Shrines in the Middle of Hanoi Streets: Why Are Some Shrines Not Relocated When Roads Are Built?
The shrine of Princess Hoàng Phương on Vũ Trọng Phụng Street stayed after negotiation between community, authorities and a business.
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How to Arrange the Mid-Autumn Festival Offering TrayComparing Mid-Autumn Festival customs across Northern, Central, and Southern VietnamChoosing departure dates, blessing a new vehicle, hanging safety amulets: how do Vietnamese seek road safety through spirituality?What Are the Origins and Meanings of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam?Mid-Autumn Festival for Children in Vietnam's Three Regions: How Lantern Parades, Lion Dances, and Moon-Viewing Feasts UnfoldDoes modernisation make Vietnamese people less likely to believe in spirits? Why temples, shrines and festivals grew busier after Đổi Mới
Choosing departure dates, blessing a new vehicle, hanging safety amulets: how do Vietnamese seek road safety through spirituality?
Vietnamese travellers use departure dates, vehicle blessings and safety amulets to manage risk on uncertain roads, an anthropologist finds.
Fǎn Gōng Shā in residential feng shui - identification and remedies
Fǎn Gōng Shā appears when a house sits on the concave side of a curve. Identify it via roads, rivers and walls, then remedy with convex mirrors.
Dinh Cậu Phú Quốc Festival (Dinh Cậu Offering Ceremony, Nghinh Cậu Ceremony): 15th day of the 10th lunar month, rituals and beliefs of the island's fishermen
Dinh Cậu Phú Quốc Festival falls on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month, with Nghinh Cậu, Yết Cậu and Chinh Te rituals honouring Chúa Ngọc Nương Nương.
What Are the Origins and Meanings of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam?
Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival, the 8th lunar month full moon, is Children's Festival with ancestor offerings, moon-viewing trays and paper toys.
How to Arrange the Mid-Autumn Festival Offering Tray
A detailed step-by-step guide on preparing offerings and arranging the Mid-Autumn Festival tray according to Vietnamese traditions.
Comparing Mid-Autumn Festival customs across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam
Mid-Autumn Festival customs differ across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam, from northern rituals to lively Central festivals and Southern gift-giving.
Mid-Autumn Festival for Children in Vietnam's Three Regions: How Lantern Parades, Lion Dances, and Moon-Viewing Feasts Unfold
How children celebrate Mid-Autumn in northern, central and southern Vietnam: lantern parades, lion dances and the moon-viewing feast.
Who Is the Tiền Chủ, and Why Do Many Houses Have a Shrine at the Cây Hương in the Yard?
Custom books explain the Tiền Chủ as the first owner's spirit, why many homes keep a cây hương altar in the yard, and how offerings are made.
Quan Công Temples: A Religious Imprint of the Chinese Community in Vietnam
Quan Công worship among Vietnam's Chinese community, seen through temples in Châu Đốc and Cà Mau that serve as places of worship and cultural centers.
Grand Commandant Lý Thường Kiệt: The Như Nguyệt River Defense Line and the Temple in Bắc Ninh
Lý Thường Kiệt led the Ly Dynasty victory on the Như Nguyệt River line in 1077, and his temple in Tam Giang, Yên Phong, Bắc Ninh honors that legacy.
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển: Meaning of Hardship, the Judgment, the Six Lines, and the Lessons
Hexagram 39 Thủy Sơn Kiển describes a time when the road ahead is blocked, covering the Judgment, the six lines, and the lessons of hardship.
Celestial Executioner (Tian Zhan Sha) in residential Feng Shui - identification and remedies
Celestial Executioner (Tian Zhan Sha) forms when a straight road, corridor or gap points at a house. See how to spot it and which remedies may deflect it.
How Does Worshipping Thần Tài at a Company or Shop Differ from at Home?
At shops and at home, Thần Tài shares a low shrine near the door with Ông Địa; shops make offerings every morning on opening. Origins and open debates.
The Rước cộ Bà Chợ Được Festival: Who Is Bà Chợ Được and How Does the Festival Unfold Around the 11th Day of the First Lunar Month?
The Rước cộ Bà Chợ Được Festival honours Bà at her shrine in Phước Ấm hamlet, Thăng An commune, Đà Nẵng, around the 11th day of the first lunar month.
What Are the Twelve Heavenly Generals and Twelve Monthly Generals of Da Liu Ren, and How Do They Differ?
Da Liu Ren builds the heaven plate from twelve Monthly Generals that shift with mid-qi, then places twelve Heavenly Generals from the Nobleman.
What Is Bạch Lộ (White Dew), When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Bạch Lộ (White Dew), the 15th solar term, starts around 7 or 8 September as night vapour condenses into white dew, marking mid-autumn in the calendar.
What Festivals and Tet Occasions Are There in Vietnam Throughout the Year?
Vietnam's year of festivals and Tet occasions, from Lunar New Year and the first full moon to Mid-Autumn, plus ethnic Tet traditions.
Where Do Mooncakes Come From and What Goes Into Traditional Fillings?
Vietnamese mooncakes come as baked bánh nướng and soft bánh dẻo. Where they are said to come from, and what the traditional fillings are.
