Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesRamưwan is the traditional New Year of the Cham Bàni community in Ninh Thuận, a month of grave visiting, ancestral offerings and fasting.
Updated 22 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefRamưwan, 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefThe 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe Waxing Crescent Moon is the first phase after the New Moon, symbolizing beginnings, willpower and action in astrology.
Updated 24 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsMekong Delta culture grew from reclaiming southern lands and life along its rivers and canals, with floating markets and over 1,230 festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipThe First Lunar Month full moon runs from the 14th night to the end of the 15th; families may offer on the 14th evening or 15th morning, sincerely.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipTiểu tường keeps the lunar date of death in the next year, as Gia lễ does not count leap months; some count a full 12 lunar months, one month earlier.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismHow the Pali suttas describe the four jhānas, from the first with applied and sustained thought, rapture and pleasure to the fourth with equanimity.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingQuái khí maps the 60 hexagrams onto 365 days by the method of Mạnh Hỷ and Kinh Phòng, each ruling six days and seven parts.
Updated 14 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selectionCửu Độc: nine days of the fifth lunar month (5-7, 15-17, 25-27). What the Kinh Sở tuế thời ký says, what is avoided, and solar dates for 2026 to 2030.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Traditional systems