Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodBanh Troi and Banh Chay mark Vietnam's Cold Foods Festival on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, a localized day of honoring ancestors with these cakes.
Updated 8 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe Cold Food Festival on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month became a Vietnamese day for offering bánh trôi and bánh chay to ancestors.
Updated 9 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsTet cakes differ across Vietnam's three regions: the North has banh chung and banh phu the, the Center has banh to and banh in, the South has banh tet.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodDuck, squid, banana, shrimp, snail and fertilized duck eggs are avoided at new year in Vietnamese folk belief, which links them to bad luck.
Updated 13 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosFolk 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.
Updated 30 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet 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.
Updated 22 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodBanh Chung and Banh Tet trace back to the Lang Lieu legend of the Hung King era, symbolizing heaven, earth and prosperity.
Updated 25 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsThe Tay new rice festival on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month in Thai Nguyen includes family offerings and a village ceremony.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe legend of bánh chưng and bánh giầy: Lang Liêu, son of a Hùng king, offers cakes of glutinous rice. Where the tale is recorded and what it explains.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesKhu Su Cha, the Ha Nhi New Rice Festival in Muong Nhe, Dien Bien, thanks ancestors with floating cakes, pig liver divination and glutinous rice pounding.
Updated 29 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsDế Khù Chà, the rainy-season Tết of the Hà Nhì: soul-calling rites, glutinous rice cakes, swings and prayers for rain; each village picks its own day.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodSouthern bánh tét is a signature Tet offering that symbolizes prosperity and family reunion. See its origins, meaning and traditional wrapping methods.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe Wheel of Fortune Tarot card: its origins, Rider-Waite symbolism, upright and reversed meanings, and links to Eastern philosophy.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Mother Au Co Temple Festival in Phu Tho runs on the 6th and 7th of the first lunar month, when female officiants lead rituals.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsNào Pê Chầu, the Mông New Year, falls a month before Tết Nguyên Đán: sweeping the soot, the Xử Ka offering, the year-end meal and fetching new water.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsHien 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.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipRằm tháng 7 is when families make offerings to the Buddha, deities, ancestors and wandering souls, with guidance on timing, the tray and what to avoid.
Updated 9 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet Doan Ngo worship tray guide: offerings like fermented rice and tro cakes, step-by-step arrangement following regional customs, plus safety notes.
Updated 27 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodThe 15th day of the 7th lunar month has three offering trays: a vegetarian tray for Buddha, a full tray for ancestors, and one for wandering souls.
Updated 7 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesDong Chi is the 22nd solar term and the shortest day of the year. For the Chinese community it is Tet Dong Chi, a time for che troi nuoc and ancestor worship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsCúng cơm ba ngày Tết covers the first, second and third day rites: Nguyên đán, Chiêu điện, Tịch điện and the Tạ ceremony, with regional differences.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsTết Đoan Ngọ falls at noon on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, when folk belief says yang energy peaks. The bug-killing custom and ancestor worship.
Updated 15 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsTết 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.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipAncestor worship is a long-standing Vietnamese custom, a moral standard, and a key part of spiritual life, with altars, death anniversaries, and Tet rituals.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsHùng Kings' Commemoration Day falls on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month at Đền Hùng temple in Phú Thọ province, honoring the legendary Hùng Kings.
Updated 30 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesFirst-day Tet travel for 2027: how to choose the hour and direction, prepare offerings, and follow the route, plus why sources disagree on the calculations.
Updated 21 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesChol Chnam Thmay is the Khmer New Year, held in mid-April over three days with rituals like the Maha Sangkran procession and bathing the Buddha.
Updated 5 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesA step-by-step guide to preparing offerings and arranging full-month and first-birthday trays for your baby, plus the prayer and regional notes.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsNghinh Ong Lai Son Festival falls on the 15th and 16th days of the 10th lunar month at Lang Ong Nam Hai, Hon Son Island, Kien Hai, An Giang.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe rite on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet invites ancestors home for the New Year. North, Central and South differ mainly in the feast and the fruit tray.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesWhere the custom of a Lunar New Year opening day comes from, and what people weigh up when picking a date and preparing offerings.
Updated 17 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsTet customs in Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam share roots but differ in dishes and rituals, from banh chung to bitter melon soup.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet Ha Nguyen on the 15th day of the tenth lunar month is one of Vietnam's four major traditional festivals, a time to thank heaven and earth.
Updated 13 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsCúng tất niên is the year-end offering that thanks the ancestors and sees off the old year: the day, the trays of three regions, the prayer and its meaning.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsOutdoor and indoor New Year's Eve offerings differ in who is invited, where the rite is held and the prayer text. Each region has its own symbolic dishes.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsWhat goes on a southern Vietnamese giỗ tray and how a Mekong Delta death anniversary is held: the dishes, the two days, and the portions guests take home.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe 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.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsVietnamese customs and traditions are habits and rituals passed down through generations. Here is their definition, origins, and key Tet practices.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsNorthern and Central Vietnam stress ancestral offerings and the pest-killing ritual on Doan Ngo, while the South keeps things simpler.
Updated 10 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipA vegetarian giỗ uses plant dishes like gỏi cuốn, canh kiểm, bánh bèo and lẩu nấm, fitting when the deceased ate chay or the family follows Buddhism.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodAn overview of Vietnamese traditional cuisine by region: Tet dishes, ancestral trays, festivals, vegetarian food and local specialties, with cultural context.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsTet rites in southern Vietnam: welcoming the ancestors on the 30th, giao thừa offerings outdoors and indoors, Tết nhà on the third, farewell on the fourth.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief