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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.

Traditional food

Meanings of Dishes in Traditional Vietnamese Wedding Feasts

Discover the deep symbolic meanings of each dish in a traditional Vietnamese wedding feast, from red sticky rice, boiled chicken to pork rolls and fried spring rolls, each carrying blessings for the couple.

Zi Wei Dou Shu

Cự Môn (Giant Gate Star) in Purple Star Astrology: Meaning and Interpretation

Explore Cự Môn in Purple Star Astrology: its speech-and-controversy origin, sharp yet doubting nature, dignity meanings, and readings for Life and Career palaces.

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.

Historical figures

The Trung Sisters (Trung Trac, Trung Nhi): The 40 AD Uprising and Hat Mon Temple

Explore the Trung Sisters' uprising of 40 AD, its causes, course, and great historical significance. Learn about Hat Mon Temple, the main worship site, and the cultural and architectural values of this special national relic.

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 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

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 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

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.

Life-cycle rites

The Betel and Areca Nut Custom - An Indispensable Offering in Vietnamese Weddings

Explore the cultural significance and role of betel and areca nut in Vietnamese wedding ceremonies, from legends to modern customs.

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

The "An Than" Ritual: Year-End Thanksgiving to Spirits of the Gie Trieng People

Explore the Cha Chaih (An Than) ritual of the Gie Trieng people: the journey of 7 young men into the forest to get charcoal, vows to spirits, and the farming tool forging ceremony.

Traditional festivals

Bay Nui Buffalo Racing Festival: A Unique Agricultural Culture of the Khmer People in An Giang

Explore the Bay Nui Buffalo Racing Festival, a national intangible cultural heritage of the Khmer people in An Giang, with its rules, buffalo care techniques, and profound humanistic values.

Historical figures

Le Chan Female General Traditional Festival in Hai Phong: From An Bien Village to the Guardian Deity of the Port City

Explore the Le Chan Female General Festival in Hai Phong, a national intangible cultural heritage. Learn about her life, career, and the festival's distinctive rituals and activities.

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.

Festival customs

Tết Hàn Thực: The 3rd Day of the 3rd Lunar Month Cold Food Festival

Discover the origins of Tết Hàn Thực on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month, the Jie Zitui legend, and the meaning of bánh trôi and bánh chay in Vietnamese tradition.

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.

Feng shui

Kitchen Feng Shui , principles for an auspicious layout

Discover kitchen feng shui principles: location, stove direction, colors, and remedies to attract wealth and health for your family.

Folk taboos

Borrowing an Age to Build a House: the Custom, and Where It Must Stop

What age-borrowing means before building a house in Vietnam, how the stand-in is chosen, the five customary steps, and the point that matters most: the symbolic sale is ritual only and must never be carried out as a real transfer of title.

Tarot

The Suit of Cups in Tarot: An Elemental Overview

Explore the Tarot suit of Cups through the lens of the Water element: symbols, the journey from Ace to Ten, and the meanings of the court cards.

Feng shui

Home Office Feng Shui , Principles for an Auspicious Layout

Explore home office feng shui principles: desk placement, sitting direction, colors, lighting, and remedies to boost focus, creativity, and work performance.

Tet and seasonal rites

The Unique Early Tet Custom of the Si La People

Discover the unique early Tet custom of the Si La people in Lai Châu: timing based on harvest, pig slaughtering rituals, ancestor worship, and distinctive cultural features.

Festival customs

Tết Đoan Ngọ: The 5th Day of the 5th Lunar Month "Killing Summer Bugs" Festival

Discover the origins of Tết Đoan Ngọ on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, the "killing summer bugs" custom, and the meaning of glutinous rice wine, ash-lye cakes and regional traditions.

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.

Vietnamese astrology

What Is Vietnamese Astrology? An Overview of Reading Methods and Foundational Concepts

What is Vietnamese astrology (tu vi), how a chart is cast, and core concepts such as the 12 palaces, major stars, Four Transformations, nap am and Bat Tu. A beginner-friendly overview.

BaZi

Heavenly Seal (Indirect Resource) in the Ten Gods of BaZi - Meaning and Application in Destiny Analysis

Explore the Heavenly Seal (Indirect Resource) in BaZi: definition, characteristics, positive and negative meanings, interactions with other Ten Gods, and its application in destiny analysis.

Tet and seasonal rites

First-footing for the 2027 Year of the Goat: how to choose an age, and why every household ends up with a different list

A practical guide to choosing a first-footer for Lunar New Year 2027: how to read the trine and six-harmony groups, pick auspicious hours, and prepare at home.

Vietnamese astrology

Tu Vi (Zi Wei Dou Shu) is a Relatively Predictive Metaphysical Science, Not an Absolute Exact Formula

Explore the nature of Tu Vi as a relative metaphysical science that depends on interpretation experience and life context, not an absolute mechanical formula.

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.

Traditional food

What Makes Vietnamese Traditional Cuisine Distinctive Across Regions?

An overview of Vietnamese traditional cuisine by region: Tet dishes, ancestral trays, festivals, vegetarian food and local specialties, with cultural context.

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.

Regional comparison

Comparing Tet Feast Trays Across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam

Discover the differences in traditional Tet feast trays across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam – from ingredients and arrangement to the unique cultural meanings of each region.

Traditional food

Banh Troi and Banh Chay: The Culinary Soul of Cold Foods Festival on the 3rd Day of the 3rd Lunar Month

Explore the cultural significance and culinary soul of Banh Troi and Banh Chay on Vietnam's Cold Foods Festival (3rd day of 3rd lunar month), from origins and localization to cooking tips.

Traditional food

Three Offering Trays on the 15th Day of the 7th Lunar Month: Offerings to Buddha, Ancestors, and Wandering Souls

Discover the meanings and arrangements of the three offering trays on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month: a pure vegetarian tray for Buddha, a full tray for ancestors, and a tray with distinctive offerings for wandering souls.

Folk belief

Hungry Ghost Festival on the 15th Day of the 7th Lunar Month: The Meaning of the 'Absolution of the Dead' Ritual in Folk Belief

Explore the deep meaning of the Hungry Ghost Festival on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month (Vu Lan/Ulambana), its Buddhist and Taoist origins, along with unique rituals, offerings, and folk beliefs of Vietnamese people.

Regional comparison

Comparing Lunar New Year Customs Across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam

Discover the fascinating differences in Lunar New Year (Tet) customs across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam, from traditional dishes to unique rituals. This article offers an objective view of Vietnam's diverse cultural identity.

Festival customs

Vietnamese Lunar New Year Customs and the Meaning Behind Each Ritual

A summary of traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year customs: the Kitchen Gods send-off, New Year's Eve rites, first-footing, lucky money, and their cultural meaning.