Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipGiỗ hậu is the custom of people without heirs giving money or land to their clan, village, or pagoda to be offered ancestor rituals after death.
Updated 20 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarLập Thu, tiết khí thứ 13, đánh dấu chuyển hạ sang thu. Bài giải thích cách tính ngày, ba hậu, gốc tích trong Tuế thời quảng ký và tục lệ.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarThu Phân, the 16th of the 24 solar terms, begins on 22 to 24 September as the Sun enters the Thọ Tinh station. Its calendar roots and customs, explained.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarXuân Phân, the fourth of the 24 solar terms, starts on 20 or 21 March in Vietnam time. Exact dates to 2030, its three pentads and the customs around it.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarTiểu Tuyết is the 20th of the 24 solar terms, usually beginning on 22 November in Vietnam time; it is the mid-month qi of the month of Hợi (10th lunar month).
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarĐại Hàn is the last of the 24 solar terms, at solar longitude 300 degrees and lasting about 15 days. Here its calculation, customs, and meaning are explained.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Lunar calendarĐại Thử, the 12th solar term and mid-term of the sixth lunar month, begins when the Sun reaches 120 degrees, on 22 or 23 July. Start times 2025 to 2030.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsVillage communal houses differ across the Northern Delta, the South, and the Mekong Delta waterways in architecture, deities, and festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismLunar memorial days for Shakyamuni Buddha, Guanyin, Ksitigarbha, Manjushri, Samantabhadra and other Bodhisattvas, with origins and practice notes.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingA Kinh Dịch hexagram stacks several layers of text: name, hexagram text, six line texts, then the Thoán, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe Ky Yen festival at Thoai Ngoc Hau communal house in An Giang honors the Nguyen dynasty mandarin who dug the Vinh Te Canal.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyHow the Phi Tinh school reads Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi: Kỵ nhập, Kỵ xung, Lộc and Kỵ in one palace, and stacked Kỵ, following Từ Tăng Sinh's book.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcKỳ Môn Độn Giáp casts a chart for a moment to assess fortune and misfortune. A full chart stacks four plates on the nine palaces of the Lạc Thư grid.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingNguyên thần generates the Dụng thần, kỵ thần conquers it, cừu thần conquers the nguyên thần and feeds the kỵ thần, as Tăng san bốc dịch defines them.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Date selectionOrigins of Thiên Đức, Nguyệt Đức and Thiên Cương in day-selection calendars, traced through the Hiệp kỷ biện phương thư.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsLang Son's Ky Cung and Ta Phu Temple Festivals run from the 22nd to the 27th of the first lunar month, when the Quan Lon Tuan Tranh palanquin returns.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefJoss paper is a symbolic exchange between the living and ancestors or spirits, covering its origins, len dong rituals and Buddhist critiques.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosExplore traditional Vietnamese Tet taboos: avoiding sweeping, giving fire, breaking things... and the spiritual meanings behind these customs.
Updated 19 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHeavenly Stem Ji is the 6th of the 10 stems, tied to Yin Earth. Its I Ching traits, Five Elements ties and divination uses are explained here.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipA Western Mekong Delta đám giỗ spans tiên thường, chánh giỗ and hậu thường. Hosting guests and giving take-home portions show a compassionate way of life.
Updated 17 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsHow did Hanoians celebrate Tết from the early 20th century to today? From Hàng Lược flower market and offering trays to ration coupons and the market now.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe He Tu and Luo Shu are ancient diagrams behind feng shui li qi, explaining the 4-9-2 magic square and the nine palaces of the Later Heaven ba gua.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the deep symbolism and meaning of the Knight of Swords Tarot card, from its imagery and personality to the advice it offers when it appears.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › Folk traditional practicesCold reading uses body language, double-edged statements and the Barnum effect to make vague claims feel like an accurate reading of your private life.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThree early 20th century recorders found fortune telling, day selection and mediumship widespread in northern Vietnam, each seeing them differently.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsChoosing 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyExplore the La Hau star in the Nine Luminaries: characteristics, inauspicious meanings, ritual practices, and an objective view from folk beliefs.
Updated 2 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe Lantern Festival in Cho Lon, a national intangible cultural heritage, centers on the belief in Thien Hau Thanh Mau at ancient assembly halls.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefAfter UNESCO recognition in 2016, medium masters and ban hoi still teach and uphold hau dong norms while adjusting practice to heritage conservation demands.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefHầu đồng is the spirit mediumship ritual at the heart of Đạo Mẫu, believed to channel the Tứ Phủ deities through a medium.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Mother Goddess Worship of Tam Phu venerates the Holy Mothers and deities of the universe, guiding people toward a practical life.
Updated 10 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe death anniversary of Le Thanh Hau Nguyen Huu Canh honors the pioneer of Southern Vietnam, a ritual named a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025.
Updated 25 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 › Eastern › Lunar calendarSương Giáng 2026 begins at 16:39 on 23 October, Vietnam time. The 18th solar term, mid-term of the ninth lunar month: dates, three pentads, customs.
Updated 16 Oct 2026Calendar and astronomy
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologySao chiếu mệnh 2027 uses the Cửu Diệu system by lunar age. It covers the nine stars, how to look them up, their effects.
Updated 4 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcDa Liu Ren builds the heaven plate from twelve Monthly Generals that shift with mid-qi, then places twelve Heavenly Generals from the Nobleman.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresOld histories tell how Triệu Quang Phục withdrew to the Dạ Trạch marsh, raided the Liang army by night and later took the title Triệu Việt Vương.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresHow old histories record the eighteen Hùng kings and the state of Văn Lang, and which parts are legend: the sources, the fifteen bộ and the Hùng cult.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), covers the judgment, image, and six lines on how groups form and why shared ground and trust hold them.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Fool Tarot card: from number 0, the cliff, the white dog to messages of beginnings, faith, and freedom.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Thủy Trạch Tiết (No. 60) in Kinh Dịch pairs Khảm above with Đoài below. Its Quái từ favors moderate restraint, since harsh restraint cannot last.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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