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 › Ancestor worshipA Western Mekong Delta đám giỗ spans tiên thường, chánh giỗ and hậu thường. Hosting guests and giving take-home portions show a compassionate way of life.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsHow 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.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipIf someone dies in a leap month, in which month is the giỗ held? How tiểu tường, đại tường and the yearly anniversary are counted, per Giác Ngộ.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsDinh Thầy Thím Festival runs from the 14th to the 16th of the Ninth Lunar Month with spirit welcoming, cộ bánh offerings, Thỉnh sanh, and Tiền hiền rites.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThành Hoàng is the guardian deity believed to protect each Vietnamese village, worshipped at the communal đình. Its origins, deity types and royal decrees.
Updated 3 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing artsHát xẩm is a northern Vietnamese folk singing craft dated to about the 14th century, sung at markets, village yards and on Hanoi trams.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodVietnamese ancestral worship trays reflect regional character: the North favors formality, the Central region is lavish, and the South is simple yet refined.
Updated 18 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefCá Ông worship reveres whales as guardian spirits in Vietnamese fishing communities, with roots in the Cham sea god Po Riyak.
Updated 29 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsCau Ngu festival at Cua Dai lets fishermen honor the Nam Hai whale god and pray for good weather and a bountiful season, with rituals and folk performances.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › NumerologyExplore the profound meaning of number 8 in Eastern numerology: symbol of prosperity, yin-yang balance, power and wisdom.
Updated 18 Jun 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsDinh Cau Phu Quoc Festival falls on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month, with Nghinh Cau, Yet Cau and Chinh Te rituals honouring Chua Ngoc Nuong Nuong.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsNghinh Ong Song Doc Festival is the largest sea festival in Ca Mau, held each second lunar month with a sacred whale procession and fishermen's whale worship.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe four foundations of mindfulness are body, feelings, mind and dhammas. How the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta describes the contemplation of each one.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsKathina, the Khmer Theravada robe offering after the three-month rain retreat, runs from the 16th of the ninth lunar month to the full moon of the tenth.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Ky Yen festival at Thoai Ngoc Hau communal house in An Giang honors the Nguyen dynasty mandarin who dug the Vinh Te Canal.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Zi Wei Dou ShuTử Vi and Thiên Phủ share a palace only at Dần and Thân. How the stars are placed and what four Vietnamese Tử Vi books say about this pairing.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Via Ba Chua Xu Nui Sam Festival, the Mekong Delta's largest folk festival, honors the goddess protecting the border region.
Updated 2 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefVía Ngọc Hoàng falls on the 9th day of the first lunar month. How people worship at Chùa Ngọc Hoàng in Ho Chi Minh City, and the temple's history.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefQuan 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.
Updated 7 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Via Ba Chua Xu festival at Sam Mountain joined UNESCO's heritage list in 2024, blending Kinh, Cham, Khmer and Hoa beliefs.
Updated 19 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodTết preserves across Vietnam: lotus-seed and kumquat mứt in Hà Nội, Kim Long ginger mứt in Huế, bánh tổ in Quảng, coconut mứt in the South.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsVillage communal houses differ across the Northern Delta, the South, and the Mekong Delta waterways in architecture, deities, and festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsCao Dai Founding Day marks the 1926 Hoang khai Dai dao Tam Ky Pho Do, held around the tenth lunar month full moon at Tay Ninh Holy See.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefWhen something goes missing, many Vietnamese families pray to Ong Dia, the Earth God, promising an offering if it turns up. Search first, then try the ritual.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › NumerologyThe meaning of Soul Urge Number 3 in numerology: a desire for self-expression, creativity and emotional connection, plus advice on focus and balance.
Updated 5 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Khao Le The Linh Hoang Sa ceremony on Ly Son, Quang Ngai honours Hoang Sa soldiers with orations and model boats set adrift before Tu Linh boat races.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsNorthwest Vietnam culture covers ethnic communities, harvest rituals, seasonal festivals and crafts like weaving, embroidery, forging and silver carving.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismNhật Quang and Nguyệt Quang Bodhisattvas are the two attendants flanking Medicine Buddha, symbolizing the light of the Sun and Moon shining on all beings.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsWhat to bring to a Vietnamese pagoda at New Year: incense, flowers, fruit and other vegetarian offerings, and which altar to pay respects at first.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsWhale worship and the Cau Ngu festival form the spiritual core of South Central Coast fishing villages, tied to the sea and fishermen's beliefs.
Updated 19 Sept 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 › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThai 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.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsCham Bau Truc pottery, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, is known for open-air firing and mold-free shaping. Here are its origins and conservation.
Updated 30 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsWhat was Tet like in Vietnam's subsidy era? Ration coupons, the Tet food bag, pre-dawn queues and shared bánh chưng pots, as remembered in the press.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyCơ Nguyệt Đồng Lương in Vietnamese Tử Vi: its four stars, the verse tác lại nhân, and the occupations Tử Vi đẩu số tân biên lists for it.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › EnneagramExplore the detailed integration (Type 2 to Type 4) and disintegration (Type 2 to Type 8) arrows in the Enneagram, and how to apply them for personal growth.
Updated 12 Aug 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesHow to prepare the offering tray and perform the Kitchen Gods' ritual on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, following regional customs.
Updated 8 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › EnneagramDeep dive into Enneagram Type 6 (The Loyalist): core traits, core fear, strengths, weaknesses, and personal growth advice.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Modern system
Dictionary › Tử Vi (Zi Wei Dou Shu)Tứ Hóa are the four stars Hóa Lộc, Hóa Quyền, Hóa Khoa and Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi astrology, standing for prosperity, power, reputation and adversity.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThủy 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.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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