The Nung People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals
The Nung live mainly in Vietnam's northeastern provinces and speak a Tay-Thai language. Their customs center on ancestor worship and festivals.
Results for "Tày-Thái"
The Lự People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals
The Lự people speak a Tày-Thái language and live mainly in Lai Châu, with worship customs and festivals tied to their own calendar.
How Is the New Rice Festival on the 10th Day of the Tenth Lunar Month of the Tay People in Thái Nguyên Observed in Families and in the Village?
The Tay new rice festival on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month in Thái Nguyên includes family offerings and a village ceremony.
Tay Ethnic Group: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals
The Tay are Vietnam's largest ethnic minority. They live in northeastern valleys, speak a Tay-Thai language, worship ancestors, and hold long tong festivals.
Thai Ethnic Group: Residence, Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
Vietnam's Thai ethnic group includes the Black and White branches, speaks the Tay-Thai language, lives in ban-muong villages, and worships ancestors.
The Lao Ethnic Group: Residence, Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
The Lao in Vietnam call themselves Thay and Thay Duồn, speak a Tay-Thai language, live in Điện Biên, Lai Châu and Sơn La, and keep ancestor altars.
What is the Then practice of the Tày, Nùng and Thái peoples: Then masters, cầu an and giải hạn ceremonies, and the đàn tính lute according to the UNESCO dossier
Under Vietnam's 2019 UNESCO dossier, Then is a Tày, Nùng and Thái ritual led by Then masters, with cầu an and giải hạn rites, songs and the đàn tính lute.
Tày Beliefs and Festivals: Then Singing, the Tính Lute, and the Lồng Tồng Festival
The Tày of Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn and Tuyên Quang keep Then singing, the tính lute, and the Lồng Tồng festival, a heritage UNESCO inscribed in 2019.
Five-Color Sticky Rice of the Tay People: Natural Colors in the Lồng Tồng Festival
Five-color sticky rice is essential to the Tay people's Lồng Tồng festival, its colors drawn from natural leaves, roots and fruits with five-element meaning.
Lồng Tồng Festival of the Tay People: The First Plowing Ceremony and Cultural Values
Lồng Tồng, the Tay people's first plowing festival of spring, features rites to the Agriculture God and folk games wishing for a good year.
First-Furrow Festivals of the New Year: Lồng Tồng of the Tày, Highland First-Furrow Festivals, and the Kinh Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Lồng Tồng of the Tày, highland first-furrow festivals, and the Kinh tịch điền rite compared: who organizes each and how the core rite differs.
What is the meaning of the buffalo celebration on the 6th day of the 6th lunar month among the Tày and Nùng peoples?
The Tày and Nùng buffalo celebration on 6/6 lunar honors the buffalo after transplanting and prays for healthy herds and a bountiful harvest.
The O Du Ethnic Group: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
The O Du people speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Tương Dương, Nghệ An, known for the thunder welcoming festival and the house spirit cult.
Xoe Thai: the Unity Circle, the Ancient Xoe Dances, and Xoe in the Rituals and Daily Life of the Thai People of the Northwest
Xoe Thai is the signature folk dance of the Thai people in Vietnam's Northwest, built on six ancient Xoe dances and inscribed by UNESCO in 2021.
Northwest Vietnam Culture: Communities, Beliefs, Festivals and Traditional Crafts
Northwest Vietnam culture covers ethnic communities, harvest rituals, seasonal festivals and crafts like weaving, embroidery, forging and silver carving.
Mường Lò Cultural and Tourism Festival 2026, themed "Essence of Thai Xoe, Colors of the Northwest": when it takes place, where, what is on, and why it is tied to Thai Xoe Art?
Mường Lò Cultural and Tourism Festival 2026 runs 1 to 7 October in Lào Cai, opening 20:00 on 2 October and marking five years of UNESCO-listed Thai Xoe.
Annual Flying Stars for the Đinh Mùi Year 2027: Where Do Ngũ Hoàng, Tam Sát and Thái Tuế Fly To?
Flying stars for Đinh Mùi 2027: Ngũ Hoàng in the North, Tam Sát in the West, Thái Tuế at Mùi in the Southwest, as read in Trạch vận tân án.
Tay Ethnic Wedding Customs: From Proposal Ceremony to Matrilocal Residence
Tay weddings move through proposal, engagement, Tet visit and the wedding, with the matrilocal custom of a bride staying with her mother until pregnancy.
Beliefs and Festivals of the Thái People in Northwest Vietnam: Xên Bản Xên Mường and Hạn Khuống
The Thái of Vietnam's Northwest follow animist beliefs with guardian spirits and hold the Xên Bản Xên Mường rites and Hạn Khuống festival.
Tây Nguyên Culture: Gong Space, Rông House and Matrilineal System
Tây Nguyên culture centres on the gong space, the rông house and the matrilineal system. The article analyses their origins and how they are changing today.
Điện Biên Ban Flower Festival - A Cultural Symbol of the Northwest
Explore the Điện Biên Ban Flower Festival, a unique cultural event recreating traditional rituals of Northwest ethnic groups like Thai, Mong, Dao, and Hà Nhì.
