What's on in Vietnam in November 2026? Festivals, lunar dates and where to go
November 2026 (23rd of 9th lunar month to 22nd of 10th) brings the Thái Nguyên Tea Festival, Gia Lai Gong Festival, Ok Om Bok, Kathina and more.
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Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27): Origin and Meaning
Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs Day on July 27 began in 1947 in Thai Nguyen as National War Invalids Day and was renamed in 1955.
Death Anniversaries in Central Vietnam: the Hue-Style Tray and the Joint 7th-Month Giỗ in Quảng Nam
How is a death anniversary kept in Central Vietnam? The tiên thường and chính kỵ rites, the joint 7th-month giỗ in Quảng Nam, and Hue dishes on the tray.
Hue Royal Court Nha Nhac: The Music of the Nam Giao Sacrifice and Nguyen Dynasty Court Ceremonies, What the Ensemble Includes, and Why UNESCO Recognized It
Hue royal court Nha Nhac is the ceremonial music of the Nguyen dynasty, tied to the Nam Giao sacrifice and court rituals.
Traditional Vietnamese Funeral Customs and Their Meaning
Explore the main rites of a traditional Vietnamese funeral, from encoffining and mourning attire to burial and the 49-day rites, and their cultural meaning.
Thanh Minh Festival and the Distinctive Grave-Visiting Custom of the Vietnamese
Thanh Minh in Vietnam is mainly an occasion to remember ancestors by visiting graves, unlike China where spring outings also occur.
Meanings of Dishes in Traditional Vietnamese Wedding Feasts
Each dish at a Vietnamese wedding feast carries symbolic meaning, from red sticky rice to boiled chicken, pork rolls and braised pork.
Comparing Tet Feast Trays Across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam
Tet feast trays in Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam differ in ingredients and meaning, from banh chung in the North to banh tet in the South.
What Dishes Are on a Northern Vietnamese Death Anniversary Offering Tray and How Is It Arranged?
A Northern Vietnamese gio tray usually features boiled chicken, sticky rice, bamboo shoot soup, spring rolls, and a bowl of rice with a boiled egg.
Hue Tet Feast: Echoes of Royal Cuisine in the Lunar New Year Meal
The Hue Tet feast blends royal essence with folk culture, shaped by a philosophy of frugality, elegance, harmony and transformation.
What is Vietnamese lunar age?
Tuổi mụ is the Vietnamese lunar way of counting age: current year minus birth year, plus one, and folk calculations use this number.
Fertility Worship in Traditional Vietnamese Culture
Fertility worship in Vietnam, or tín ngưỡng phồn thực, hopes for flourishing life and harvests. It appears in Linga–Yoni symbols and the Trò Trám festival.
What Does Vietnamese Folk Belief Encompass?
Vietnamese folk belief includes ancestor worship, deity worship, Mother Goddess religion, agricultural beliefs, and rituals of many ethnic groups.
Vietnamese Ao Dai: History and Cultural Significance
The Vietnamese ao dai evolved from the 17th century xiem canh sen garment through reforms under Lord Nguyen Phuc Khoat and King Minh Mang.
Traditional Vietnamese Funerals: Cultural Significance and Common Forms
Explore the deep cultural significance of traditional Vietnamese funerals, common burial forms, and trends of change in modern society.
Vietnamese Women's Day 20/10: origin and meaning
Vietnamese Women's Day on October 20 marks the 1930 founding of the Vietnam Anti-Imperialist Women's Union, a date that honors Vietnamese women each year.
Ao Ba Ba: The Iconic Southern Vietnamese Garment
Discover the origins, history, and deep cultural significance of Ao Ba Ba, the traditional garment symbolizing Southern Vietnam.
Whale Worship (Cá Ông) Among Vietnamese Fishing Communities
Cá Ông worship reveres whales as guardian spirits in Vietnamese fishing communities, with roots in the Cham sea god Po Riyak.
What Makes Vietnamese Traditional Cuisine Distinctive Across Regions?
An overview of Vietnamese traditional cuisine by region: Tet dishes, ancestral trays, festivals, vegetarian food and local specialties, with cultural context.
Traditional Vietnamese Wedding: The Sequence of 6 Basic Ceremonies
Explore the detailed sequence of 6 traditional Vietnamese wedding ceremonies: Chạm Ngõ, Ăn Hỏi, Xin Dâu, Đón Dâu, wedding banquet, and Lại Mặt.
Longevity Celebration for the Elderly - A Vietnamese Cultural Beauty
The longevity celebration honours grandparents and parents at ages 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100, showing filial piety and respect for old age in Vietnamese culture.
How Do Belief and Superstition Differ Under Vietnamese Law?
Vietnam's 2016 Law on Belief and Religion separates protected belief from banned superstition, with fines and criminal penalties.
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.
Khan Dong and Ao The: Traditional Vietnamese Men's Attire
Khan Dong and Ao The were formal wear for Vietnamese men, reflecting elegance and propriety, now revived for Tet, weddings and ceremonies.
What Are the Life-Cycle Rituals of Vietnamese People?
Vietnamese life-cycle rituals mark birth, coming of age, marriage, death and remembrance, with ceremonies shared by many ethnic groups.
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.
The Worship of Ong Ta in Southern Vietnamese Folk Culture
The worship of Ong Ta, a land-protecting deity in Southern Vietnam, comes from the Khmer Neak Ta and reflects Viet-Khmer cultural exchange.
What Is Phong Tục in English? Vocabulary for Vietnamese Customs
Phong tục in English is custom, tập quán is usage, and truyền thống is tradition. See how the three differ, plus a vocabulary table of Vietnamese customs.
How Long Is the Cultural History of the Vietnamese People?
Vietnamese cultural history appears through village spirit worship, Thành hoàng veneration, the Mother Goddess religion and the Hán Nôm archive.
How Korean Mudang and Vietnamese Spirit Mediumship Differ and Overlap
Comparing the kut rite of Korean mudang with Vietnamese hau dong: practitioners, clients, music, dress, and how both adapted to the market economy.
What Northern Vietnamese Tet Celebrations Include: Offering Trays, Peach Blossoms and Three Days of Family Reunion
Tết in northern Vietnam: the feast tray, Nhật Tân peach blossom, the Hàng Lược flower market and three days of family reunion, with origins and meaning.
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.
Vietnamese Lunar New Year Customs and the Meaning Behind Each Ritual
Vietnamese Lunar New Year customs: the Kitchen Gods send-off, New Year's Eve rites, first-footing, and lucky money, with the meaning behind each.
Centennial Incense Villages: Keeping the Spiritual Bridge of Vietnamese People Alive
Discover Vietnam's century-old incense villages, where the spiritual culture is preserved through each handmade stick, from Quang Phu Cau to Thuy Xuan.
Tra Dong Ancient Bronze Casting Village - A Thousand-Year Vietnamese Soul
Tra Dong bronze casting village in Thanh Hoa, over 1,000 years old, keeps hereditary secrets of clay mold making and alloy blending.
Bad Luck in Vietnamese Astrology: Warning Sign or Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
A Buddhist and psychological analysis of bad luck in Vietnamese astrology, helping you understand without fear and take proactive control of your life.
Face Mole Map in Vietnamese Folk Belief and Where Variants Disagree
A compilation of Vietnamese folk beliefs about facial moles in physiognomy, analyzing the meaning of each area and pointing out where folk variants disagree.
Traditional Vietnamese Wedding Attire of Yesteryear: Symbols of Solemnity and Destiny
Explore in detail the traditional wedding attire of Vietnamese brides and grooms of old: from ao tac, khan dong, to ao mo ba mo bay.
Thon Cao Incense Village - Preserving the Beauty of Vietnamese Spiritual Beliefs
Thon Cao incense village in Hung Yen is Northern Vietnam's largest incense-making craft village, its 18th-century craft tied to ancestress Dao Thi Khuong.
What Are Vietnamese Customs and Traditions? Definition, Origins, and Representative Practices
Vietnamese customs and traditions are habits and rituals passed down through generations. Here is their definition, origins, and key Tet practices.
Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang: A 156-Year Cultural Tradition
The Nguyen Trung Truc Memorial Festival in Kien Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Vietnam Culture Day November 24: Why This Date, Resolution 28/2026/QH16 and the Right to Fully Paid Leave from 2026
Vietnam Culture Day falls on November 24 each year, approved by the 16th National Assembly on April 24, 2026, with fully paid leave for workers.
Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day (Oct 13): Origin and Meaning
Vietnam Entrepreneurs' Day on October 13 was recognized in 2004, tracing back to Ho Chi Minh's 1945 letter to the industrial and commercial sectors.
Yen Tu Festival (Quang Ninh): A Journey to the Buddha's Land and the Meaning of Truc Lam Buddhism
The Yen Tu Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Tran Nhan Tong, founder of the Truc Lam Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
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.
What Beliefs Do Vietnamese People Follow? A Map of Major Folk Beliefs and How They Differ from Religion
Vietnamese people rarely follow one religion; they layer ancestor worship, Thành hoàng, Mother Goddess, Hùng Vương and farming rites in daily life.
