Nguyễn Trãi (1380-1442): World Cultural Celebrity and His Years at Côn Sơn
Nguyễn Trãi, world cultural celebrity, was the soul of the resistance against the Ming and spent years at Côn Sơn writing and reflecting on benevolent rule.
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World Environment Day (June 5): origin and meaning
World Environment Day on June 5 was designated by the UN General Assembly in 1972 and is led by UNEP. Learn about its history, purpose and significance.
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ (旅): The Wanderer Far From Home, How Should One Behave in a Strange Land?
Hexagram 56 Hỏa Sơn Lữ concerns the way of the wanderer in a strange land: small success, staying upright, humility brings peace, arrogance invites disaster.
The World Tarot Card: Deep Symbolism and Meaning
The World is card 21 in the Major Arcana, marking completion, wholeness and total achievement, with a reversed side of delay and lack of closure.
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.
Vietnamese Ao Dai: History and Cultural Significance
The Vietnamese ao dai evolved from the 17th century xiem canh sen garment through reforms under Lord Nguyễn Phúc Khoát and King Minh Mạng.
Giong Festival (Hanoi): UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Giong Festival at Soc Temple and Phù Đổng Temple in Hanoi honors Saint Giong, with its rituals and UNESCO heritage status.
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.
Hung Kings Worship - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Hung Kings Worship, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, reflects Vietnam's tradition of remembering the source when drinking water.
Chăm Bàu Trúc Pottery Art - UNESCO Cultural Heritage
Chăm Bàu Trúc pottery, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, is known for open-air firing and mold-free shaping. Here are its origins and conservation.
Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm (1491-1585): Cultural Celebrity and the Heritage of Vĩnh Bảo Temple
Trạng Trình Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vĩnh Bảo, Hải Phòng, is a special national relic.
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.
What Types of Intangible Cultural Heritage Are There? Seven Types Under Vietnam's 2024 Cultural Heritage Law, and Where Traditional Crafts and Folk Knowledge Fit
Vietnam's Decree 39/2024/NĐ-CP sets seven types of intangible cultural heritage for inventory, with traditional crafts fifth and folk knowledge seventh.
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.
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.
Banh Chung and Banh Tet: Origins and Cultural Significance of Tet
Banh Chung and Banh Tet trace back to the Lang Liêu legend of the Hung King era, symbolizing heaven, earth and prosperity.
Traditional Cuisine in the Cultural Festivals of the Chơ Ro People
Chơ Ro festivals use dishes like canh boi, com lam and five-color sticky rice as cultural symbols and a bridge for preserving identity.
Vía Bà Chúa Xứ Núi Sam Festival - A Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Vía Bà Chúa Xứ Núi Sam Festival, the Mekong Delta's largest folk festival, honors the goddess protecting the border region.
New Rice Festival - A Unique Cultural Trait of the Cao Lan People
The New Rice Festival of the Cao Lan people in Tuyên Quang gives thanks to ancestors and nature after the harvest, with a neu tree and new rice.
Vietnam's Community of 54 Ethnic Groups: Official List, Distribution and Shared Cultural Traits
Vietnam recognises 54 ethnic groups under the 1979 official list, with the Kinh majority and 53 minority groups spread across all regions.
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.
The Grain Bin Binding Ritual - A Traditional Cultural Feature of the Nung People
The grain bin binding ritual of the Nung people in Bắc Kạn is a longevity celebration within the Ky Yen ceremony, wishing elders long 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.
Rain Prayer Ceremony and Village Cleansing Ritual in the Lô Lô Cultural Festival
The Lô Lô people of Mèo Vạc, Hà Giang reenacted their Rain Prayer and Village Cleansing rituals at the 2024 Lô Lô Cultural Festival.
Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang: A 156-Year Cultural Tradition
The Nguyễn Trung Trực Memorial Festival in Kiên Giang runs each year from the 26th to 28th of the 8th lunar month, honoring the hero who died in 1868.
Saint Giong - Phù Đổng Thiên Vương: From the Legend of Defeating the An Invaders to an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Saint Giong, or Phù Đổng Thiên Vương, is one of the Four Immortals in Vietnamese folk belief, and the Giong Festival was recognized by UNESCO in 2010.
Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day, November 23: When Did It Begin and Why That Date?
Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day falls on November 23 under Decision 36/2005/QD-TTg, the date chosen because Ho Chi Minh signed Decree 65/SL in 1945.
The Custom of Black Teeth Staining and Unique Cultural Traits of the Lu People
Explore the custom of black teeth staining, once a beauty standard of the Lu people in Lai Châu, along with other unique cultural values being preserved.
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.
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 Hmong 'Bride Pulling' Custom: Origins, Cultural Significance, and Adjustments to Preserve a Traditional Beauty
The Hmong 'kéo vợ' custom began to legitimize marriages facing family opposition, yet is often confused with kidnapping or child marriage.
Bà Chúa Xứ of Sam Mountain: From Southern Folk Belief to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Vía Bà Chúa Xứ festival at Sam Mountain joined UNESCO's heritage list in 2024, blending Kinh, Cham, Khmer and Hoa beliefs.
Star Worship and Misfortune Resolution at the Start of the Year: Origins, Cultural Significance, and a Buddhist Perspective
Vietnamese star worship and misfortune resolution (dâng sao giải hạn) at lunar new year: its Taoist origins, cultural meaning, and a Buddhist view.
Ramưwan Festival (Month of Fasting and Contemplation) of the Cham Bàni Community: A Cultural Beauty Toward the Roots
Ramưwan is the traditional New Year of the Cham Bàni community in Ninh Thuận, a month of grave visiting, ancestral offerings and fasting.
Kỳ Yên Festival at Thoại Ngọc Hầu Communal House in An Giang: A Cultural Beauty Commemorating the Pioneer
The Kỳ Yên festival at Thoại Ngọc Hầu communal house in An Giang honors the Nguyen dynasty mandarin who dug the Vĩnh Tế Canal.
No Scientific Basis Does Not Mean Worthless: Reading Folk Belief as Cultural Heritage Rather Than as a Truth Claim
Folk belief is not science, but that does not make it worthless. The right way to read it is as cultural heritage, a symbolic language of community.
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.
Lê Chân Female General Traditional Festival in Hải Phòng: From An Biên Village to the Guardian Deity of the Port City
The Lê Chân Female General Festival in Hải Phòng honors the founder of An Biên village with rituals each second lunar month.
Ông Hoàng Mười Temple Festival (Nghệ An): main festival on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, Mother Goddess worship and national intangible cultural heritage
Ông Hoàng Mười Temple Festival in Nghệ An holds its main ceremony on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, tied to Mother Goddess worship.
The custom of asking for divination sticks, drawing fortune sticks at the temple at the beginning of the year: A guide to the ritual and its cultural significance
Drawing fortune sticks at the temple at the start of the year: offerings, ritual steps, cultural meaning, and notes for a respectful visit.
Nguyễn Du
National great poet, World Cultural Figure, author of Truyện Kiều
Nguyễn Khuyến
Poet and Vietnamese cultural figure of the modern era, known as Tam Nguyên Yên Đổ and the poet of Vietnamese village scenery with his autumn poem series