Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching The Parent Spirit is the line whose element generates the palace element, standing for parents, documents, property, and news.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › The twelve zodiac animals Tứ hành xung and lục hại in the 12 zodiac animals are folk conventions, not science, for judging a child's zodiac against parents.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboos Among the Pu Péo, a father stays home until his newborn is named, three days for girls and five for boys, to guard against evil spirits.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching In Lục Hào, the Sibling line shares the palace element and stands for siblings, friends and rivals, aiding those people but harming wealth divination.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching The Useful Spirit in Liu Yao is the line for the subject asked about, chosen per question type. Some matters, though, should not be cast.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Tiến thần and thoái thần in Lục Hào: how a moving line advances or retreats within one element, with the seven pairs and cases from Tăng san bốc dịch.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Six Relatives in Liu Yao hexagrams come from the line and palace elements, while the Six Beasts start at the day stem and only add flavor.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Soul-calling rites after illness, a fall, fright or a long journey: who performs them, the offerings, how the calling is done, and how ethnic groups differ.
Updated 22 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching When a Lục Hào hexagram lacks the needed relative, Tang San Buo Dich chapter 28 shows how to find the hidden spirit and judge when it is useful.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs Learn about the Buddhist origins of Vu Lan on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, the legend of Mục Kiền Liên, filial piety, and the rose-pinning ceremony.
Updated 30 Jul 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 › Eastern › I Ching Explore how to apply the I Ching to family life: understanding relationships, conduct, preserving traditions, and building sustainable happiness.
Updated 20 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs The Vietnamese saying about the first three days of Tet: day one for the father's side, day two for the mother's side, day three for one's teachers.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboos Ghost 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 2026 Culture and belief
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 › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Ancestor worship is a long-standing Vietnamese custom, a moral standard, and a key part of spiritual life, with altars, death anniversaries, and Tet rituals.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology The Children's Palace in Zi Wei Dou Shu reflects children, parent-child bonds and family happiness, read through major, minor and peach blossom stars.
Updated 17 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology The Parents Palace in Zi Wei Dou Shu reflects bonds with parents, guardians and superiors, and how major stars shape their influence.
Updated 4 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Rằm tháng 7 prayers include three texts for deities, ancestors, and wandering souls, with ritual order, offerings, and how to recite them.
Updated 6 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboos Vietnamese taboo names of ancestors: why giỗ prayers whisper the dead's name, whether children could share a grandparent's name, and where the custom endures.
Updated 20 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The La Ha people live in Yên Bái and Sơn La, with a 2019 population of 10,157. Their housing, marriage and worship customs are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship The giỗ prayer text: its structure, how to address each generation of ancestors, and the tiên thường and chính kỵ versions, with sources.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Liu Yao reads the six lines of a hexagram with Stem-Branch, Five Elements, Six Relatives and Six Spirits, so it answers who, what, when and how much.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Giay live mainly in Lào Cai, Hà Giang and Lai Châu, speak a Thai-Kadai language, and keep an altar with three incense bowls.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Explore 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Rằm tháng 7 is when families make offerings to the Buddha, deities, ancestors and wandering souls, with guidance on timing, the tray and what to avoid.
Updated 9 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animals The Tiger-Pig Six Harmonies pair in Eastern belief: its origins, yin-yang symbolism, and uses in marriage, business and feng shui for these two zodiac signs.
Updated 17 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Combining death anniversaries into one day is a practical choice for families whose children work far away. Here is what is reasonable and what to watch for.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZi Bát Tự reads family members through palace position and the Ten Gods, then reconciles the two layers by the chart's favorable elements.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative days Vietnam Family Day on June 28 was established by Decision 72/2001/QD-TTg to honor family values and promote warm, equal, and happy households.
Updated 9 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zodiac animals Rooster and Dog form a Six Clash pair in the 12 zodiac animals, with causes, effects on business and marriage, and Feng Shui ways to ease it.
Updated 25 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
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 › Eastern › I Ching Four classics of Lục Hào compared: Hỏa Châu Lâm, Hoàng Kim Sách, Tăng San Bốc Dịch and Bốc Phệ Chính Tông, who is named as author and what each one does.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Dia Kiet in the Six Malefic Stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu: its traits, how it works, what it means in each palace, and ways to soften its effects.
Updated 2 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Physiognomy The forehead in Chinese physiognomy is the palace of Fortune and Wisdom, reflecting youth, intellect and parents. Its shapes and wrinkles carry meaning.
Updated 26 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
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 › Historical figures Mai Thúc Loan (722) and Phùng Hưng (791) were two major uprisings under Tang rule. An analysis of their background, course and historical significance.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship The gio day is an annual memorial rite held on the lunar death date of a family member. This article explains its origin, meaning, and how it is understood.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Chu Tước, one of the six lục thú of Lục Hào: placed by the day stem, linked with speech, letters and disputes in Tăng san bốc dịch.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Moving lines and the changed hexagram in Lục Hào: how the original hexagram turns into another and in what order Tăng san bốc dịch reads them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Khang people speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Lai Châu and Sơn La. Their worship customs and main festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Wear dark, modest clothing, avoid bright colors, make offerings of money, incense, or wreaths by closeness, and keep condolences short and sincere.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
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