Xíp Xí Festival - the Children's Tet of the White Thai People
The Xíp Xí Tet of the White Thai people in Vietnam's Northwest is a festival for children, with rituals to worship spirits and ward off disease.
Rain Praying Festival of the Thai Ethnic People: Agricultural Beliefs and Cultural Identity
Explore the rain praying festival of the Thai people in Northwest Vietnam: origins, rituals, spiritual meanings, and its role in agricultural community life.
Nàng Han - Legendary Female Heroine in the Beliefs of the White Thai People
Nàng 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.
The Áp Hô Pang Hair Washing Ritual to Bid Farewell to the Old Year of the White Thai People
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.
The Kin Pang Then Festival of the White Thai: An Early-Spring Rite of Then Practitioners
Kin Pang Then is the early-spring rite of the White Thái, led by Then masters to thank the spirits and their disciples; it is held in Mường Lay, Điện Biên.
Lùng Tùng Festival (Going to the Field) of the Thai People
Explore the Lùng Tùng Festival of the Thai people in the Northwest: origins, the Nàng Han ritual, agricultural significance, and festive activities.
Palmistry in Eastern Tradition: Decoding the Major Hand Lines
Explore the meanings of major palm lines such as life, head, heart, and fate lines in Eastern tradition along with a scientific perspective.
Traditional Houses of Four Regions: Northern Delta Three-Bay House, Hue Rường House, Central Highlands Rông House, Northwest Stilt House
Four traditional Vietnamese house types compared: the northern three-bay house, Hue rường house, Central Highlands rông house and Northwest stilt house.
The Gong Culture Space of the Central Highlands
UNESCO recognized the Gong Culture Space of the Central Highlands in 2005. Gongs shape the spiritual life of the Ê Đê, Ba Na and Gia Rai.
What Palm Reading Is: How Palm Lines Are Read and Why They Cannot Predict the Future
Palm reading is a folk divination practice that reads palm lines to infer personality and destiny, yet it has no scientific basis.
The Heart Line in Palmistry: Meaning and How to Read It
Explore the meaning of the heart line in palmistry: its position, length, shape, and variations and how they influence your emotional and romantic life.
The Rong House in the Cultural Life of the Central Highlands Ethnic Groups
The Rong house is the cultural and spiritual heart of Central Highlands villages, hosting rituals, dispute resolution, and production planning.
Career Line in Palmistry: Meaning and How to Read It
The career line in palmistry, or line of fate, reflects career tendencies and shifts. Read its shape, length and variations with other lines.
Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos: What Does the Foundational Book of Western Astrology Say?
Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos has four books setting out astrological principles, planetary influences, and why Ptolemy treated astrology as conjectural knowledge.
Tam Tai and Thái Tuế in the 2027 Đinh Mùi Year: Which Zodiac Signs Are Affected, How the List Is Calculated, and Where Schools of Thought Disagree
By folk belief, in 2027 (Đinh Mùi) Pig, Cat and Goat meet their last Tam Tai year; Goat is in Thái Tuế, Ox clashes, Dog punishes, Rat harms. Schools differ.
Western Mountain (Right Cheekbone) in the Five Mountains - Position and Meaning on the Face
The Western Mountain is the right cheekbone, tied to righteousness and bonds with siblings and friends. Full, rosy cheekbones suggest loyalty and support.
Why Southerners Avoid Bananas on Tet: The Mekong Delta's Five-Fruit Tray
In the Mekong Delta, bananas are avoided on Tet because 'chuoi' sounds like 'chui', or to plunge. The five-fruit tray instead follows 'Cầu Vừa Đủ Xài'.
Cartomancy: 52-Card Playing Card Divination: Origins, Principles, and How It Differs from Tarot
Cartomancy uses an ordinary 52-card deck, rooted in European folk and Romani tradition, and largely predates Tarot's use for fortune-telling.
Thái Bạch Star in Cửu Diệu: Meaning in Folk Belief
Thái Bạch is the most inauspicious star in Cửu Diệu, tied to loss and betrayal. A monthly ritual on the 15th lunar day, facing West with 8 lamps, may help.
What is Bát Tự?
BaZi, or Four Pillars, is a traditional destiny analysis system built on the birth year, month, day, and hour, each with a Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch.
What Is a Void Life Palace (Mệnh Vô Chính Diệu), How Many Charts Fall Into This Case, and How Do You Read an Empty Mệnh Palace?
Mệnh vô chính diệu means the Mệnh palace holds no major star. Readers borrow stars from Thiên Di, though only 70 to 80 percent carries over.
Types of Vietnamese offering rites
155 types of Vietnamese offering rites in 15 groups, from ancestor and death-anniversary rites, Tết and the festivals of the year to funerals, communal houses and temples, and the rites of ethnic communities; each with alternative names, timing, recipients, a short description, classification axes (cycle, social setting, beings worshipped, tradition, ethnic group, cultural region), a structured date and sourced passages on its customs. It is the key table for Nhật Nguyệt's datasets on offering prayers and rite customs.