Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Asking for calligraphy at the Temple of Literature is a beautiful Vietnamese Tet custom, showing respect for knowledge and sending new year wishes.
Updated 16 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Khai bút, the Vietnamese custom of writing the first words of the new year: its legend of teacher Chu Văn An, when people do it, and what to write.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites The first outing and calligraphy of the new year are Vietnamese luck-bringing customs. See how times and directions are chosen by lunar calendar and deities.
Updated 15 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the Two of Pentacles in Tarot: balance, adaptability, prioritization, and resource management.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Da Nang's largest Buddhist festival, Quán Thế Âm at Ngũ Hành Sơn runs each second lunar month and is national intangible cultural heritage.
Updated 20 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Tet 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Chu Văn An (1292-1370), the most exemplary teacher in Vietnamese history, and the temple on Phoenix Mountain in Hải Dương that honours him.
Updated 31 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures 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.
Updated 1 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Vạn Phúc silk weaving village in Hà Đông, Hanoi, holds over 1,000 years of history and National Intangible Cultural Heritage status.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Vietnam's year of festivals and Tet occasions, from Lunar New Year and the first full moon to Mid-Autumn, plus ethnic Tet traditions.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites The Lantern Festival in Chợ Lớn, a national intangible cultural heritage, centers on the belief in Thiên Hậu Thánh Mẫu at ancient assembly halls.
Updated 20 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Ngô Quyền, the 938 Battle of Bạch Đằng, and the journey from Từ Lương Xâm to the new temple in Cổ Loa, showing the gratitude of later generations.
Updated 12 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Bà Chúa Kho of the Ly Dynasty, her legends, the year-opening custom of borrowing luck and the rituals at her temple in Bắc Ninh.
Updated 4 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Psychology Contagious magic rests on two laws: contact transfers properties, and similarity means shared essence. Rozin's 1986 experiments show they still shape us.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Tết in Sài Gòn: the Nguyễn Huệ flower market from 1960 and flower street from 2004, the flower boats of Bình Đông wharf, and how families keep Tết.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
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