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How do the communal house (nhà rông) of the Central Highlands and the stilt house (nhà sàn) of the Northwest differ?
The nhà rông of the Central Highlands is the shared house of the whole village, used as a place for community activities, receiving guests and holding spiritual activities, and it usually stands at the centre of the village. The nhà sàn of the Northwest is the dwelling of each individual family, with conventions about the space reserved for men and for women, and it usually leans its back against the hills and mountains and faces out towards a river, stream or field.
Four traditional Vietnamese house types compared: the northern three-bay house, Hue rường house, Central Highlands rông house and Northwest stilt house.
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.
Early 20th-century custom books record the lễ mát nhà rite and bùa trấn trạch talisman: who performed them, where it was posted, and Phan Kế Bính's critique.
Kỳ yên at Bình Thủy communal house, Cần Thơ: Thượng điền on the 12th-14th of the fourth lunar month, Hạ điền on the 14th-15th of the twelfth. Rites explained.
The story of Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ, the sack of one hundred eggs, as recorded in Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư and Đại Nam quốc sử diễn ca, and what is myth.
The 1010 Edict on the Relocation of the Capital describes Đại La as the center of heaven and earth, with the posture of a coiling dragon and crouching tiger.
Hát Xoan Phú Thọ is ritual singing at the communal house gate to worship the Hung Kings, performed in three stages by four original Xoan guilds in Việt Trì.
The Dragon (Thìn) is the only mythical sign in the Vietnamese zodiac, tied to the Earth element. It covers personality, birth years, and pairing groups.
Apartment and rented-home nhập trạch rites still announce the move to ancestors and thổ công but skip động thổ and structural changes, with simpler offerings.
The "ngu mai" custom of the Tho people in Nghệ An lets young men and women talk overnight at festivals, strictly governed by customary law before marriage.
Explore the in-depth meaning of the 1st House (House of Self) in astrology: its symbolism for personality, appearance, life approach, and new beginnings.
Explore the journey from the Cham goddess Po Inư Nagar to Thien Y A Na in Vietnamese belief, through the lens of the Po Nagar Tower festival in Nha Trang.
Explore the cultural significance, rituals, and uniqueness of traditional boat racing festivals across Vietnam, from Kiến Giang river to other regions.
Tet rites in southern Vietnam: welcoming the ancestors on the 30th, giao thừa offerings outdoors and indoors, Tết nhà on the third, farewell on the fourth.
Spirit chronicles and imperial edicts show how villages and the state shaped the Thành Hoàng, and why Southern communal houses worship other origins too.
Cầu Ngư festival honors the Whale God in central Vietnam, with fishermen praying for safe seas and good catches through rituals that bind the community.