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Vietnam's ethnic communities

Dao Ethnic Group: Where They Live, Their Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals

The 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.

Vietnam's ethnic communities

The Pà Thẻn People: Residence, Language, Worship Customs, and Main Festivals

The Pà Thẻn live in Hà Giang and Tuyên Quang and speak a Hmông-Dao language. Their customs include ancestor worship and the new rice ceremony.

Glossary

What is Ngũ Quan?

Ngũ Quan (五官) means the five facial features: eyes, nose, mouth, ears and eyebrows. Eastern physiognomy uses them to read character and destiny.

Traditional festivals

Cau Ngu Festival: The Whale Worship Belief of Central Vietnam Fishermen

Cau Ngu festival honors the Whale God in central Vietnam, with fishermen praying for safe seas and good catches through rituals that bind the community.

Traditional festivals

Cau Ngu Festival at Cua Dai honoring the Nam Hai Whale God

Cau 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.

Traditional crafts

The Quintessence of Ngũ Xã Bronze Casting Village in the Heart of Hanoi

Ngũ Xã bronze casting village in Hanoi has over 400 years of history, known for sophisticated techniques and artworks of Thăng Long spirit.

Life-cycle rites

The "ngu mai" (communal sleeping) custom in courtship and marriage of the Tho people in Nghe An

The "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.

Regions

South Central Coast Coastal Culture: Whale Worship, the Cau Ngu Festival, and Fishing Village Life

Whale worship and the Cau Ngu festival form the spiritual core of South Central Coast fishing villages, tied to the sea and fishermen's beliefs.

Feng shui

Long and Long Mach in Ngũ Quyết Phong Thủy Loan Đầu: From Legend to Geographic Principle

Explore the concept of Long and Long Mach in Loan Dau Feng Shui and Ngũ Quyết: origins, classifications, identification, and practical applications.

Feng shui

House Direction and Orientation in Ngũ Quyết Loan Đầu Feng Shui: Principles, Classification, and Practical Applications

House direction in Ngũ Quyết Loan Đầu Feng Shui blends dragon vein, sand, water and direction. See the principles, classification and practical applications.

Feng shui

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

In Ngũ Quyết Loan Đầu feng shui, an acupoint is where earth energy veins converge. See the operating principles, key point types, and identification methods.

Vietnam's ethnic communities

The Gia Rai People: Residence, Language, Worship Customs and Main Festivals

The Gia Rai speak a Malayo-Polynesian language and live mainly in Gia Lai, Kon Tum and Dak Lak, with a matrilineal society that worships Yang spirits.

Regions

Tây Nguyên Culture: Gong Space, Rông House and Matrilineal System

Tây Nguyên culture centres on the gong space, the rông house and the matrilineal system. The article analyses their origins and how they are changing today.

Astrology

The 7th House – Partnerships in Astrology: Meaning and Interpretation

Explore the meaning of the 7th house in astrology: partners, marriage, business collaborations, and how it reflects your one-on-one connections.

Tet and seasonal rites

Tet Nhay (Put Tong) - The Ban Vuong Worship Ritual of the Red Dao People

Tet Nhay (Put Tong) is the key Ban Vuong worship ritual of the Red Dao in Lao Cai, tied to migration legends and performed in 11 steps with dances and music.

Human Design

Strategy and Authority in Human Design: How the System Tells You to Decide, and How Far to Take It

Strategy and Authority are Human Design's two decision-making pillars. This analysis covers how they work by type and their limits as guides.

Human Design

What Is Human Design: Its 1987 Origin, Bodygraph Structure, and What the System Cannot Prove

Human Design is a self-knowledge system from 1987 combining astrology, the I Ching, Kabbalah and chakras. It covers the bodygraph and its limits.

Folk divination

Reading the Whole Hand Instead of Individual Lines: How the Five Major Lines Relate When Read Together

A practical guide to reading the five major lines as one interacting system, with steps for comparing both hands and staying objective.

Enneagram

Integration and Disintegration Arrows in the Enneagram: Reading All Nine Types as One System Instead of Nine Separate Pieces

Integration and disintegration arrows in the Enneagram explain why each personality type keeps moving and changing with psychological states.

Feng shui

Five Elements Application: Choosing a Career That Matches Your Destiny

Discover how to apply the Five Elements theory (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth) to choose a career that aligns with your destiny.