Bunpimay New Year of the Lao in Vietnam: April Water Pouring and Its Rituals
Bunpimay, the Lao New Year in Vietnam, also called Bun Huột Nặm: offerings to the spirits, wrist-thread tying and water splashing in mid April.
Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival (Xuân Hồng, Ninh Bình, formerly Xuân Trường, Nam Định): the Ninth Month festival, rituals and folk games
Keo Hành Thiện Pagoda Festival in Ninh Bình falls in mid-Ninth lunar month, honoring Zen Master Dương Không Lộ with boat racing and folk games.
Chôl Chnăm Thmây: Three Days of the Khmer Traditional New Year
Chôl Chnăm Thmây is the Khmer New Year, held in mid-April over three days with rituals like the Maha Sangkran procession and bathing the Buddha.
What Do Moles on the Neck, Shoulders, Back, and Belly Mean in Classical Physiognomy Books?
Classical physiognomy reads moles by place and colour: hidden ones are mostly lucky, the navel means a noble son, the nape authority, mid-waist a bad sign.
What Is Sương Giáng (Frost's Descent), When Does It Begin, and What Customs Are Observed?
Sương Giáng 2026 begins at 16:39 on 23 October, Vietnam time. The 18th solar term, mid-term of the ninth lunar month: dates, three pentads, customs.
Tiên Công Festival on Hà Nam Island, Quảng Ninh: The Rite of Carrying the Elderly, the Longevity Procession on the 7th Day of the First Lunar Month, and Who the Tiên Công Are
The Tiên Công Festival on Hà Nam Island, Quảng Ninh runs to the 7th day of the first lunar month, with rites of carrying the elderly.
Wild sunflower season on Chư Đang Ya volcano (Gia Lai): best time, the wild sunflower festival and Jrai culture
Wild sunflowers bloom on Chư Đang Ya volcano in Gia Lai from mid-October to November, tied to a festival week and the culture of the local Jrai people.
Worship in Southern Vietnam: Forms of Belief, Origins, and Characteristics of a New Land
Southern Vietnam worship spans Thành hoàng, Bà Chúa Xứ, Mẫu, whale and ancestor veneration. Its origins, cultural fusion and modern shifts are examined.
Red River Delta Culture: Village Life, Communal Houses, Pagodas and Worship Traditions in the Northern Delta
Red River Delta culture centres on village life, communal houses, pagodas, village gates and worship. A close look at Đường Lâm, Phù Lưu and Phúc Xá.
What Is Đại Thử (Major Heat), When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Đại Thử, the 12th solar term and mid-term of the sixth lunar month, begins when the Sun reaches 120 degrees, on 22 or 23 July. Start times 2025 to 2030.
What Is Tiểu Tuyết (Minor Snow), When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Tiểu Tuyết is the 20th of the 24 solar terms, usually beginning on 22 November in Vietnam time; it is the mid-month qi of the month of Hợi (10th lunar month).
Ông Địa and Thần Tài: The Earth God and God of Wealth in Household Worship
Ông Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.
What Is the Rước Cộ Bà Chợ Được and Who Is Bà Chợ Được? The Festival on the 10th and 11th of the First Lunar Month in Đà Nẵng
Rước Cộ Bà Chợ Được honours the Lady of Chợ Được with a sắc procession and cộ parade at her Đà Nẵng festival, 10th and 11th of the first lunar month.
Does modernisation make Vietnamese people less likely to believe in spirits? Why temples, shrines and festivals grew busier after Đổi Mới
Anthropology finds modernisation does not erase spirit belief in Vietnam. Temples and festivals grew busier after Đổi Mới for several overlapping reasons.
Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day, November 23: When Did It Begin and Why That Date?
Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day falls on November 23 under Decision 36/2005/QD-TTg, the date chosen because Ho Chi Minh signed Decree 65/SL in 1945.
Worshipping the Wrongly Dead After War: How an Anthropologist Reads the Offering to Wandering Souls in Central Vietnam
Heonik Kwon's ethnography shows how offerings to wandering souls in Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi help communities live with wartime memory.
The Fool Tarot Card: Symbolism and In-Depth Meaning
Explore the symbolism and in-depth meaning of The Fool Tarot card: from number 0, the cliff, the white dog to messages of beginnings, faith, and freedom.
What Is Phong Tục in English? Vocabulary for Vietnamese Customs
Phong tục in English is custom, tập quán is usage, and truyền thống is tradition. See how the three differ, plus a vocabulary table of Vietnamese customs.
Lost Items and the Ông Địa Prayer: The Vietnamese Custom of Finding Lost Things, Divination Sticks, and What to Do First When Something Goes Missing
When something goes missing, many Vietnamese families pray to Ông Địa, the Earth God, promising an offering if it turns up. Search first, then try the ritual.
Khâu Vai Love Market: A Unique Love Market on the Rocky Plateau of Hà Giang
Khâu Vai Love Market in Hà Giang meets once a year, rooted in the legend of Ba and Ut and honored as national intangible heritage.
Nguyễn Thị Thật
Vietnam's number one female cyclist, three time Asian champion in the road cycling women's mass start event and the first Vietnamese road cyclist to earn an Olympic berth
Phan Bội Châu
Patriotic scholar, founder of the Duy Tân hội, initiator of the Đông Du movement