Vietnamese festival calendar
Look up the year's holidays and festivals, with where each is held and a map.
Results for "lễ hợp cẩn"
Traditional systems
StartChild's birth year by parents' ages
Enter the parents' birth years to compare each year, month and hour of a child's birth with their ages by stems, branches and Nạp Âm.
Rite customs lookup
Enter a baby's birth date or a date of death to see the customary full-month, first-birthday, 49th-day, 100th-day and anniversary dates.
Best day for a purpose
Rank the days in your chosen range for your task and your age, weighing the day officer, Tam Nương, Nguyệt Kỵ and your nạp âm element.
Couple compatibility: marriage & partnership
Compare two birth years on four counts (animal, stem, element, Kua group) for marriage or business.
Ask the coins
Choose what you are asking about, cast, and see whether it leans favourable or not.
The lễ tơ hồng and lễ hợp cẩn in traditional weddings: What is done, when, and by whom?
Lễ tơ hồng honors Ông Tơ Bà Nguyệt after the bride arrives; lễ hợp cẩn has the couple share wine and betel in the bridal chamber. Rites and meaning.
What to Prepare for a Vietnamese Wedding: Dạm Ngõ, Ăn Hỏi, Date Selection, Sính Lễ and Bride Procession Across the Three Regions, with a Monthly Task Schedule
A practical guide to Vietnamese wedding rites: the order of dạm ngõ, ăn hỏi, sính lễ and bride procession, plus a monthly task schedule.
Hexagram Thủy Trạch Tiết (No. 60, 節): Moderate Restraint and Why Harsh Restraint Does Not Last
Hexagram 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.
What is Tam Hợp?
Tam Hợp (三合) is a group of three Earthly Branches spaced four positions apart, forming one of four elemental combinations.
Le Loi - Le Thai To: The Lam Son Uprising and Lam Kinh Festival
Le Loi led the Lam Son uprising from 1418 to 1427, expelling the Ming and founding the Later Le dynasty, honoured still at the Lam Kinh Festival.
When Does the Trung Tuc Vuong Le Lai Temple Festival (Tep Temple) Take Place, and Why Is Le Lai's Death Anniversary One Day Before Le Loi's?
The Tep Temple festival for Trung Tuc Vuong Le Lai in Kien Tho commune, Thanh Hoa falls on the 21st of the 8th lunar month and the 8th of the 1st lunar month.
What Are the Tam Hợp and Lục Hợp of Parents and Children? The Folk Method for Reading a Family's Ages and Where the Books Differ
Tam Hợp and Lục Hợp are relations among the 12 Địa Chi. It explains the folk method for reading a family's ages, with examples and where books differ.
Making Offerings One Day Early or on the Exact Day: The lễ tiên thường and the lễ chính kỵ
The custom of offering a day early is called lễ tiên thường, with the main chính kỵ the next day. Its origin, distinctions and meaning.
The Meaning of the Rat-Ox Six Harmony (Luc Hop) in Eastern Folk Belief
The Rat-Ox Six Harmony pairs the Rat's flexible wisdom with the Ox's enduring strength, a yin-yang union that supports career and marriage.
The Death Anniversary of Le Thanh Hau Nguyen Huu Canh: The Pioneer of Southern Vietnam and the Journey from Folk Ritual to National Heritage
The 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.
The Lễ Hạ Điền and Lễ Thượng Điền Rites of Vietnamese Villages: When Are They Held and What Do They Pray For?
Lễ hạ điền opens rice transplanting; lễ thượng điền marks formed ears or harvest end, both praying for good crops. Custom books differ on timing and names.
The Meaning of the Six Harmony (Luc Hop) of Snake and Monkey in Eastern Folk Belief
The Snake-Monkey Six Harmony blends wisdom and agility in Eastern folk belief, with notes on Five Elements, Yin-Yang, love and career.
Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival (Bắc Lệ Temple), Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn: 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, palanquin bathing rite and the main Mother banquet
The Công Đồng Bắc Lệ Temple Festival in Tân Thành Commune, Lạng Sơn runs from the 18th to 20th of the 9th lunar month, with the palanquin bathing rite.
Co Le Pagoda Festival (Ong Festival) in Ninh Binh: rituals, boat racing and the five clans
Co Le Pagoda Festival (Ong Festival) in Ninh Binh runs from the 13th to the 16th of the ninth lunar month, with processions and a boat race by five clans.
Which Palaces Influence a Palace on the Tử Vi Chart? Tam phương tứ chính, Opposite Palace and Nhị hợp
A palace on a Tử Vi chart is read with its tam hợp, opposite, nhị hợp and flanking palaces. What four Vietnamese Tử Vi books say and where they differ.
Le Chan Female General Traditional Festival in Hai Phong: From An Bien Village to the Guardian Deity of the Port City
The Le Chan Female General Festival in Hai Phong honors the founder of An Bien village with rituals each second lunar month.
What Are the Heavenly Stem Five Combinations? The Five Pairs, Their Transformed Elements, and When Transformation Is Real
The five Heavenly Stem combinations are Giáp Kỷ, Ất Canh, Bính Tân, Đinh Nhâm and Mậu Quý, plus each pair's transformed element.
Having a Child in 2027 Đinh Mùi: Which Parent Ages Are Compatible? How to Read by Can Chi and the Thiên Hà Thủy Nạp Âm
Having a child in 2027 Đinh Mùi, nạp âm Thiên Hà Thủy: read parent compatibility by can chi, nạp âm, tam hợp and lục hợp, with notes on the method's limits.
