Dong Ho Folk Paintings: From Woodcut Blocks to an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Tet
Dong Ho folk painting, a 500-year craft in Bac Ninh, uses woodblock printing and natural colors. UNESCO listed it as heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
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Tet flowers and plants: peach blossom, apricot blossom, kumquat and what each means
Tết flowers and plants: peach, apricot blossom, kumquat, chrysanthemum, marigold and gerbera. Where each comes from, how to choose it and what it means.
Traditional Tet Taboos and Customs for Good Luck
Explore traditional Vietnamese Tet taboos: avoiding sweeping, giving fire, breaking things... and the spiritual meanings behind these customs.
How Have Hanoians Celebrated Tet from the Early 20th Century to Today?
How did Hanoians celebrate Tết from the early 20th century to today? From Hàng Lược flower market and offering trays to ration coupons and the market now.
Choosing Auspicious Times and Directions for the First Outing of the Year: The Lucky Customs of Tet's First Day
The first outing and calligraphy of the new year are Vietnamese luck-bringing customs. See how times and directions are chosen by lunar calendar and deities.
How do the different lines of Vietnamese Tet paintings differ in technique and subject matter?
How Hàng Trống, Kim Hoàng, làng Sình and Đông Hồ Tet paintings differ in printing technique, paper, colours and subjects, and where each craft stands.
How Does Lunar New Year for the Ethnic Chinese in Cho Lon Differ from Vietnamese Tet?
How Lunar New Year among the Hoa of Chợ Lớn differs from Vietnamese Tết: Kitchen God send-off, offerings, bánh tổ, assembly halls, visiting order.
Where Do Tet Couplets Come From and Where Did People Hang Them?
Where Tet couplets come from, where Vietnamese families pasted them (door, pillars, ancestor altar), and the basic rules of parallelism for writing one.
Tet Nhay (Put Tong) - The Ban Vuong Worship Ritual of the Red Dao People
Tet Nhay (Put Tong) is the key Ban Vuong worship ritual of the Red Dao in Lao Cai, tied to migration legends and performed in 11 steps with dances and music.
Calligraphy for the New Year at the Temple of Literature: the beautiful cultural tradition of the calligrapher during Tet
Asking for calligraphy at the Temple of Literature is a beautiful Vietnamese Tet custom, showing respect for knowledge and sending new year wishes.
Kieu Fortune Telling at Tet: When the Tale of Kieu Becomes a Message of New Year Luck
Kieu fortune telling at Tet uses verses from Nguyen Du's Tale of Kieu to predict outcomes. A randomly opened verse is read as an omen for the year.
What Is the Dao People's Tet Nhay? Origins and Meaning of the Put Tong and Nhiang Cham Dao Rites
Tết Nhảy of the Dao: the Pút tồng rite of the Red Dao in Lào Cai and the dance rite of the Dao Quần Chẹt, with their timing, dances and meaning.
Bai Choi of Central Vietnam: A Tet Game and Folk Performance, How to Play, the Cards and the Ho Thai Calls
Bai Choi of Central Vietnam is a Tet game mixing folk singing with card draws, with about 30 cards and witty ho thai calls, inscribed by UNESCO in 2017.
How to Worship and Visit Ancestral Graves During Thanh Minh (Qingming) Festival
Thanh Minh is when descendants clean ancestral graves and offer rituals. This guide covers offerings, step-by-step procedures, prayers, and safety notes.
What Traditional Crafts Does Vietnam Have?
Vietnam's traditional crafts include bronze casting, silk weaving, conical hats, incense, drums, pottery and folk paintings, tied to craft villages.
Family Altars: How Northern and Southern Vietnamese Arrangements Differ
Northern and Southern Vietnamese family altars differ in structure, arrangement, generations honored and five-fruit tray choices.
The Co Tu People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs and Major Festivals
The Co Tu live in the Truong Son mountains of Quang Nam and Thua Thien Hue, speak a Mon-Khmer language, and hold buffalo sacrifice and reburial rites.
The Death Anniversary of Le Thanh Hau Nguyen Huu Canh: The Pioneer of Southern Vietnam and the Journey from Folk Ritual to National Heritage
The 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.
Ancestor Worship of Vietnamese People: Origins, Norms, and What Has Changed
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.
The thousand-year-old Đọi Tam drum village: Buffalo skin, jackfruit wood, and the sound of festival drums
Đọi Tam drum village in Hà Nam has made drums for over 1,000 years, using buffalo skin and jackfruit wood and an artisan's ear for sound.
Feng Shui for South-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match, What to Note
South-facing houses belong to the Fire element and suit the West group. See how furniture and colors balance the five elements.
Feng Shui for West-Facing Houses: Which Element Matches, What to Note
Feng shui for west-facing houses: the Yang Metal element, who it suits, and how colors, materials and plants ease harsh afternoon sun.
The Ta Oi People: Settlement, Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
The Ta Oi live in western Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue, speak a Mon-Khmer language, and worship spirits with festivals tied to the swidden farming cycle.
Dreaming of fish (du ngư): what does a fish dream mean?
Vietnamese folk reading of fish dreams, giải mộng du ngư, covers the omens drawn from dreaming of fish, plus how modern science views these dreams.
Feng Shui for Southeast-Facing Houses: Compatible Elements and Key Considerations
Southeast-facing houses in Ba Zhai feng shui: the Xun trigram and Wood element, why East group homeowners benefit most, and layout points to consider.
Feng Shui for North-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match, What to Note
North-facing houses belong to the Water element, suited to Water or Metal people, while Wood, Fire and Earth owners need colors and objects that harmonize.
Feng Shui for Northwest-Facing House: Which Element Matches, What to Note
A northwest-facing house belongs to the Qian trigram and the Metal element, suiting Earth and Metal people while Fire needs care.
Checking ages for building a house in the 2027 Đinh Mùi year: which ages hit Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc, Tam Tai, and why the three are not the same
Checking ages for building a house in 2027 Đinh Mùi: how Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc and Tam Tai are calculated, and why an age can break one and not the others.
