Results for "folk belief"

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What Does Vietnamese Folk Belief Encompass?

Vietnamese folk belief includes ancestor worship, deity worship, Mother Goddess religion, agricultural beliefs, and rituals of many ethnic groups. An overview of main branches.

Numerology

Thai Bach Star in Cuu Dieu: Meaning in Folk Belief

Discover Thai Bach, the most inauspicious star in Cuu Dieu, its effects on wealth, health, and traditional remedies.

Numerology

Moc Duc Star in Nine Luminaries: Meaning in Folk Belief

Discover Moc Duc star, one of the three lucky stars in Nine Luminaries: its influence, worship ritual, best time, and notes for men and women.

Numerology

Thuy Dieu Star in Nine Luminaries: Meaning in Folk Belief

Explore the meaning of Thuy Dieu star in Nine Luminaries: characteristics, fortune for men and women, ritual practices, and key notes in folk belief.

Numerology

Ke Do Star in the Nine Luminaries - meaning in folk belief

Learn about Ke Do star, one of the three malefic stars in the Nine Luminaries, its influence, remedies and folk beliefs.

Physiognomy

Face Mole Map in Vietnamese Folk Belief and Where Variants Disagree

A compilation of Vietnamese folk beliefs about facial moles in physiognomy, analyzing the meaning of each area and pointing out where folk variants disagree.

Numerology

Sun Star (Thai Duong) in the Nine Luminaries: Folk Belief Significance

Explore the Sun Star (Thai Duong) in the Nine Luminaries: why it is considered auspicious, its impact on career and wealth, and the proper ritual to honor it.

Zodiac animals

The Meaning of the Tiger-Pig Six Harmonies in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Tiger-Pig Six Harmonies pair in Eastern culture: origins, yin-yang symbolism, and applications in marriage, business, and feng shui for Tiger and Pig zodiac signs.

Zodiac animals

The Meaning of the Six Harmony of Horse - Goat in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Horse - Goat Six Harmony pair in Eastern culture: the Fire - Earth mutual generation, the complementarity in love, career and feng shui.

Zodiac animals

Meaning of the Six Harmony of Dragon and Rooster in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Dragon-Rooster Six Harmony pair in Eastern culture: the union of power and refinement, and its applications in daily life, astrology, and feng shui.

Numerology

Van Hon Star in the Nine Luminaries: Meaning and Remedies in Folk Belief

Explore the Van Hon (Van Han) star in the Nine Luminaries: characteristics, auspicious and inauspicious meanings, impacts on men and women, and proper rituals for mitigation.

Zodiac animals

The Meaning of the Rat-Ox Six Harmony (Luc Hop) in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the profound meaning of the Rat-Ox Six Harmony (Luc Hop) pair in Eastern culture: the union of wisdom and endurance, complementary yin-yang dynamics, and its applications in daily life, astrology, and feng shui.

Zodiac animals

Meaning of the Four Clash Group Dragon - Dog - Ox - Goat in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Four Clash group Dragon, Dog, Ox, Goat in Eastern culture: origins, personality traits, applications in astrology, and ways to harmonize conflicts.

Zodiac animals

The Meaning of the Four Clashing Signs: Tiger - Monkey - Snake - Pig in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Four Clashing Signs (Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Pig) in Eastern culture: principles of conflict, karmic perspectives, and practical harmonization.

Zodiac animals

The Meaning of the Four Clashing Signs Ty - Ngo - Mao - Dau in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the deeper meaning of the Four Clashing Signs Ty, Ngo, Mao, Dau: why these four zodiac animals clash, how the five elements and yin-yang rules govern them, and traditional ways to resolve conflicts.

Zodiac animals

The Meaning of the Six Harmony (Luc Hop) of Snake and Monkey in Eastern Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Snake-Monkey Six Harmony pair in Eastern culture, from the perspective of Five Elements and Yin-Yang to applications in life, love, and career.

Historical figures

Ba Chua Xu of Sam Mountain: From Southern Folk Belief to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Explore the journey of the Ba Chua Xu of Sam Mountain belief, from a Southern Vietnamese folk belief to being inscribed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2024.

Folk divination

Practical Guide: How to Choose Auspicious Dates and Times for Weddings and Groundbreaking in Vietnamese Folk Belief

A detailed guide on choosing auspicious dates and times for weddings and groundbreaking according to Vietnamese folk customs, including a list of offerings and step-by-step instructions.

Folk belief

No Scientific Basis Does Not Mean Worthless: Reading Folk Belief as Cultural Heritage Rather Than as a Truth Claim

Folk belief is not science, but that does not make it worthless. The right way to read it is as cultural heritage, a symbolic language of community.

Ancestor worship

Why Vietnamese worship on the first day of the lunar month: the meaning of the Sóc day in folk belief

Explore the origin, spiritual and cultural meaning of the Vietnamese custom of worshiping on the first day of the lunar month (Sóc day), along with common offerings and prayers.

Folk belief

Hungry Ghost Festival on the 15th Day of the 7th Lunar Month: The Meaning of the 'Absolution of the Dead' Ritual in Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Hungry Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month (Vu Lan/Ulambana), its Buddhist and Taoist origins, along with unique rituals, offerings, and folk beliefs of Vietnamese people.

Life-cycle rites

The Cúng Mụ Rite and the Belief in the 12 Midwife Goddesses

Explore the origin and role of the 12 Bà Mụ in Vietnamese folk belief, female deities believed to shape a newborn's body and bestow blessings.

Folk belief

Vietnamese Ancestor Worship: Beliefs and Practices

An overview of Vietnamese ancestor worship, a defining spiritual-cultural practice: the family altar, death anniversaries, and the moral meaning of remembering one's roots.

Folk taboos

Folk taboos when opening a business: What you need to know

Explore common folk taboos when opening a business in Vietnam, from choosing auspicious dates, avoiding the ghost month to opening rituals, giving you a balanced view between belief and business reality.

Physiognomy

Mole on the Back of the Neck: Meaning in Folk Physiognomy

Explore the physiognomic meaning of a mole on the back of the neck: a symbol of deep inner life, rich imagination, and a fate of ups and downs in Eastern folk belief.

Folk belief

Village Guardian Deity Worship (Thành Hoàng) in Vietnamese Culture

Thành Hoàng is the tutelary deity protecting each Vietnamese village, worshipped at the communal đình. Learn its origins, deity types, royal decrees, and the đình's role in community life.

Folk belief

Belief, Superstition, and Pseudoscience Are Three Different Things, but They Are Often Lumped Together

Distinguish folk belief, harmful superstition, and pseudoscience through definitions, boundaries, and concrete examples, so you can tell cultural faith from fraud.

Glossary

What is Tam Tai?

Tam Tai is a three-year cycle in Vietnamese folk belief, determined by the trine of your birth-year animal, recurring once every twelve years.

Folk belief

The Worship of the Village Guardian Spirit (Thanh Hoang): The Soul of the Vietnamese Communal House

Explore the worship of the Village Guardian Spirit (Thanh Hoang), a distinctive feature of Vietnamese folk belief, from its origins, roles, to the rituals performed at the communal house.

Glossary

What is Tứ Bất Tử?

Tu Bat Tu is the collective name for four immortal saints in Vietnamese folk belief: Tan Vien Son Thanh, Saint Giong, Chu Dong Tu, and Holy Mother Lieu Hanh.

Glossary

What is Đạo Mẫu?

Dao Mau is an indigenous folk belief of the Vietnamese people, worshipping Holy Mothers and female deities who govern the realms of the universe according to the Three Palaces or Four Palaces system.

Zodiac animals

What Are the 12 Zodiac Animals? Meaning and How to Calculate Age by Earthly Branches

An overview of the 12 Vietnamese zodiac animals: origins of the Earthly Branches, meaning of each animal, age calculation, and the relationships of tam hop, luc hop, tu hanh xung and luc hai in folk belief.