Feng shui

Five Elements Application: Choosing a Wedding Date Compatible with Your Destiny

Apply the Five Elements to pick a wedding date, weighing the couple's destiny elements against the day's element for a harmonious start.

Western astrology

Pisces: Personality, Love and Career

Pisces (Feb 19 to Mar 20) is a Water sign ruled by Neptune, known for empathy and imagination, with its love life, career fit and compatible signs.

The twelve zodiac animals

Year of the Horse (Ngọ): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny

Horse (Ngọ) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality traits, the Fire element, the Dần-Ngọ-Tuất harmony trio and the Tý-Ngọ-Mão-Dậu clash group.

The twelve zodiac animals

Year of the Pig (Hợi): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny

Discover the meaning of the Pig (Hợi) in the Vietnamese zodiac: personality traits, Water element, the Hợi-Mão-Mùi harmony trio, the Dần-Thân-Tỵ-Hợi clash group, and notable Pig birth years.

Five Elements

Five Elements Generating and Overcoming Cycles: Full Reference

A full reference for the Five Elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth): generating and overcoming cycles, with practical applications.

Feng shui

Bedroom Feng Shui , Principles for Harmonious Arrangement

Explore bedroom feng shui principles: bed placement, door direction, colors, lighting, and remedies to create an ideal resting space, balancing energy for health and marriage.

Physiognomy

The Nose (Shen Bian Guan) in the Five Senses - Eastern Physiognomy

Explore the meaning of the nose in the Five Senses: shape, color, position, and influence on wealth and career according to Eastern physiognomy.

I Ching

Heavenly Stem Giap: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

Heavenly Stem Giap carries the Yang Wood attribute, symbolizing beginnings and growth. In the I Ching, it links to the Zhen and Qian hexagrams.

I Ching

Heavenly Stem Gui: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

Heavenly Stem Gui (癸) is Yin Water, tied to the North and winter in the I Ching, and read through hexagrams such as Kan.

I Ching

Heavenly Stem Xin , Yin Yang Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

Explore Heavenly Stem Xin: Yin Metal, sharp and refined nature, role in the I Ching, generating and overcoming relationships, and application.

Folk belief

Whale Worship (Cá Ông) Among Vietnamese Fishing Communities

Cá Ông worship reveres whales as guardian spirits in Vietnamese fishing communities, with roots in the Cham sea god Po Riyak.

I Ching

The Heavenly Stem Geng , Yin Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

Geng is Yang Metal in the I Ching, tied to the West, autumn and the Qian hexagram, and stands for strength, decisiveness and righteousness.

I Ching

Heavenly Stem Bing: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

Explore Heavenly Stem Bing through the I Ching lens: Yang Fire, solar symbolism, journey from Hetu to practical application in fate analysis, personality traits, and Five Element interactions.

I Ching

The Heavenly Stem Ren: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

The Heavenly Stem Ren in the I Ching is Yang Water, tied to great rivers and the Kan hexagram. Its depth and wisdom shape how it is read.

Physiognomy

Ears (Thai Duong Quan) in the Five Senses: Eastern Physiognomy

Explore the meaning of ear physiognomy in Eastern face reading: shape, position, color, and features that reflect fortune, wisdom, and longevity.

I Ching

Heavenly Stem Yi: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching

Heavenly Stem Yi is Yin Wood in the I Ching, linked to the Kun and Xun hexagrams and seen as gentle, adaptable and quietly resilient.

Folk belief

The Worship of Ca Ong: The Guardian Deity of Central Vietnamese Fishermen

Ca Ong worship among central Vietnamese fishermen: its origins, rituals, tomb architecture and the maritime beliefs behind a whale seen as a rescuer at sea.

Feng shui

Earth Element People , Five Elements Characteristics and Interpromotion & Intercontrol

Earth element people favor yellow and brown and value stability. Fire generates Earth and Earth generates Metal, so limit Wood and Water at home.

Feng shui

Metal Element People , Five Elements Characteristics and Interpromotion & Interconquest

Metal element people bring clarity, logic and determination. See how Metal interacts with the other elements, and which colors balance its Feng Shui energy.

Physiognomy

Eyebrows (Bao Shou Guan) in the Five Officials: Eastern Physiognomy

Eyebrows are Bao Shou Guan in Eastern face reading, one of the Five Officials, tied to longevity, emotions, career and relationships.