Worship of Chua Thac Bo: Two Female Generals from the Le Loi Era in Hoa Binh
Chua Thac Bo in Hoa Binh honours two female generals from the Le Loi era who ferried provisions across the Da River for his army.
What Is Hoa Cái in Bát Tự? Why the Mộ Character of the Tam Hợp Is Tied to Art, Religion and Solitude
Hoa Cái is the Mộ character of the tam hợp, always on Thìn Tuất Sửu Mùi. This analysis covers its placement and its links to art, religion and scholarship.
Feng Shui for West-Facing Houses: Which Element Matches, What to Note
Feng shui for west-facing houses: the Yang Metal element, who it suits, and how colors, materials and plants ease harsh afternoon sun.
Feng Shui for North-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match, What to Note
North-facing houses belong to the Water element, suited to Water or Metal people, while Wood, Fire and Earth owners need colors and objects that harmonize.
Feng Shui for South-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match, What to Note
South-facing houses belong to the Fire element and suit the West group. See how furniture and colors balance the five elements.
Feng Shui for East-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match, What to Note
East-facing houses belong to the Wood element, suited to Wood and Fire and to Chấn or Tốn trigrams. Note the limits on Metal and balance the five elements.
How Tam Hoi differs from Tam Hop: three months of one season versus the Truong Sinh, De Vuong, Mo stages of one element
Tam Hoi joins three consecutive branches of one season; Tam Hop joins three branches one step apart along the Truong Sinh cycle.
What Is the Thái Tuế Circle in Tử Vi and How Is It Placed? Twelve Stars, Three Tam Hợp, and How to Interpret It
The Thái Tuế circle has 12 stars placed clockwise from the birth year branch. Placement and readings from three Vietnamese Tử Vi books.
Feng Shui for Southeast-Facing Houses: Compatible Elements and Key Considerations
Southeast-facing houses in Ba Zhai feng shui: the Xun trigram and Wood element, why East group homeowners benefit most, and layout points to consider.
Feng Shui for Northwest-Facing House: Which Element Matches, What to Note
A northwest-facing house belongs to the Qian trigram and the Metal element, suiting Earth and Metal people while Fire needs care.
Feng Shui for Northeast-Facing Houses: Which Elements Match and What to Note
Northeast-facing houses belong to the Gen trigram and Earth element, tied to knowledge. See which elements match and what layout notes to keep in mind.
Feng Shui for Southwest-Facing Houses: Compatible Elements and Key Considerations
Explore the feng shui significance of the southwest-facing house: the relationship corner, compatible elements, remedies, and key layout considerations.
How Many Altars and How Many Incense Bowls Should a House Have to Be Rite-Compliant?
The number of altars and incense bowls in a home is not fixed. This analysis draws on Gia lễ giản yếu and ethnographic records, with layouts for each case.
Looking Up Dịch Mã by Tam Hợp: The 12-Branch Table for Finding the Dịch Mã Branch, and Why Mã Always Falls on Dần, Thân, Tỵ, Hợi
Dịch Mã lookup by Tam Hợp: a 12-branch table, why Mã always falls on Dần Thân Tỵ Hợi, and the schools that root it on the year or day branch.
Which parents' birth years are compatible with a 2030 Canh Tuất child by can chi and Thoa Xuyến Kim nạp âm?
A 2030 Canh Tuất child has Thoa Xuyến Kim nạp âm. See which parent years can chi and nạp âm call compatible, and why this is folk custom, not science.
Gen House (West Group) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Compatible Directions
Gen House in West Group Ba Zhai Feng Shui: its Earth element, Gen trigram, and the auspicious and inauspicious directions tied to it.
Qian House (Western Four Houses) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Favorable Directions
Qian House is one of the Western Four Houses in Ba Zhai Feng Shui, with West, Northeast, Southwest and Northwest as its favorable directions.
The Trang Sinh Water Method of the Tam Hop School: Receiving Water at the Trang Sinh Palace, Discharging Water at the Tuyet Palace, and the Eight Great Hoang Tuyen
The Tam Hop Trang Sinh water method reads water by direction: receive water at the Trang Sinh palace, discharge it at the Tuyet palace.
Hexagram Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63, 既濟, ䷾): When the Work Is Done and Why 'Good at First, Chaos at the End'?
Thủy 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.
What Does Hexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), Say About Bringing People Together, and Why Does Gathering Require a Shared Place of Worship?
Hexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), covers the judgment, image, and six lines on how groups form and why shared ground and trust hold them.
Folk Taboos When Making Offerings on the Full Moon and First Day of the Lunar Month
Folk taboos for offerings on the Full Moon and the first day of the lunar month, from choosing fruit and flowers to the incense burner and a reverent mindset.
Compatibility Radar
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Wardrobe by Element
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Lê Phước Vũ
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hoa Sen Group
Lê Công Vinh
Former captain and all-time leading scorer of the Vietnam national football team
Lê Quý Đôn
A great scholar of feudal Vietnam, author of many research works on history, geography, literature and philosophy
Lê Thánh Tông
Emperor of the Early Lê dynasty, issuer of the Hồng Đức legal code and expander of the territory
Đặng Lê Nguyên Vũ
Chairman and General Director of Trung Nguyên Group
