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How is Văn Khúc different from Văn Xương?
Both are literary stars, but Văn Xương leans toward academics and classical studies while Văn Khúc is more about arts, music, language, and flexibility. Văn Khúc is more creative and free-spirited than Văn Xương.
From the article “Văn Khúc Star: One of the Six Auspicious Stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu”
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What is giáp cung in Tử Vi and how are the stars placed?
Giáp cung in Tử Vi: why Kình Đà always flank Lộc Tồn, when Tả Hữu and Xương Khúc can flank Mệnh, and how Tử Vi Đẩu Số toàn thư ranks each case.
How Are Ân Quang and Thiên Quý Placed, and Why Are They Called Noble Helper Stars?
Ân Quang counts from Văn Xương and Thiên Quý from Văn Khúc as day one, then counts to the birth day and steps back one palace.
Văn Khúc Star: One of the Six Auspicious Stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu
Discover the Văn Khúc star in Zi Wei Dou Shu: its meaning, characteristics, position in palaces, and influence on wisdom, education, and literary talent.
Văn Xương Star in Zi Wei Dou Shu: Meaning, Position and Influence on Wisdom and Academic Success
Văn Xương in Zi Wei Dou Shu: its origin, nature, favorable and unfavorable positions, and meaning for intelligence, exams and career.
Văn Xương Quý Nhân in Bát Tự by Day Stem: Table of Ten Stems to Branches, and How It Differs from Lưu Niên Văn Tinh and Học Đường
Văn Xương Quý Nhân is found by day stem to yield one branch, but its weight depends on thap than and position, not a promise of exam success.
Four Green Star (Tứ Lục / Văn Xương) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: Auspicious and Inauspicious Meanings and Detailed Applications
The Four Green Star (Wen Chang) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars governs intelligence and learning. Its meanings, influence by palace, remedies and feng shui uses.
What Are Thai Phụ and Phong Cáo in Tử Vi, and How Are They Placed Based on Văn Khúc?
Thai Phụ and Phong Cáo in Vietnamese Tử Vi: placement by birth hour or from Văn Khúc gives one result, with meanings as each book records them.
What Are Shen Sha in BaZi: How to Look Up Tian Yi Gui Ren, Wen Chang, Yi Ma, Tao Hua, Hua Gai, Yang Ren, Kong Wang, and How Much They Matter Compared to the Ten Gods and Useful God
Shen Sha in BaZi are auxiliary stars read from the day stem, year stem, year branch or day branch. They weigh less than the Ten Gods and the Useful God.
What Is Tam Nguyên Cửu Vận? Why 180 Years Divide Into Three Nguyên and Nine Vận, and How Vận 9 (2024 to 2043) Differs From Vận 8
Tam Nguyên Cửu Vận splits 180 years into three nguyên of 60, each holding three 20-year vận, with the vận turning at Lập Xuân.
The Animistic Spiritual Life of the Bru-Van Kieu People
The Bru-Van Kieu of the Trường Sơn mountains follow animism, believing all things have a soul. Shamans link humans to the spirit world in rituals.
Vạn Thắng Agarwood Carving Village in Khánh Hòa
Vạn Thắng agarwood carving in Vạn Ninh, Khánh Hòa is a family trade over 100 years old, with 400 households and 700 workers, now eyed for community tourism.
Văn Trai Thượng Traditional Incense Village - Fragrance from Herbs
Văn Trai Thượng incense village in Hưng Yên makes handmade incense from natural herbs, creating fragrant, low-smoke sticks.
Vạn Phúc Silk Weaving Village: 10 Centuries of Brand Excellence
Vạn Phúc silk weaving village in Hà Đông, Hanoi, holds over 1,000 years of history and National Intangible Cultural Heritage status.
How early 20th century Vietnamese consulted fortune tellers, picked auspicious days, and practiced mediumship: rereading Phan Kế Bính, Diguet, and Nguyễn Văn Huyên
Three early 20th century recorders found fortune telling, day selection and mediumship widespread in northern Vietnam, each seeing them differently.
Zen Master Vạn Hạnh and the Meaning of the Verse Thị đệ tử
Vạn Hạnh was a monk of the Lý era, linked to the story of Lý Công Uẩn. His verse Thị đệ tử speaks of impermanence, life and death, rise and decline.
Vân Hớn Star in the Nine Luminaries: Meaning and Remedies in Folk Belief
Vân Hớn in the Nine Luminaries: traits, its inauspicious meaning for men and women, and the 29th day ritual facing East.
Bru - Vân Kiều People: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals
The Bru - Vân Kiều people number 94,598 and live along the Trường Sơn range in Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, and Thừa Thiên Huế.
Tria Lua (Seed Planting) Festival Worshipping the Rice God of the Bru-Van Kieu People
The Tria Lua seed planting festival of the Bru-Van Kieu people in Quảng Bình thanks the rice god and prays for a bountiful harvest before the planting season.
How Did Lý Bí Launch His Uprising and Found the Kingdom of Vạn Xuân in 544?
Lý Bí (Lý Bôn) rose against the Liang, drove out the governor and took the throne in 544, founding Vạn Xuân and opening the Early Lý period.
Văn khấn ngày giỗ: structure of the prayer text and how to address ancestors by rank
The giỗ prayer text: its structure, how to address each generation of ancestors, and the tiên thường and chính kỵ versions, with sources.
Chu Văn An (born 1292): The Teacher of All Generations and the Temple on Phoenix Mountain
Chu Văn An (1292-1370), the most exemplary teacher in Vietnamese history, and the temple on Phoenix Mountain in Hải Dương that honours him.
The Eighteen Hùng Kings and the State of Văn Lang: What Old Histories Record and What Is Legend
How old histories record the eighteen Hùng kings and the state of Văn Lang, and which parts are legend: the sources, the fifteen bộ and the Hùng cult.
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.
The Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival on the Đồng Văn Karst Plateau (Tuyên Quang): blooming season, 2026 opening date, and highland ethnic culture
The 12th Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival opens on 6 November 2026 in Đồng Văn, Tuyên Quang, with blooms from October to December.
Earthly Branch combinations, clashes, punishments, and harms in a Ba Tu chart: reading by palace position and interaction with Dai Van and Luu Nien
How the four Earthly Branches in a Ba Tu chart combine, clash, punish, or harm one another, read by palace position and links to Dai Van and Luu Nien.
What Genres Does Vietnamese Folk Music Include? An Overview of Quan Họ, Ca Trù, Chèo, Xẩm, Hát Văn, Đờn Ca Tài Tử and Nhã Nhạc
Quan họ, ca trù, chèo, xẩm, hát văn, đờn ca tài tử and nhã nhạc, together with regional folk songs, form the mosaic of Vietnamese folk music.
What Is Minor Fortune in Bazi? How to Start It and How It Differs from Major Fortune and Annual Fortune
Minor fortune in Bát Tự covers one year and supplements the ten-year major fortune. How it starts, per Tam Mệnh Thông Hội, and how it differs.
In what order should you read a Kinh Dịch hexagram: hexagram name, hexagram text, the six line texts, then the Thoán Commentary, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn
A Kinh Dịch hexagram stacks several layers of text: name, hexagram text, six line texts, then the Thoán, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn.
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.
Good luck, bad luck, and the hot hand: why random streaks look like they follow a rule
Psychology explains why we read random streaks as good or bad luck, and how the basketball hot hand debate pushed researchers to revise an old conclusion.
Đông Hồ Folk Paintings: From Woodcut Blocks to an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Tet
Đông Hồ folk painting, a 500-year craft in Bắc Ninh, uses woodblock printing and natural colors. UNESCO listed it as heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
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.
Where is the Grand Memorial Ceremony for King and Buddha Emperor Trần Nhân Tông's Parinirvana (1st day of the 11th lunar month) held, what rituals does it include, and why is it tied to Yên Tử and Ngọa Vân?
The Grand Memorial for Buddha Emperor Trần Nhân Tông's Parinirvana is held at Cung Trúc Lâm, Yên Tử and Ngọa Vân Pagoda each year.
Hexagram Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63, 既濟, ䷾): When the Work Is Done and Why 'Good at First, Chaos at the End'?
Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
The Trúc Lâm Yên Tử Zen School: Trần Nhân Tông's Monastic Renunciation, the Three Patriarchs, and the Thought of 'Cư trần lạc đạo'
The Trúc Lâm Yên Tử school founded by Trần Nhân Tông: its three patriarchs and the idea of cư trần lạc đạo, living in the world yet glad in the Way.
Toán số in Thái Ất: chủ toán, khách toán, hòa and not hòa, trường toán and đoản toán according to Thái Ất kim kính thức kinh
Counts in Thái Ất: the host count and guest count, long and short counts, and what Thái Ất kim kính thức kinh calls harmonious and not.
First-Footer & New Year Card 2027
Who should first-foot your home this Tết, plus a New Year card.
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Văn Cao
Musician, author of the song 'Tiến quân ca', the national anthem of Vietnam
Hồng Vân
People's Artist, stage and television actress, theatre director, owner of Phu Nhuan Drama Stage
Nguyễn Văn Hiệu
Theoretical physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union
Đoàn Văn Hậu
Left-back for the Vietnam national team, member of the 2018 AFF Cup championship team and gold medalist at SEA Games 2019
Đặng Văn Lâm
Goalkeeper of the Vietnam national team, 2018 AFF Cup champion
Ngô Thanh Vân
Actor, action film producer
Đặng Văn Ngữ
Physician, founder of the field of parasitology in Vietnam