🗺 Since 2025 covers what were previously Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh (Resolution 202/2025/QH15) 🎎 Trần Temple Seal-Opening Ceremony: Day 15 of lunar month 1 🎎 Phủ Dầy Festival: Day 3 of lunar month 3 🎎 Ninh Bình Tourism Week: Dates announced by the organisers each year 🎎 Bái Đính Pagoda Festival Opening: Day 6 of lunar month 1 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 › 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 › Traditional performing arts Hát xẩm is a northern Vietnamese folk singing craft dated to about the 14th century, sung at markets, village yards and on Hanoi trams.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui In 968 Đinh Bộ Lĩnh made Hoa Lư the capital of Đại Cồ Việt: limestone peaks formed a natural wall and the Hoàng Long River a water route.
Updated 26 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
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 › 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 › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Phường Đúc bronze casting village in Hue has a 400-year history, known for worship items and bells made through mold making and bronze pouring.
Updated 28 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Mo Mường, the Muong people's folk belief, and its epic 'Đẻ đất đẻ nước' form a cultural and historical treasure proposed for UNESCO recognition.
Updated 9 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
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 performing arts Chèo is the folk musical theatre of the Red River Delta, played on a mat in the communal house yard, with old plays such as Quan Âm Thị Kính.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures How old histories record the eighteen Hùng kings and the state of Văn Lang, and which parts are legend: the sources, the fifteen bộ and the Hùng cult.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Tết trồng cây began with Ho Chi Minh's article signed Trần Lực in Nhân Dân on 28 November 1959 and was first held at Tết Canh Tý 1960.
Updated 13 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Bát Tràng pottery appears in written records from the 14th century; this article traces its history and the steps from clay to kiln.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals November 2026 (23rd of 9th lunar month to 22nd of 10th) brings the Thái Nguyên Tea Festival, Gia Lai Gong Festival, Ok Om Bok, Kathina and more.
Updated 24 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Lý Thường Kiệt led the Ly Dynasty victory on the Như Nguyệt River line in 1077, and his temple in Tam Giang, Yên Phong, Bắc Ninh honors that legacy.
Updated 20 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Yên Tử Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Trần Nhân Tông, founder of the Trúc Lâm Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Cham people (Chàm) speak a Malayo-Polynesian language and live mainly in Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận and southern provinces, with the Katê festival.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief Ramưwan, the month of fasting and prayer of the Chăm Bà Ni: grave visiting, ancestral offerings and the retreat of the dignitaries at the mosque.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › The twelve zodiac animals Folk tips for naming a 2027 Đinh Mùi child: choosing Nho radicals, five elements, and can chi to suit the Mùi zodiac, plus what to avoid.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Chăm Bàu Trúc pottery, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, is known for open-air firing and mold-free shaping. Here are its origins and conservation.
Updated 30 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Vietnamese travellers use departure dates, vehicle blessings and safety amulets to manage risk on uncertain roads, an anthropologist finds.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority belief The Cham community follows three religious streams: Cham Bàlamôn, Cham Bàni and Chăm Islam, each with its own festivals, from Katê to Ramưwan.
Updated 20 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Kate Festival is the Cham Brahmin New Year in Ninh Thuận, held in the 7th Cham month to honor deities, kings and ancestors.
Updated 17 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Dao are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. Where they live, their Hmong-Dao language, ancestor and Bàn Vương worship, and cap sac rites.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Đại Bái village in Bắc Ninh is the cradle of bronze casting in Northern Vietnam, with about 1000 years of history and refined engraving art.
Updated 28 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Ra Glai live in south-central Vietnam, speak a Malayo-Polynesian language, and hold farming rituals and worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 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 › 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 › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Xtieng speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Bình Phước. Their residence, language, worship customs, and main festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Mỹ Nghiệp village in Ninh Thuận keeps the Cham brocade weaving craft alive, tied to the legend of Goddess Pô Nagar and its heritage today.
Updated 29 Aug 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 › Historical figures The death anniversary of Lễ Thành Hau Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh honors the pioneer of Southern Vietnam, a ritual named a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025.
Updated 25 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Rija Nâgar is the main new year rite of the Brahmanist Chăm: a prayer for good rain and harvest and a sending off of the misfortunes of the old year.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam Northern Vietnam worship includes ancestor veneration, Thành hoàng, Mother Goddess and folk rites, reflecting uống nước nhớ nguồn and the wish for peace.
Updated 6 Oct 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Làm Chay Festival in Tầm Vu, Tây Ninh runs on the 15th and 16th of the first lunar month, with rituals welcoming Ong Tieu and more.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Cao Đài Founding Day marks the 1926 Hoang khai Dai dao Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ, held around the tenth lunar month full moon at Tây Ninh Holy See.
Updated 27 Sept 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 › Traditional performing arts Tuồng, or hát bội, is Vietnam's classical theatre, known for coded face-painting and for the plays of Đào Tấn in Bình Định, its heartland.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Bà Chúa Kho of the Ly Dynasty, her legends, the year-opening custom of borrowing luck and the rituals at her temple in Bắc Ninh.
Updated 4 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Updated 1 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Glossary Nhật Nguyệt is the Sino-Vietnamese pair for sun and moon, symbolizing yin and yang, time, and the cosmos in East Asian culture.
Updated 16 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Địa Không and Địa Kiếp in Vietnamese Tử Vi: placed by birth hour from the Hợi palace, sharing a palace at Hợi or Tỵ, with đắc and hãm by each book.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui The eight du nien in Bát Trạch, four good and four bad, plus how Dương Trạch Tam Yếu places the door, master room, and kitchen.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Tieu han is placed by the trine group of the birth year branch, nguyet han by birth month and hour, with notes on where Tử Vi schools differ.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Thiên Quan and Thiên Phúc are Earth auxiliary stars placed by the birth year's heavenly stem, not the branch or hour, with tables and points of disagreement.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
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