Cờn Temple festival, Nghệ An, 19th to 21st of the first lunar month, honours the Four Holy Ladies of the Song: the legend, the procession and 2027 dates.
Early 20th-century custom books record the lễ mát nhà rite and bùa trấn trạch talisman: who performed them, where it was posted, and Phan Kế Bính's critique.
Why vague fortune-telling clips spread online: the Barnum effect, confirmation bias, the need for control, and algorithms that favour controversial content.
Hoành phi is a horizontal plaque above the family altar, câu đối parallel sentences on side columns or walls, honoring ancestors and praising their merits.
Death anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture remember ancestors and bring families together. Organization should suit each family, staying simple and warm.
Lễ hạ điền opens rice transplanting; lễ thượng điền marks formed ears or harvest end, both praying for good crops. Custom books differ on timing and names.
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.
A clan genealogy lists taboo and courtesy names, birth and death dates, burial sites and children; it was kept in an altar cabinet or box at the clan hall.
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.
Saint Mother Liễu Hạnh, the only female saint among the Four Immortals, is tied to the three descents to earth and to the Three Realms Mother Goddess worship.
Buying salt and carrying water at Tết are luck-seeking customs: lucky salt on the first morning in the north, hired carriers bringing water like money.
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.
Thăng Long Tứ Tran is four temples guarding the old capital: Bạch Mã in the east, Voi Phục in the west, Kim Liên in the south, Quán Thánh in the north.
Thanh Minh is when descendants clean ancestral graves and offer rituals. This guide covers offerings, step-by-step procedures, prayers, and safety notes.
Worship in Nghệ An through three studies: ancestral rites at lineage halls, the three temples of Kim Lũy village, and đền Cuông, with lunar festival dates.
The Tho people speak a Việt Mường language and live mainly in western Nghệ An and Thanh Hoá, with their own worship of spirits, ancestors and midwife deities.
Discover Vietnam's century-old incense villages, where the spiritual culture is preserved through each handmade stick, from Quảng Phú Cầu to Thủy Xuân.
Beyond the 23rd-of-Chạp send-off, Táo Quân watches over the hearth and household year-round. Explore the Kitchen God's everyday role and altar practice.
The legend of bánh chưng and bánh giầy: Lang Liêu, son of a Hùng king, offers cakes of glutinous rice. Where the tale is recorded and what it explains.
A Western Mekong Delta đám giỗ spans tiên thường, chánh giỗ and hậu thường. Hosting guests and giving take-home portions show a compassionate way of life.