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Traditional food

Foods to Avoid at the Beginning of the New Year According to Folk Beliefs

Explore foods often avoided at the start of the new year according to Vietnamese folk beliefs, along with explanations of their origins and cultural perspectives.

Folk taboos

Folk Taboos When Making Offerings on the Full Moon and First Day of the Lunar Month

Explore important folk taboos when making offerings on the Full Moon and the first day of the lunar month, from choosing offerings and arranging the altar to maintaining a reverent mindset.

Folk taboos

Traditional Wedding Taboos in Vietnam

Explore common taboos in traditional Vietnamese weddings, from age compatibility checks, engagement ceremonies to bride pickup and wedding rites, with an objective view on their cultural significance.

Folk taboos

Traditional Tet Taboos and Customs for Good Luck

Explore traditional Vietnamese Tet taboos: avoiding sweeping, giving fire, breaking things... and the spiritual meanings behind these customs.

Folk taboos

Folk Taboos During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Explore common Vietnamese folk taboos during pregnancy and postpartum, explaining their origins and modern scientific perspectives.

Folk taboos

Folk Beliefs About Taboos When a Household Has a Funeral

Explore folk beliefs about taboos during a household funeral, from avoiding cold air and the sick not attending funerals to traditional etiquette, with scientific and Eastern medicine perspectives for balanced understanding.

Folk taboos

Folk Taboos for Groundbreaking, House Construction, and Housewarming

Explore Vietnamese folk taboos around groundbreaking, house construction, and housewarming, from choosing dates and directions to rituals and forbidden items, helping you understand and apply them sensibly.

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.

Folk taboos

Ghost Month, the 7th Lunar Month: Folk Taboos and Buddhist Perspectives

Explore the origins of the Ghost Month, common folk taboos, and the Buddhist view of Vu Lan, helping you understand correctly to live peacefully and avoid superstition.

Tet customs

Choosing a First-Foot Visitor by Age Compatibility: Folk Practice, Common Taboos, and the Limits of That Approach

A practical guide to choosing a first-foot visitor by age compatibility: folk criteria, offerings, step-by-step practice, taboos, and the limits to keep in mind.

Tet and seasonal rites

Choosing Auspicious Times and Directions for the First Outing of the Year: The Lucky Customs of Tet's First Day

Discover the meaning, methods of choosing auspicious times and directions for the first outing and calligraphy of the new year in Vietnamese customs, along with taboos to note on Tet's first day.

Glossary

What is Tử Vi Đẩu Số?

Tử Vi Đẩu Số is a traditional Vietnamese-Chinese astrological system that uses birth time, day, month and year to cast a twelve-palace chart and interpret personality and fortune through its stars.

Vietnamese astrology

Hoa Ky Star in the Four Transformations - Its Role in Zi Wei Dou Shu Chart Interpretation

Explore the role of the Hoa Ky star in the Four Transformations of Zi Wei Dou Shu: its meaning, position, interpretation when meeting auspicious or inauspicious stars, and its influence on other palaces and stars in the chart.

Numerology

Personal Year Number 1 in Numerology: Energy Cycle and Meaning

Discover the meaning of Personal Year Number 1 in numerology: a time of new beginnings, leadership potential, and how to make the most of this 9-year energy cycle.

Numerology

Personal Year Number 8 in Numerology: Energy Cycle and Meaning

Discover the meaning, opportunities, and challenges of Personal Year Number 8 in the 9-year numerology cycle, and how to make the most of this year's energy of power and material abundance.

Numerology

Personal Year Number 9 in numerology: energy cycle and meaning

Discover the meaning of Personal Year Number 9 in numerology: a cycle of closure, release, completion, and preparation for new beginnings. Learn how to calculate and harness this energy.

Life-cycle rites

Traditional Vietnamese Wedding Rites: Dạm Ngõ, Ăn Hỏi, and Rước Dâu

An overview of the three core steps of a traditional Vietnamese wedding, dạm ngõ, ăn hỏi, and rước dâu, and the cultural meaning behind each ritual.

Historical figures

Ky Yen Festival at Thoai Ngoc Hau Communal House in An Giang: A Cultural Beauty Commemorating the Pioneer

Explore the Ky Yen festival at Thoai Ngoc Hau communal house in An Giang: traditional rituals, historical values, and cultural significance in commemorating the merits of a Nguyen dynasty mandarin who pioneered the southern region.

The twelve zodiac animals

Year of the Rooster (Dậu): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny

Explore the meaning of the Rooster (Dậu) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality traits, Metal element, the Tỵ-Dậu-Sửu harmony trio, the Tý-Ngọ-Mão-Dậu clash group, and notable Rooster birth years.

Folk taboos

Why Southerners Avoid Bananas on Tet: The Mekong Delta's Five-Fruit Tray

Discover why people in the Mekong Delta avoid bananas during Tet, along with the meaning of the 'Cau Vua Du Xai' motto and the 'du' fruit in the Southern five-fruit tray.

Vietnamese astrology

What is Sơn Đầu Hỏa (Fire on the Mountain) in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp? Five Elements Meaning

Discover Sơn Đầu Hỏa (Fire on the Mountain) in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp: characteristics, Five Elements meaning, colors, feng shui directions, and advice for this destiny.

