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Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Choosing a first-foot visitor by age compatibility: folk criteria, offerings, step-by-step practice, common taboos, and the limits to keep in mind.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites For Lunar New Year 2027, there is no single correct first-footer list. Compare the trine and six-harmony groups, the host's age and the guest's character.
Updated 17 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs First-footing is an old Vietnamese Tet custom: the first person to enter a home after midnight is believed to carry the year's fortune.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs Vietnamese Lunar New Year customs: the Kitchen Gods send-off, New Year's Eve rites, first-footing, and lucky money, with the meaning behind each.
Updated 5 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Vietnamese Tet customs from day 1 to 7: first-footing, New Year greetings, votive paper burning and khai hạ, with their meanings and regional differences.
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Numerology Explore the meaning and calculation of the first peak in numerology, a crucial stage that shapes the foundation of one's life.
Updated 26 Jun 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Xông đất, xông nhà and đạp đất are one new-year custom. Books on the North, Huế and the South differ on its name, lộc-picking and the vào khem wait.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional crafts Bát Tràng pottery appears in written records from the 14th century; this article traces its history and the steps from clay to kiln.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Làm Chay Festival in Tầm Vu, Tây Ninh runs on the 15th and 16th of the first lunar month, with rituals welcoming Ong Tieu and more.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Hà Nam's Đọi Sơn Tich Dien Festival runs from the 5th to the 7th day of the first lunar month, reenacting King Lê Đại Hành's 987 plowing ritual.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 23 (Bo / Splitting Apart) in the I Ching: the mountain over the earth, stripping and decline, and lessons on yielding and waiting for recovery.
Updated 26 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching The Zhen trigram (☳) is one of the eight Bagua, symbolizing thunder, spring, awakening and action, with one yang line below two yin lines.
Updated 3 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 22 (Bi, Mountain over Fire) in the I Ching covers adornment and refinement, plus how to apply its lessons in life, work and relationships.
Updated 18 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Bedroom feng shui principles: bed placement in the command position, door direction, colors, lighting, and remedies for an ideal resting space.
Updated 24 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 4 of the I Ching, Mountain over Water, comes from Kan and Gen and speaks of innocence, enlightenment, and acting amid immaturity.
Updated 19 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing arts Đông Sơn bronze drums: their dating, casting techniques, star motifs, Lac birds and frog figures, and what these reveal about ancient Vietnamese beliefs.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of the 7 of Pentacles in Tarot: patience, reassessment of efforts, and lessons on long-term investment.
Updated 12 Sept 2026 Modern system
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 › Eastern › Vietnamese astrology Birth years 1924 to 2043 by zodiac animal and nạp âm element, with the two year boundaries: Tết in folk usage and Lập Xuân in Bát Tự.
Updated 15 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Chúa Thác Bờ in Hòa Bình honours two female generals from the Lê Lợi era who ferried provisions across the Da River for his army.
Updated 25 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Hexagram 21, Fire and Thunder, Biting Through: its image and meaning on law and overcoming obstacles, plus how to apply its advice to work.
Updated 21 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui The Hue Imperial City sits on the north bank of the Perfume River, using Ngự Bình Mountain as its front screen and Hen and Dã Viên islets as its flanks.
Updated 26 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs Ba Na weddings in Gia Lai feature alternating residence between both families and a wedding night spent awake keeping the flame alive.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Tết in Huế runs from the twelfth lunar month to the seventh of the first: the Thướng tiêu rite, đạp đất, vegetarian offerings and many cakes and preserves.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Sán Dìu are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, speaking a Guangdong Chinese dialect in the northern midlands, with distinctive worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Chu Ru are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, living in Lâm Đồng and Ninh Thuận and speaking a Malayo-Polynesian language.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Four traditional Vietnamese house types compared: the northern three-bay house, Hue rường house, Central Highlands rông house and Northwest stilt house.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The Four Dharma Deities at Dau Pagoda in Bắc Ninh blend Indian Buddhism with ancient Vietnamese nature worship of Cloud, Rain, Thunder and Lightning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Tarot Explore the detailed symbolism and deep meaning of The Star Tarot card: origins, imagery, psychological messages, and practical applications.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching Explore Hexagram 27 (Shan Lei Yi) in the I Ching, from its structure and philosophy on nurturing body and mind to practical applications in modern life.
Updated 19 Aug 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals 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.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The fire jumping ritual of the Red Dao people in Yên Bái is held during maturity or exorcism ceremonies, with dancing on embers and prayers for peace.
Updated 28 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
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 › Traditional crafts Đọi Tam drum village in Hà Nam has made drums for over 1,000 years, using buffalo skin and jackfruit wood and an artisan's ear for sound.
Updated 1 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites Ramưwan is the traditional New Year of the Cham Bàni community in Ninh Thuận, a month of grave visiting, ancestral offerings and fasting.
Updated 22 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Discover the distinctive features of Huong Pagoda Festival: the pilgrimage journey through Yen Stream, the cave pagoda complex and offering rituals.
Updated 28 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions What the 'Elegant Tràng An People' verse means: the eating and speaking customs it describes, and what survives in Hanoi today.
Updated 22 Sept 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 customs Đào Nhật Tân is prized for its thick-petaled đào bích and đào phai. Learn the varieties, Nhật Tân growing craft, and Hanoi's Tet peach tradition.
Updated 22 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs Vietnam's ethnic minorities have their own marriage rites, house-building practices and worship, shaped by environment and indigenous beliefs.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Ra Glai live in south-central Vietnam, speak a Malayo-Polynesian language, and hold farming rituals and worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
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