Worship of Thổ Công and Thổ Địa: Household Land-Guardian Deities
Thổ 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.
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Ông Địa and Thần Tài: The Earth God and God of Wealth in Household Worship
Ông Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.
Village Guardian Deity Worship (Thành Hoàng) in Vietnamese Culture
Thành Hoàng is the guardian deity believed to protect each Vietnamese village, worshipped at the communal đình. Its origins, deity types and royal decrees.
What is Ông Công Ông Táo?
Ong Cong Ong Tao is the folk term for the three Kitchen Gods, Tao Quan, who watch over household affairs and report to the Jade Emperor.
Year-end altar cleansing (bao sái bàn thờ): which day, who does it, and what is the sequence?
Year-end altar cleaning in Vietnam is usually done after the Kitchen Gods rite and before New Year's Eve, by the householder, in three steps.
Nguyệt Kỵ and Dương Công kỵ nhật: What Hiệp Kỷ Biện Phương Thư Records and What It Rejects
Hiệp Kỷ Biện Phương Thư records Nguyệt Kỵ and rejects Dương Công kỵ nhật. An analysis of the original Chinese text, separating old rules from folk beliefs.
Worship Practices in Northern Vietnam: Forms, Rituals and Their Meaning in Vietnamese Life
Northern Vietnam worship includes ancestor veneration, Thành hoàng, Mother Goddess and folk rites, reflecting uống nước nhớ nguồn and the wish for peace.
Quan Cong Temples: A Religious Imprint of the Chinese Community in Vietnam
Quan Cong worship among Vietnam's Chinese community, seen through temples in Chau Doc and Ca Mau that serve as places of worship and cultural centers.
The Cong Ethnic Group: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
Vietnam's Cong people live mainly in Lai Chau, speak a Tibeto-Burman language and keep ancestor worship and their own festivals.
The Tho People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals
The 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.
Tien Cong Festival on Ha Nam Island, Quang Ninh: The Rite of Carrying the Elderly, the Longevity Procession on the 7th Day of the First Lunar Month, and Who the Tien Cong Are
The Tien Cong Festival on Ha Nam Island, Quang Ninh runs to the 7th day of the first lunar month, with rites of carrying the elderly.
What Is Chu Công giải mộng, and Is It Really by the Duke of Zhou?
Chu Công giải mộng is an anonymous folk dream-interpretation book, not the Duke of Zhou's work. This piece covers its origins, structure, and how to read it.
Tho Tu Star in Cuu Dieu: Meaning in Folk Beliefs
Tho 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.
Hung Kings Temple Festival (Phu Tho): Origins and Distinctive Features
Origins, 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.
What Makes the Cống People's Rooster Comb Flower Festival in Điện Biên Special?
Tết Hoa mào gà is the biggest yearly festival of the Cống in Điện Biên; in Pa Thơm it falls near the full moon of the 10th lunar month. Rites and meaning.
What Does Dreaming of Gold and Silver Money Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng?
Dreaming of gold, silver or money in Chu Công giải mộng: the original lines of its gold and silver section, picking up money, sharing wealth, seasons.
Traditional Tet customs of the Dao Quan Chet people in Phu Tho
Tet 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.
What Does Dreaming of Being Pregnant and Giving Birth Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng?
Chu Công giải mộng has no line for dreaming you are pregnant; it reads birth omens from other images: the sun in the bosom, a newborn, lost clothes.
Hat Xoan Phu Tho: worship singing to the Hung Kings at the communal house gate, the four original Xoan guilds, and the journey from urgent safeguarding to representative heritage
Hat 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.
Ông Công Ông Táo: The Kitchen Gods' Journey to Heaven on the 23rd of the 12th Lunar Month
The ông Công ông Táo ceremony on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month sends the three Kitchen Gods to heaven to report on the family's deeds to the Jade Emperor.
What is Lộ Bàng Thổ (Roadside Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Lộ 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.
Dreaming of the Dead or a Deceased Loved One: What Does It Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng?
Dreaming of the dead, of deceased relatives: which lines Chu Công giải mộng records, which are good omens, which are bad, read from the original book.
What is Dai Trach Tho (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Explore Dai Trach Tho (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle: origins, Five Elements characteristics, compatible colors, directions and applications.
