Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsKeo Hanh Thien Pagoda Festival in Ninh Binh falls in mid-Ninth lunar month, honoring Zen Master Duong Khong Lo with boat racing and folk games.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresNang Han, the White Thai heroine who disguised herself as a man to lead 16 Thai regions against invaders, is honored in a festival each lunar year.
Updated 14 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsDinh Thầy Thím Festival runs from the 14th to the 16th of the Ninth Lunar Month with spirit welcoming, cộ bánh offerings, Thỉnh sanh, and Tiền hiền rites.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Khai Ha festival is the largest folk festival of the Muong people in Hoa Binh, held in the first lunar month to pray for good harvests.
Updated 19 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe death anniversary of Le Thanh Hau Nguyen Huu Canh honors the pioneer of Southern Vietnam, a ritual named a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025.
Updated 25 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Dictionary › Feng shuiFeng Shui is a traditional body of knowledge about arranging living spaces in harmony with landscape and energy flow, based on yin-yang and the five elements.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThổ Công and Thổ Địa guard the land of a Vietnamese home, distinct from the wealth-focused Thần Tài, worshipped as a triad with Thổ Kỳ.
Updated 17 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsOrigins, rituals and cultural values of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho, held on the 10th day of the third lunar month to honor the Hung Kings.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › GlossaryPhong tục in English is custom, tập quán is usage, and truyền thống is tradition. See how the three differ, plus a vocabulary table of Vietnamese customs.
Updated 6 Oct 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet customs of the Dao Quan Chet people in Phu Tho include making chung and day cakes, ancestor worship, and community rituals that mark the new year.
Updated 22 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Tho people speak a Viet Muong language and live mainly in western Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, with their own worship of spirits, ancestors and midwife deities.
Updated 19 Sept 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 › Historical figuresThe Le Chan Female General Festival in Hai Phong honors the founder of An Bien village with rituals each second lunar month.
Updated 11 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiAltar feng shui covers placement, orientation, arrangement and upkeep, creating a solemn space that draws positive energy to the family.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTho Tu is one of the 9 governing stars in Cuu Dieu, classified as a neutral star. This article analyzes its meaning, influence, and the ritual to appease it.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipA detailed guide to arranging the family altar by feng shui and custom, covering placement, offerings, and steps for Tet and regular days.
Updated 23 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyLộ Bàng Thổ is the nay am of Canh Ngo and Tan Mui years in the Sexagenary Cycle, part of the Earth element in Zi Wei Dou Shu.
Updated 23 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 37, Phong Hoa Gia Nhan, addresses household order, each person's role, and influence spreading from within outward.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyExplore Dai Trach Tho (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle: origins, Five Elements characteristics, compatible colors, directions and applications.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThiên Tài and Thiên Thọ are placed from the Mệnh and Thân palaces by year branch. The two Earth stars meet when Mệnh and Thân share a palace.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiExplore the concept of Long and Long Mach in Loan Dau Feng Shui and Ngũ Quyết: origins, classifications, identification, and practical applications.
Updated 30 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyKiem Phong Kim is the nayin for Nham Than (1932, 1992) and Quy Dau (1933, 1993), a sharp Metal energy. Its Five Elements traits and birth years explained.
Updated 25 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologySa Trung Tho is the nayin for Binh Thin and Dinh Ty years, tied to Earth yet carrying golden sand. It covers origin and feng shui colors.
Updated 2 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsThe Mường New Rice Festival in Hương Cần Commune, Phú Thọ falls on the 10th day of the 10th lunar month, when the Lang makes the offering at Khoang Đình.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesThe "ngu mai" custom of the Tho people in Nghe An lets young men and women talk overnight at festivals, strictly governed by customary law before marriage.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThanh Dau Tho covers the Mau Dan and Ky Mao years. See its Earth element traits, feng shui colors, and generation and control notes.
Updated 17 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyOc Thuong Tho is the Na Am of Binh Tuat and Dinh Hoi, an Earth element. It covers Five Elements meaning, traits, and feng shui directions.
Updated 28 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyBích Thượng Thổ (Earth on Wall) is the nay am for Canh Ty and Tan Suu years, in the Earth element. It means protection and shelter.
Updated 18 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 48, Thủy Phong Tỉnh, the Well, teaches that the village may change but the well does not, nourishing people without moving.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Hoa Phong Dinh, No. 50 in the I Ching, is the three-legged ritual cauldron that cooks the new after the old is discarded.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Phong Son Tiem No. 53 in the I Ching speaks of gradual advance in proper order, shown through the wild goose passing six stages.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 42 Phong Loi Ich in the 64 I Ching hexagrams: wind above thunder below, the Judgment, the Image, and reducing the top to add to the bottom.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu, one newly born yin line beneath five yang lines, speaks of sudden encounters and how to spot a new shoot while it is still small.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Mother Au Co Temple Festival in Phu Tho runs on the 6th and 7th of the first lunar month, when female officiants lead rituals.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Phong Thuy Hoan, number 59 in the I Ching, covers the Judgment, the Image and all six line texts, plus gathering people's hearts when things scatter.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresLy Thuong Kiet led the Ly Dynasty victory on the Nhu Nguyet River line in 1077, and his temple in Tam Giang, Yen Phong, Bac Ninh honors that legacy.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipVietnamese ancestor worship varies by region, ethnicity and setting, from the central altar to Cửu huyền thất tổ honored in some southern communal houses.
Updated 6 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsVietnamese worship customs vary by region and ethnicity through environment, migration, and cultural exchange, not through one practice being more correct.
Updated 6 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 61 Phong Trạch Trung Phu concerns inner sincerity. It covers the Judgment, Image, six line texts, the Sequence, and practical lessons.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regional customsThough united as one Kinh ethnic culture, ancestor-worship, wedding, and Tết customs differ substantially across North, Central, and South Vietnam.
Updated 27 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing artsHat Xoan Phu Tho is ritual singing at the communal house gate to worship the Hung Kings, performed in three stages by four original Xoan guilds in Viet Tri.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiGui Mountain in the 24 feng shui directions sits in the Gen palace, linked to the Water element and spanning 15 to 30 degrees.
Updated 22 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 46 Địa Phong Thăng in the I Ching describes gradual ascent and small efforts accumulating into something great.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiLiving room feng shui: sofa against a solid wall, clear pathways, layered lighting, and five-element colors and plants. Avoid mirrors facing the door.
Updated 13 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Updated 1 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Yen Tu Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong, founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Grand Memorial for Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong's Parinirvana is held at Cung Truc Lam, Yen Tu and Ngoa Van Pagoda each year.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsSitting tug of war at Tran Vu Temple and bamboo tug of war in Huu Chap village are harvest-praying rituals, both UNESCO-listed in 2015.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief