Results for "house building age"

Tools (1)

House-building year check

Check the three Vietnamese folk taboos for building a house (Kim Lâu, Hoang Ốc, Tam Tai) by lunar age, with the...

Celebrities (8)

Vũ Trọng Phụng

Writer and journalist known as the 'King of investigative reportage in Tonkin', author of Số đỏ and Giông tố

Xuân Diệu

Romantic lyric poet, a prominent figure of the Thơ mới (New Poetry) movement, known as the 'King of Love Poetry' in Vietnamese literature

Trần Đại Nghĩa

Professor, Academician, Major General, Hero of Labor, military scientist, founder of Vietnam's defense industry

Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo

Chairwoman of Vietjet Air and Sovico Group

Thanh Lam

Pop singer, one of the four divas of Vietnamese music

Đặng Thái Sơn

Classical concert pianist, first Asian winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition (1980)

Trần Tiến

Du ca musician and songwriter known for songs such as Mặt trời bé con, Về đi em, and Ngẫu hứng sông Hồng

Phan Bội Châu

Patriotic activist, founder of the Duy Tân Association, initiator of the Đông Du movement

Knowledge articles (6)

Folk taboos

How to Calculate Hoang Ốc for House-Building: the Six Positions Explained

A step-by-step guide to the Hoang Ốc count used before building a house in Vietnam: the six positions, the traditional tens-then-units method, a full lookup table for ages 10 to 75, and why the digit-sum shortcut gives the same answer.

Life-cycle rites

How to Perform the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Building a House Properly

A detailed guide from preparing offerings, arranging the tray, prayer text to steps for performing the groundbreaking ceremony, with safety notes and respect for local customs.

Folk taboos

Borrowing an Age to Build a House: the Custom, and Where It Must Stop

What age-borrowing means before building a house in Vietnam, how the stand-in is chosen, the five customary steps, and the point that matters most: the symbolic sale is ritual only and must never be carried out as a real transfer of title.

Glossary

What is Hoang Ốc?

Hoang Ốc is a Vietnamese folk taboo checked before building a house, sorting lunar age into six positions, three of which are considered unfavourable.

Glossary

What is Kim Lâu?

Kim Lâu is a Vietnamese folk taboo checked before building a house or marrying, found by dividing lunar age by nine: remainders of 1, 3, 6 or 8 count as affected.

Folk taboos

Choosing an Auspicious Year to Build a House: Kim Lau, Hoang Oc, Tam Tai, and the Vietnamese Custom of Borrowing Age

Explore the details of Kim Lau, Hoang Oc, and Tam Tai restrictions when choosing a year to build a house, their origins, calculation methods, and a scientific feng shui perspective on the Vietnamese custom of borrowing age for construction.