Knowledge › Western › PsychologySadness lasting over two weeks with loss of interest, insomnia, and fatigue is a sign to seek medical help. Learn to tell everyday sadness from depression.
Updated 23 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesWhen 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyLong Tri and Phuong Cac stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu: their origins, meanings, palace placement, and how they combine with other stars.
Updated 1 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiTam Long traces a dragon vein from its distant source peak through to tong son, thieu to son and phu mau son to where it settles.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsExplore the traditional conical hat villages of Hue, the meticulous craft of the poem hat, and the cultural value of the conical hat in Vietnamese life.
Updated 21 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesHow long is mourning, and which mourning dress goes with each degree of kinship? The rules in three old Vietnamese ritual books, up to trừ phục.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefVietnamese cultural history appears through village spirit worship, Thành hoàng veneration, the Mother Goddess religion and the Hán Nôm archive.
Updated 3 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyLong Đức is a benefic star governing kindness, protection, and the mitigation of misfortune. This article analyzes its meaning in Tử Vi and how to apply it.
Updated 6 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiExplore the concept of Long and Long Mach in Loan Dau Feng Shui and Ngũ Quyết: origins, classifications, identification, and practical applications.
Updated 30 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority beliefThe Tày of Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn and Tuyên Quang keep Then singing, the tính lute, and the Lồng Tồng festival, a heritage UNESCO inscribed in 2019.
Updated 19 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThanh Long governs joy, Chu Tuoc speech and documents, Cau Tran land and stagnation. The six beasts only color a line already assessed for prosperity.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodFive-color sticky rice is essential to the Tay people's Long Tong festival, its colors drawn from natural leaves, roots and fruits with five-element meaning.
Updated 4 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsLong Tong, the Tay people's first plowing festival of spring, features rites to the Agriculture God and folk games wishing for a good year.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional craftsBronze casting for worship in Long Thuong, Y Yen and Dai Bai: how three villages keep a centuries-old craft alive against industrial pressure.
Updated 27 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesDeath anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture remember ancestors and bring families together. Organization should suit each family, staying simple and warm.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsMekong Delta culture grew from reclaiming southern lands and life along its rivers and canals, with floating markets and over 1,230 festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyA look at eyebrow shapes in Vietnamese face reading: Quan Cong, La Han, tiger brow, sword brow, willow leaf, sparse brows, brow bone and key cautions.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Phong Thuy Hoan, number 59 in the I Ching, covers the Judgment, the Image and all six line texts, plus gathering people's hearts when things scatter.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesA guide to the Thang Long Tu Tran spring pilgrimage: the order of the four temples, what to pray at each, and mistakes first-timers often make.
Updated 22 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefHoan Kiem Lake is not one of Thang Long's four guardian temples, yet the returned sword legend sits at the old capital's spiritual center.
Updated 22 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsLồng Tồng of the Tày, highland first-furrow festivals, and the Kinh tịch điền rite compared: who organizes each and how the core rite differs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe Four Symbols guard the huye: Thanh Long left, Bach Ho right, Huyen Vu behind, Chu Tuoc in front. This piece covers their shapes and the minh duong layers.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipWhat to bring to a giỗ and how to invite guests: gifts for the altar, who is invited, and how customs differ between families and regions of Vietnam.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefBach Ma Temple in Hanoi guards the East of Thang Long's Four Guardian Temples and worships Long Do, the city's tutelary god.
Updated 22 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsHow to set out Ram thang Gieng (first full moon) offering trays at home: how many trays, vegetarian or savory dishes, order of offering, layout and taboos.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › NumerologyEastern numerology uses Yin-Yang and Five Elements ideas, with numbers 1 through 9 each holding an element. See how birth dates are reduced and read.
Updated 1 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiThai Nguyen is derived from the month pillar, Thai Tuc from the day pillar, and Menh Cung from the month and hour branches.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyWhy 14 major stars form only 24 same-palace combinations, the six groups led by Tu Vi and Phu Tuong Sat Tham Pha, and how to read each pair correctly.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stonesAquarius birthstones for Jan 20 to Feb 18, their meanings, and how to choose stones by the five elements for luck and energy balance.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › NumerologyWhat is a Life Path Number? See how to calculate it from your birth date, what each number means, and the special rule for master numbers 11, 22, 33.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyExplore the meaning of eyebrows in Eastern physiognomy: shape, length, color, and position reflect personality, destiny, and health.
Updated 5 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Human DesignStrategy and Authority are Human Design's two decision-making pillars. This analysis covers how they work by type and their limits as guides.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipA detailed guide to arranging the family altar by feng shui and custom, covering placement, offerings, and steps for Tet and regular days.
Updated 23 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stonesDiscover gemstones suited for Gemini based on Western astrology, their meanings, and how to choose stones that align with your zodiac sign.
Updated 28 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stonesDiscover the feng shui meaning of gemstones for Aries and how to choose stones that match your destiny, enhancing positive energy.
Updated 31 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stonesGemstones for Virgo, their meanings and how to choose. Green quartz, tiger's eye, clear quartz and jade suit this Earth sign.
Updated 28 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › Feng shui stonesDiscover the best gemstones for Pisces, their detailed meanings, and how to choose crystals based on the five elements to enhance positive energy.
Updated 14 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesA guide to preparing New Year's Eve offerings, arranging the outdoor and indoor trays by Vietnamese custom, with safety notes and regional differences.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesThe Pơ Thi grave-leaving ceremony of the Gia Rai marks the end of the bond between the living and the dead, with tomb-house statues rich in culture.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesTrùng tang, the hour of coffining and avoided burial days are folk beliefs from Bắc Kỳ; anthropology reads them as easing unease when someone dies.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesHue funerals are a meticulous ritual system expressing filial piety and sacred farewell, now facing renewal under Decision 2322/QD-UBND to fit urban life.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsFuneral customs across Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam differ in coffin size, burial timing and reburial, with Hue royal culture shaping Central rites.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosFolk belief holds that a funeral brings cold air affecting the living, so the sick stay away. Eastern medicine links this to yin-yang imbalance.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefHeonik Kwon's ethnography shows how offerings to wandering souls in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai help communities live with wartime memory.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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