầu Ngư festival honors the Whale God in central Vietnam, with fishermen praying for safe seas and good catches through rituals that bind the community.
Updated 10 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Dictionary › Vietnamese folk beliefs Ông Công Ông Táo is the folk term for the three Kitchen Gods, Táo Quân, who watch over household affairs and report to the Jade Emperor.
Updated 11 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Dictionary › Numerology Số Linh Hồn is a numerology index taken from the vowels in your full birth name, reflecting innermost desires, motivations and deepest longings.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Modern system
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
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Vân Hớn in the Nine Luminaries: traits, its inauspicious meaning for men and women, and the 29th day ritual facing East.
Updated 19 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The worship of Ông Tà, a land-protecting deity in Southern Vietnam, comes from the Khmer Neak Ta and reflects Viet-Khmer cultural exchange.
Updated 13 Sept 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 › Vietnam › Festival customs The post-Tet ancestor farewell rite varies by region: hóa vàng in the North, tiễn ông bà in the Center, cúng tất in the South.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Ông Hoàng Bảy, a Le Dynasty general, is worshipped at Bảo Hà Temple in Lào Cai, blending hero veneration with Mother Goddess beliefs.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Dinh Cậu Phú Quốc Festival falls on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month, with Nghinh Cậu, Yết Cậu and Chinh Te rituals honouring Chúa Ngọc Nương Nương.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The worship of Thần Tài and Ông Địa in Vietnamese culture blends Chinese influence with ancient Thổ Địa beliefs, tracing a shift from farming to trade.
Updated 5 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The Chùa Ông festival on Cù Lao Phố (Thất phủ cổ miếu, Đồng Nai), 9th to 13th of the first lunar month: Quan Công worship, rites, national heritage in 2023.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Bà cô ông mãnh are kin who died young and unmarried, honoured at a small altar under the ancestral altar because the young do not sit level with elders.
Updated 20 Oct 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 › 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 › Folk belief The main Vu Lan rite falls on lunar 7/15; cô hồn offerings run from the 10th until before noon on the Rằm, often on the 14th evening.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selection 2027 Kitchen Gods offering: weekdays, can chi and auspicious hours for the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of the twelfth lunar month of Bính Ngọ.
Updated 6 Nov 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Kitchen Gods worship on the 23rd of the last lunar month differs across Vietnam: the North worships early with carp release, the South worships late.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites How to prepare the offering tray and perform the Kitchen Gods' ritual on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, following regional customs.
Updated 8 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Dictionary › Feng shui 24 Sơn Hướng is a system of 24 positions on the feng shui compass, each spanning 15 degrees, used to determine the orientation of houses and graves.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Ông Hoàng Mười Temple Festival in Nghệ An holds its main ceremony on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, tied to Mother Goddess worship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs Tet rites in southern Vietnam: welcoming the ancestors on the 30th, giao thừa offerings outdoors and indoors, Tết nhà on the third, farewell on the fourth.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
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 › Eastern › Psychology Dutch research links weddings on special dates to an 18 to 36 percent higher divorce risk, mostly from couples' traits, not the date.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Explore the detailed meaning of Soul Urge Number 5 in Numerology: the craving for freedom, curiosity, love for adventure, and life challenges.
Updated 1 Jul 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Explore the in-depth meaning of Soul Urge Number 8 in Numerology: inner drive, ambition for power, material success, and life balance lessons.
Updated 14 Aug 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy How to read the Marriage Line on the palm: its position below the little finger, plus length, depth, clarity and intersecting lines.
Updated 1 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Làng Chuông village in Thanh Oai, Hanoi keeps its centuries-old conical hat craft alive through spinning techniques and hidden stitches.
Updated 13 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Soul Urge Number 1 in numerology reflects a craving for freedom, independence and pioneering, plus the strengths, weaknesses and growth advice tied to it.
Updated 6 Aug 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Numerology The meaning of Soul Urge Number 3 in numerology: a desire for self-expression, creativity and emotional connection, plus advice on focus and balance.
Updated 5 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Discover the detailed meaning of Soul Urge Number 7 in Numerology: your thirst for knowledge, solitude, intuition, and quest for truth.
Updated 14 Jun 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Soul Urge Number 9 in Numerology: the drive to serve humanity, compassion, the altruistic journey, and the lesson of letting go.
Updated 17 Aug 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Soul Urge Number 4 signals a deep desire for stability, order and solid foundations, plus the flexibility needed to avoid stagnation.
Updated 21 Jul 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Explore the in-depth meaning of Soul Urge Number 6 in Numerology: Inner motivations, desire for love, family responsibility, and the journey toward harmony.
Updated 4 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Soul Urge Number 2 points to a deep desire for harmony and meaningful relationships. This reading covers its traits, strengths, challenges and advice.
Updated 6 Jul 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Trà Đông bronze casting village in Thanh Hóa, over 1,000 years old, keeps hereditary secrets of clay mold making and alloy blending.
Updated 23 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Xông đất, xông nhà and đạp đất are one new-year custom. Books on the North, Huế and the South differ on its name, lộc-picking and the vào khem wait.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
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 › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Cúng giỗ vọng and gửi giỗ: per Toan Ánh, those far from home send offerings to the head of the family and also make an offering from afar.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 46 Địa Phong Thăng in the I Ching describes gradual ascent and small efforts accumulating into something great.
Updated 26 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
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