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 › Feng shuiThe Five Yellow Star in Xuan Kong Flying Stars: its origins, flying star mechanics, meanings, effects on each palace, and remedies.
Updated 1 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Western › PsychologyContagious magic rests on two laws: contact transfers properties, and similarity means shared essence. Rozin's 1986 experiments show they still shape us.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
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
Dictionary › Face and palm readingNgũ Quan (五官) means the five facial features: eyes, nose, mouth, ears and eyebrows. Eastern physiognomy uses them to read character and destiny.
Updated 11 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresLe 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.
Updated 24 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefDa Nang's largest Buddhist festival, Quan The Am at Ngu Hanh Son runs each second lunar month and is national intangible cultural heritage.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsCau Ngu festival at Cua Dai lets fishermen honor the Nam Hai whale god and pray for good weather and a bountiful season, with rituals and folk performances.
Updated 13 Sept 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 › Traditional festivalsDinh Cau Phu Quoc Festival falls on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month, with Nghinh Cau, Yet Cau and Chinh Te rituals honouring Chua Ngoc Nuong Nuong.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › RegionsWhale worship and the Cau Ngu festival form the spiritual core of South Central Coast fishing villages, tied to the sea and fishermen's beliefs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresChua Thac Bo in Hoa Binh honours two female generals from the Le Loi era who ferried provisions across the Da River for his army.
Updated 25 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Khao Le The Linh Hoang Sa ceremony on Ly Son, Quang Ngai honours Hoang Sa soldiers with orations and model boats set adrift before Tu Linh boat races.
Updated 27 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 festivalsAn overview of traditional Vietnamese festivals: agricultural, religious, commemorative, and ethnic festivals. Classification, meaning, and cultural value.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesThe rites after a Vietnamese funeral: the ngu rites, the 49th and 100th days, tiểu tường, đại tường and the end of mourning, as old ritual books record.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsNghinh Ong Lai Son Festival falls on the 15th and 16th days of the 10th lunar month at Lang Ong Nam Hai, Hon Son Island, Kien Hai, An Giang.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesFuneral rites in northern Vietnam, from shrouding and encoffining to thành phục, the burial and the ngu rites that follow, as old ritual books record.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional foodCho Ro festivals use dishes like canh boi, com lam and five-color sticky rice as cultural symbols and a bridge for preserving identity.
Updated 18 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesIn Dak Lak, the Ede coming-of-age ceremony removes a boy's kông bracelets at 17, marking his adulthood and right to join community affairs.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesThe "ngu mai" custom of the Tho people in Nghe An lets young men and women talk overnight at festivals, strictly governed by customary law before marriage.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsNghinh Ong Song Doc Festival is the largest sea festival in Ca Mau, held each second lunar month with a sacred whale procession and fishermen's whale worship.
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 and seasonal ritesVietnam's year of festivals and Tet occasions, from Lunar New Year and the first full moon to Mid-Autumn, plus ethnic Tet traditions.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesExplore the main rites of a traditional Vietnamese funeral, from encoffining and mourning attire to burial and the 49-day rites, and their cultural meaning.
Updated 4 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Dao are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. Where they live, their Hmong-Dao language, ancestor and Ban Vuong worship, and cap sac rites.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesWhat to do when a family member dies: the order of a traditional Vietnamese funeral, from shrouding and mourning dress to burial and the later rites.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › VietnamNorthern Vietnam worship includes ancestor veneration, Thành hoàng, Mother Goddess and folk rites, reflecting uống nước nhớ nguồn and the wish for peace.
Updated 6 Oct 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsDinh Thầy Thím Festival runs from the 14th to the 16th of the Ninth Lunar Month with spirit welcoming, cộ bánh offerings, Thỉnh sanh, and Tiền hiền rites.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Giay live mainly in Lao Cai, Ha Giang and Lai Chau, speak a Thai-Kadai language, and keep an altar with three incense bowls.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Muong ethnic group speaks a Viet-Muong language and lives mainly in Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa and Phu Tho, with mo epics, festivals and worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesVietnam's Thai ethnic group includes the Black and White branches, speaks the Tay-Thai language, lives in ban-muong villages, and worships ancestors.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe O Du people speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Tuong Duong, Nghe An, known for the thunder welcoming festival and the house spirit cult.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet Ha Nguyen on the 15th day of the tenth lunar month is one of Vietnam's four major traditional festivals, a time to thank heaven and earth.
Updated 13 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 › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Nung live mainly in Vietnam's northeastern provinces and speak a Tay-Thai language. Their customs center on ancestor worship and festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Lự people speak a Tày-Thái language and live mainly in Lai Châu, with worship customs and festivals tied to their own calendar.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Xtieng speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Binh Phuoc. Their residence, language, worship customs, and main festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Chut people of Vietnam include the May, Ruc, Sach, Arem and Ma Lieng subgroups, living mainly in the mountains of Quang Binh.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Mnong speak a Mon-Khmer language and live mainly in Dak Lak and Lam Dong, with matrilineal culture and buffalo sacrifice at the new rice festival.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Gau Tao Festival of the Hmong in Lao Cai gives thanks once prayers for children are fulfilled, with the Neu pole ritual and khen dancing.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Ha Nhi live along Vietnam's Chinese and Lao borders in Lai Chau and Lao Cai, speak a Tibeto-Burman language and worship ancestors by household.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe New Rice Festival is when the Xo Dang people of the Central Highlands thank the gods and spirits for a bountiful harvest.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
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Open dataFestivals, rites and worship customs of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, one row per festival, with each group's home region and language family. Extracted from 54 Nhật Nguyệt articles; every row cites the article it came from.
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