What Does Dreaming of a Snake Mean in Chu Công giải mộng? Reading the Source Text and Cross-Checking
What does dreaming of a snake mean in Chu Công giải mộng? We read the source lines and separate the book's words from folk belief and modern readings.
How Are Thiên Thọ and Thiên Tài Placed and What Do They Say on a Chart?
Thiên 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.
What is Sa Trung Tho (Sand-in-the-Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Sa 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.
Eyebrow Shapes in Face Reading: Quan Cong, La Han, Tiger Brow, Sword Brow, Willow Leaf and Sparse Eyebrows
A look at eyebrow shapes in Vietnamese face reading: Quan Cong, La Han, tiger brow, sword brow, willow leaf, sparse brows, brow bone and key cautions.
The "ngu mai" (communal sleeping) custom in courtship and marriage of the Tho people in Nghe An
The "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.
What is Thanh Dau Tho (City-Head Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle, and its Five Elements meaning
Thanh Dau Tho covers the Mau Dan and Ky Mao years. See its Earth element traits, feng shui colors, and generation and control notes.
What is Oc Thuong Tho (Upper House Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle, and its Five Elements Meaning
Oc 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.
What is Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on Wall) in the Sexagenary Cycle, and its Five Elements meaning
Bích 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.
What Does Dreaming of Losing Teeth Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng? Comparing the Original Text and Vietnamese Dream Interpretation
Chu Công giải mộng classes dreaming of losing teeth as an ill omen, yet Việt Nam phong tục notes a variant: losing teeth without blood means wealth.
Tet Doi: The Festival of Inviting the Rice Goddesses Back to the Village of the Muong People in Phu Tho
Tet Doi is a festival of the Muong people in Thu Cuc commune, Phu Tho, to invite the 'rice maidens' back to the village.
Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival (Bắc Lệ Temple), Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn: 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, palanquin bathing rite and the main Mother banquet
The Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival in Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn runs from the 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, with the palanquin bathing rite.
Hien Quan Phet Festival in Phu Tho: Events on the 12th and 13th of the First Lunar Month, and Why the Phet Ball Has Not Been Tossed Since 2019?
Hien Quan Phet Festival in Phu Tho runs on the 12th and 13th of the first lunar month with palanquin procession, worship, troop march, and phet grabbing.
Tet Flower Villages of Sa Đéc, Cái Mơn, Mỹ Tho and An Nhơn: What They Grow and How They Prepare
What the Tet flower villages of Sa Đéc, Cái Mơn, Mỹ Tho and An Nhơn grow, when apricot leaves are stripped, and why Sa Đéc grows on racks.
How Does Worshipping Thần Tài at a Company or Shop Differ from at Home?
At shops and at home, Thần Tài shares a low shrine near the door with Ông Địa; shops make offerings every morning on opening. Origins and open debates.
What is Hầu đồng?
Hầu đồng, also called lên đồng or hầu bóng, is the central ritual of Mother Goddess worship in Vietnam, where a medium incarnates the Four Palaces spirits.
The Four Dharma Deities (Cloud, Rain, Thunder, Lightning) Worship at Dau Pagoda: Origins and Identity
The Four Dharma Deities at Dau Pagoda in Bac Ninh blend Indian Buddhism with ancient Vietnamese nature worship of Cloud, Rain, Thunder and Lightning.
Going to the Pagoda at the Start of the Year: What Offerings to Prepare and Which Altar to Worship First?
What to bring to a Vietnamese pagoda at New Year: incense, flowers, fruit and other vegetarian offerings, and which altar to pay respects at first.
Folk Taboos When Making Offerings on the Full Moon and First Day of the Lunar Month
Folk taboos for offerings on the Full Moon and the first day of the lunar month, from choosing fruit and flowers to the incense burner and a reverent mindset.
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Vietnamese offering procedures
381 rows of offering procedures: each row is how one rite is performed in one region within one tradition, with timing, placement, officiant, offerings, order of steps and things to avoid, plus the addresses of the source pages. Where sources disagree is recorded in the ghi_chu column.
Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng)
453 prayers, orations, petitions and repentance verses in use, in print and online in Vietnam, one text per row with its rite type, part of the rite, region, tradition, text family, variants and fill-in slots. The wording is kept in Vietnamese as the source gives it; 345 texts carry the name and address of the source page, 108 are collected texts whose source is not named.
