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 › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsDế Khù Chà, the rainy-season Tết of the Hà Nhì: soul-calling rites, glutinous rice cakes, swings and prayers for rain; each village picks its own day.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyMệnh vô chính diệu means the Mệnh palace holds no major star. Readers borrow stars from Thiên Di, though only 70 to 80 percent carries over.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe Cha Chaih (An Than) ritual of the Gie Trieng people sends 7 young men into the forest for chaih charcoal, with vows to spirits and tool forging.
Updated 18 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › NumerologyExplore the meaning and calculation of the first peak in numerology, a crucial stage that shapes the foundation of one's life.
Updated 26 Jun 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing artsQuan họ Bắc Ninh is call-and-response folk singing between liền anh and liền chị of twinned villages, inscribed by UNESCO in 2009.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › PsychologyStudies in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Asian-American communities find Dragon-year children score slightly higher.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyCancer and the Moon share a ruling planet bond in astrology, shaping emotion, instinct, intuition, and the need for family security.
Updated 3 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyExplore the profound connection between Leo and the Sun in astrology: origins, mechanisms of influence, personality traits, and the role of the ruling planet.
Updated 18 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing artsXoe Thai is the signature folk dance of the Thai people in Vietnam's Northwest, built on six ancient Xoe dances and inscribed by UNESCO in 2021.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesA practical guide to Vietnamese wedding rites: the order of dạm ngõ, ăn hỏi, sính lễ and bride procession, plus a monthly task schedule.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Dong Bang Temple Festival runs from the 20th to 26th of the eighth lunar month in Hung Yen, honoring King Father Bat Hai Dong Dinh.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsCham weddings in Southern Vietnam follow Islam through proposal and days of ceremony, with matchmakers, betel offerings, bride price and Quran recitation.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodBanh Troi and Banh Chay mark Vietnam's Cold Foods Festival on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, a localized day of honoring ancestors with these cakes.
Updated 8 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsNào Pê Chầu, the Mông New Year, falls a month before Tết Nguyên Đán: sweeping the soot, the Xử Ka offering, the year-end meal and fetching new water.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe Cold Food Festival on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month became a Vietnamese day for offering bánh trôi and bánh chay to ancestors.
Updated 9 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThe Cau Mua ceremony of the San Chay people in Ba Che, Quang Ninh, prays for good weather and harvests and reflects animist belief and community ties.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipTảo mộ, chạp mả cuối năm là tục sửa sang phần mộ tổ tiên trước Tết. Bài nêu ngày làm, lễ vật, tục chạp mả ở Huế, xứ Quảng và ý nghĩa thờ cúng tổ tiên.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe tale of Mỵ Châu and Trọng Thủy as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Việt Nam sử lược, with the comments of the old historians on it.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe San Chay people include the Cao Lan and San Chi groups of northeast Vietnam. Their languages, stilt houses, altars and festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsThe Khơ Mú new rice celebration in Than Uyên, Lai Châu gives thanks to ancestors and the land spirit after harvest, with singing to welcome the new rice.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Then Kin Pang Festival of the Thai people in Lai Chau honors Then masters and features solemn rituals plus folk games, held since 2000.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesVietnamese life-cycle rituals mark birth, coming of age, marriage, death and remembrance, with ceremonies shared by many ethnic groups.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customsThe Vietnamese saying about the first three days of Tet: day one for the father's side, day two for the mother's side, day three for one's teachers.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosAmong the Pu Peo, a father stays home until his newborn is named, three days for girls and five for boys, to guard against evil spirits.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesThe 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony marks the move from school years to adult duties, with a gratitude ritual at its heart that expresses filial piety.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipAncestor worship is a long-standing Vietnamese custom, a moral standard, and a key part of spiritual life, with altars, death anniversaries, and Tet rituals.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiQian House is one of the Western Four Houses in Ba Zhai Feng Shui, with West, Northeast, Southwest and Northwest as its favorable directions.
Updated 4 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyDa La Star is one of Zi Wei Dou Shu's Six Malefic Stars, governing stagnation, entanglement and hidden obstacles, with meanings across the 12 palaces.
Updated 15 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingFour classics of Lục Hào compared: Hỏa Châu Lâm, Hoàng Kim Sách, Tăng San Bốc Dịch and Bốc Phệ Chính Tông, who is named as author and what each one does.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › BaZiHow the four Earthly Branches in a Ba Tu chart combine, clash, punish, or harm one another, read by palace position and links to Dai Van and Luu Nien.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresThe story of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ, the sack of one hundred eggs, as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca, and what is myth.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyTam Phuong Tu Chinh is the four palaces used to read any one palace in Tu Vi: the home palace, its two Tam Hop palaces and the opposite one.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyDia Kiet in the Six Malefic Stars of Zi Wei Dou Shu: its traits, how it works, what it means in each palace, and ways to soften its effects.
Updated 2 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThiên Tài and Thiên Thọ are placed from the Mệnh and Thân palaces by year branch. The two Earth stars meet when Mệnh and Thân share a palace.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyThe 5th House in astrology governs creativity, romantic love, joy and children, showing how you express yourself and enjoy life.
Updated 6 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyExplore the Lam Quan star in the Longevity Cycle: its origins, mechanisms, and detailed meanings across the Zi Wei Dou Shu chart.
Updated 2 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyLinh Tinh, one of the Six Malefic Stars in Zi Wei Dou Shu, brings suddenness, volatility and a hot temper. Here is its meaning across the palaces.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe Duong star in the Longevity Cycle marks embryonic formation and nurturing, showing how hidden beginnings shape each life stage on the Tu Vi chart.
Updated 28 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › AstrologyNeptune in astrology stands for illusion, dreams, intuition and spiritual longing, and shapes how you meet ambiguity and sacrifice.
Updated 28 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsThe ông Công ông Táo ceremony on the 23rd of the 12th lunar month sends the three Kitchen Gods to heaven to report on the family's deeds to the Jade Emperor.
Updated 17 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyExplore the in-depth meaning of the De Vuong star in the Longevity Cycle, its favorable positions, and its influence on each life stage in the Zi Wei chart.
Updated 6 Aug 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismBodhidharma is honoured as the first patriarch of Chan, but that image formed over many layers of texts, and many familiar details are legend.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
CelebritiesProfessor of Mathematics, the first and only Vietnamese person (to date) to win the Fields Medal