Explore the origins, four-panel construction, variations, and cultural significance of Ao Tu Than, the iconic traditional dress of Northern Vietnamese women.
Khụ Sự Chà, the Hà Nhì New Rice Festival in Mường Nhé, Điện Biên, thanks ancestors with floating cakes, pig liver divination and glutinous rice pounding.
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Tây Nguyên culture centres on the gong space, the rông house and the matrilineal system. The article analyses their origins and how they are changing today.
Hue culture blends Nguyen dynasty court ritual with folk belief, Mother Goddess worship, and festivals like the Am Hon ceremony and Huệ Nam Temple festival.
Banh 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.
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.
Thành Hoàng is the guardian deity believed to protect each Vietnamese village, worshipped at the communal đình. Its origins, deity types and royal decrees.
Death anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture remember ancestors and bring families together. Organization should suit each family, staying simple and warm.
Việt Bắc and Northeast Vietnam are two names with different scopes. This article analyses Then singing, market fairs, village life and local variations.
The worship of Thần Tài and Ông Địa in Vietnamese culture blends Chinese influence with ancient Thổ Địa beliefs, tracing a shift from farming to trade.
Yin yang, the Five Elements, the I Ching, Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism: their origins, differences and how these systems blended into Vietnamese culture.
Bảy Núi Buffalo Racing Festival, a national intangible heritage of the Khmer people in An Giang, held during Sene Dolta with buffalo pairs pulling harrows.
Explore the origins of Eastern physiognomy, its facial and palm feature systems, and the place of face reading in Vietnamese culture through The Tale of Kieu.
Wild sunflowers bloom on Chư Đang Ya volcano in Gia Lai from mid-October to November, tied to a festival week and the culture of the local Jrai people.
Funeral customs across Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam differ in coffin size, burial timing and reburial, with Hue royal culture shaping Central rites.
Discover Vietnam's century-old incense villages, where the spiritual culture is preserved through each handmade stick, from Quảng Phú Cầu to Thủy Xuân.
Nguyễn Du used Eastern physiognomy to portray personality, inner life and fate in The Tale of Kieu, revealing how traditional culture shaped his craft.
Explore the sacred forest beliefs of the Pu Péo, an ethnic minority in Hà Giang, to understand their culture, customs, and unique relationship with nature.
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.
Tết Nguyên Tiêu, the first full moon of the lunar year, is greatly valued in Vietnamese culture. See why it matters and what to prepare for the offering tray.