Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Chợ Củi Temple Festival in Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh honours Saint Hoàng Mười and the Three Holy Mothers, and differs from Nghệ An's Ông Hoàng Mười Temple.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The death anniversary of Lễ Thành Hau Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh honors the pioneer of Southern Vietnam, a ritual named a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025.
Updated 25 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions How 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship The custom of offering a day early is called lễ tiên thường, with the main chính kỵ the next day. Its origin, distinctions and meaning.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Giỗ đầu (tiểu tường) is the first death anniversary, with a tray of cơm úp, boiled egg, chicken, xôi and vàng mã, more solemn than an ordinary giỗ.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites When to burn the mourning scarf in Vietnamese custom: the 49-day, 100-day and death anniversaries, plus the rites of removing mourning.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Death anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture remember ancestors and bring families together. Organization should suit each family, staying simple and warm.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Cúng giỗ vọng and gửi giỗ: per Toan Ánh, those far from home send offerings to the head of the family and also make an offering from afar.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship What does a giỗ require? Offerings, the offering tray, the prayer text and the order of the day, drawn from Vietnamese historical sources.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship A giỗ is not only the eldest son's duty. Younger sons, daughters and daughters-in-law can all hold the rite, depending on family circumstances.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions A Northern Vietnamese gio tray usually features boiled chicken, sticky rice, bamboo shoot soup, spring rolls, and a bowl of rice with a boiled egg.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Tiểu tường keeps the lunar date of death in the next year, as Gia lễ does not count leap months; some count a full 12 lunar months, one month earlier.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship A 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals 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.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Bà Phi Yến's death anniversary falls on the 18th of the tenth lunar month at An Sơn Miếu, Côn Đảo. The legendary figure, the rites and the heritage debate.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions What 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Nguyễn Công Trứ's death anniversary, 14th day of the Eleventh Lunar Month in Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh: 22 Dec 2026, rites, his life and the founding of Tiền Hải.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Dinh 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship If 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Tep Temple festival for Trung Túc Vương Lê Lai in Kiên Thọ commune, Thanh Hóa falls on the 21st of the 8th lunar month and the 8th of the 1st lunar month.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Saint Mother Liễu Hạnh, the only female saint among the Four Immortals, is tied to the three descents to earth and to the Three Realms Mother Goddess worship.
Updated 17 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Ông Hoàng Bảy, a Le Dynasty general, is worshipped at Bảo Hà Temple in Lào Cai, blending hero veneration with Mother Goddess beliefs.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Thành 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 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 › Buddhism The Grand Memorial for Buddha Emperor Trần Nhân Tông's Parinirvana is held at Cung Trúc Lâm, Yên Tử and Ngọa Vân Pagoda each year.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Trần Hưng Đạo, the general who led Đại Việt against the Mongols three times, became Đức Thánh Trần, a worshipped saint honoured at temples such as Kiếp Bạc.
Updated 22 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the deep meaning of the Death card in Tarot: the symbolism of the white horse, rising sun, and its message of transformation, endings, and rebirth.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Dictionary › Western astrology Cung Hoàng Đạo is one of twelve equal divisions of the ecliptic, each tied to a constellation and used in Western astrology for personality, love and career.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Dictionary › Choosing dates and hours Giờ hoàng đạo are six two-hour slots a day, based on the twelve Earthly Branches and seen in folk practice as favorable for starting important work.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Dictionary › Folk taboos Hoang Ốc is a Vietnamese folk taboo checked before building a house, sorting lunar age into six positions, three of which are considered unfavourable.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Vía 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 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Held each year at Hoa Lư Ancient Capital, Ninh Bình, this festival honors King Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, founder of Đại Cồ Việt state.
Updated 8 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the deep meaning of the Queen of Wands tarot card: its symbolism, personality traits, love, career, and how to apply it in readings.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the Queen of Cups Tarot card, from the imagery of the closed cup to the journey of mastering emotions.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the Queen of Swords Tarot card: intellect, truth, independence, and lessons on personal boundaries.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the Queen of Pentacles Tarot card: fertility, nurturing, and connection with the material world.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selection A guide to the 12 two-hour blocks of a traditional Vietnamese day, how the 6 auspicious and 6 inauspicious hours are determined, and notes on timing.
Updated 26 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing arts Kim Hoàng paintings are Tết folk prints on red paper, lost after the 1915 flood. They are set apart from Đông Hồ and Hàng Trống.
Updated 22 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboos The Hoang Ốc count used before building a house in Vietnam: the six positions and why the digit-sum shortcut gives the same answer.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboos Kim Lau, Hoang Ốc and Tam Tai restrictions shape the Vietnamese custom of borrowing age to pick a year for building a house.
Updated 29 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Yên Tử Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Trần Nhân Tông, founder of the Trúc Lâm Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
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