Folk taboos

The Custom of "Father Must Stay Home Until Baby Is Named" of the Pu Peo People

Discover the unique Pu Peo custom where a father must stay home until his child is named. Learn about the beliefs in souls, the Mother Goddess, and the three-tiered world behind this taboo.

Feng shui

Dậu Direction in the 24 Directions of Feng Shui: Meaning and In-Depth Interpretation

Explore the meaning of the Dậu direction in the 24-direction feng shui system: its five-element characteristics, position, good and bad configurations when combined with mountains and water, and practical applications in both yang and yin dwellings.

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.

Folk belief

The Four Dharma Deities (Cloud, Rain, Thunder, Lightning) Worship at Dau Pagoda: Origins and Identity

Explore the worship of the Four Dharma Deities (Phap Van, Phap Vu, Phap Loi, Phap Dien) at Dau Pagoda, Bac Ninh: origins, meanings, rituals, and the distinctive cultural values of an ancient agricultural belief interwoven with Buddhism.

Vietnamese astrology

What is Thanh Dau Tho (City-Head Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle, and its Five Elements meaning

Discover the meaning of Thanh Dau Tho (City-Head Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle: characteristics, feng shui applications, colors, and notes on generation and control cycles.

Vietnamese astrology

Kình Dương Star in the Six Killing Stars of Tử Vi Đẩu Số - Meaning on the Chart

A comprehensive exploration of the Kình Dương star, one of the Six Killing Stars in Tử Vi Đẩu Số: its origin, nature, meaning in various palaces, ways to mitigate it, and its role in chart interpretation.

Date and hour selection

Choosing Year-End Dates: Year-End Gathering, Altar Cleaning, Debt Repayment, and New Year Opening

How to choose year-end dates for the year-end gathering, altar cleaning, debt repayment, and business opening: core principles, different schools of thought, and flexible application without superstition.

Tet and seasonal rites

Choosing an opening day for the Đinh Mùi 2027 Lunar New Year: where the custom comes from and what people weigh up

Where the custom of choosing a Lunar New Year opening day comes from, and what Vietnamese people weigh up when picking a date, preparing offerings and starting business.

Vietnamese astrology

Mars (Hỏa Tinh) in the Six Malefic Stars of Tử Vi Đẩu Số - Meaning on the Birth Chart

An in-depth look at Mars (Hỏa Tinh), one of the Six Malefic Stars in Tử Vi Đẩu Số: its origin, nature, meaning in different houses, combinations with other stars, and a modern perspective on its influence.

Feng shui

Acupoints and Point Selection in Ngũ Quyết Loan Đầu Feng Shui: Principles, Methods, and Key Point Types

An in-depth look at the concept of acupoints and the art of point selection in Ngũ Quyết Loan Đầu feng shui: operating principles, important point configurations, and scientific identification methods.

Tet customs

The First-Foot Custom at Lunar New Year: Origins, How Old Vietnamese Chose the First Visitor, and How the Custom Is Changing

First-footing is an old Vietnamese Tet custom: the first person to enter a home after midnight is believed to carry the year's fortune. Here is its origin and how it is changing.

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.

Tet and seasonal rites

Cold Food Festival on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month: Why Vietnamese people offer bánh trôi, bánh chay despite not abstaining from fire like the original legend

Explore the origins of the Cold Food Festival, its unique Vietnamization through bánh trôi and bánh chay, and the deep cultural and spiritual meanings of this day in Vietnam.

Vietnamese astrology

Tai Sui in Tu Vi and Feng Shui: Meaning and Why "Offending Tai Sui" Matters Every Year

Explore what Tai Sui is, its origins from Jupiter and Chinese mythology, how to determine its position, and the meaning of offending Tai Sui each year in Tu Vi and Feng Shui.

Folk belief

Rain-Praying Festival at the Beginning of the Year of the Cham People in Binh Thuan

Explore the rain-praying festival at the beginning of the year of the Cham people in Binh Thuan, an ancient agricultural ritual tied to deity worship, harvests, and community life.

Historical figures

Worship of Ba Chua Kho and the Year-Opening Custom of Borrowing Luck

Explore the historical origins, legends of Ba Chua Kho during the Ly Dynasty, the spiritual meaning of the year-opening custom of borrowing luck, and rituals at Ba Chua Kho Temple, Bac Ninh.

Folk divination

The Hà Nhì custom of reading pig liver to predict fortune at the beginning of the year

Explore the Hà Nhì custom of reading pig liver to predict fortune at the beginning of the year: origins, practice, cultural significance, and an objective perspective in modern times.

Numerology

Personal Year Number 3 in Numerology: Energy Cycle and Meaning

Discover the meaning of Personal Year Number 3 in numerology: a period of creativity, communication, and emotional expansion. Learn how to harness this energy for personal growth.

Numerology

Personal Year Number 4 in Numerology - Energy Cycle and Meaning

Discover the meaning of Personal Year Number 4 in numerology: a cycle of stability, discipline, and building solid foundations. Learn how to make the most of this energy.