Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing artsChữ Nôm is the writing system Vietnamese people built from Chinese character material to record their own language, still seen on hoành phi and câu đối.
Updated 23 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 › Eastern › NumerologyDiscover the meaning of Life Path Number 1 in Numerology: a symbol of beginning, willpower, independence, and leadership potential.
Updated 27 Jul 2026Modern system
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 › Western › NumerologyDiscover the in-depth meaning of Personality Number 4 in numerology: practical, reliable, principled character and the potential challenges to balance.
Updated 12 Aug 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › SajuSaju is Korea's Four Pillars astrology, rooted in Chinese Bazi but with its own interpretive tradition, still used for marriage and career choices.
Updated 7 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysLearn about the origin of International Labor Day on May 1 from the 1886 Chicago workers' movement and its significance in Vietnam through the periods.
Updated 25 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysThe International Day of Older Persons on October 1 was established in 1990 by UN Resolution 45/106. Learn its origin, meaning, and how Vietnam observes it.
Updated 22 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysOn September 2, 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square, founding the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Updated 2 Jul 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 › Folk beliefComparing the kut rite of Korean mudang with Vietnamese hau dong: practitioners, clients, music, dress, and how both adapted to the market economy.
Updated 28 Sept 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 festivalsOng Hoang Muoi Temple Festival in Nghe An holds its main ceremony on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month, tied to Mother Goddess worship.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismThe Buddhist revival in Vietnam from the 1920s: three regional associations, their journals, and the books of Trần Trọng Kim and Phan Văn Hùm.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiTam Nguyen Cuu Van splits 180 years into three nguyên of 60, each holding three 20-year vận, with the vận turning at Lập Xuân.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiThe Hue Imperial City sits on the north bank of the Perfume River, using Ngu Binh Mountain as its front screen and Hen and Da Vien islets as its flanks.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresTrang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vinh Bao, Hai Phong, is a special national relic.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › VietnamSouthern Vietnam worship spans Thành hoàng, Bà Chúa Xứ, Mẫu, whale and ancestor veneration. Its origins, cultural fusion and modern shifts are examined.
Updated 6 Oct 2026
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 › 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 figuresEmperor Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue) led the Tay Son movement and crushed 290,000 Qing troops at Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da in 1789.
Updated 14 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › BuddhismNhật Quang and Nguyệt Quang Bodhisattvas are the two attendants flanking Medicine Buddha, symbolizing the light of the Sun and Moon shining on all beings.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › GlossaryNhật Nguyệt is the Sino-Vietnamese pair for sun and moon, symbolizing yin and yang, time, and the cosmos in East Asian culture.
Updated 16 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesTet Nguyen Tieu, the first full moon of the lunar year, is greatly valued in Vietnamese culture. See why it matters and what to prepare for the offering tray.
Updated 23 Jul 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipWorship in Nghe An through three studies: ancestral rites at lineage halls, the three temples of Kim Lũy village, and đền Cuông, with lunar festival dates.
Updated 6 Oct 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 › Folk beliefVietnam's 'tam linh' shifted from 20th-century dictionary meanings, and researchers now define 'spiritual tourism' through the post-Doi Moi religious market.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customsThe Tay new rice festival on the 10th day of the tenth lunar month in Thai Nguyen includes family offerings and a village ceremony.
Updated 27 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 › Tet and seasonal ritesAsking for calligraphy at the Temple of Literature is a beautiful Vietnamese Tet custom, showing respect for knowledge and sending new year wishes.
Updated 16 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefThree early 20th century recorders found fortune telling, day selection and mediumship widespread in northern Vietnam, each seeing them differently.
Updated 28 Sept 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 › RegionsTây 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.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figuresĐại Việt sử ký toàn thư opens with the Hồng Bàng era: Kinh Dương Vương, named Lộc Tục, and the realm of Xích Quỷ. The Hán text set beside later histories.
Updated 12 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyMouth reading in Eastern physiognomy: the Xuat Nap Quan position, mouth shapes, lips and corners, and what this gateway reveals.
Updated 7 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefWhen something goes missing, many Vietnamese families pray to Ong Dia, the Earth God, promising an offering if it turns up. Search first, then try the ritual.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiAltar feng shui covers placement, orientation, arrangement and upkeep, creating a solemn space that draws positive energy to the family.
Updated 4 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Phong Thuy Hoan, number 59 in the I Ching, covers the Judgment, the Image and all six line texts, plus gathering people's hearts when things scatter.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shuiNorth-facing houses belong to the Water element, suited to Water or Metal people, while Wood, Fire and Earth owners need colors and objects that harmonize.
Updated 24 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnamese commemorative daysVietnam Entrepreneurs' Day on October 13 was recognized in 2004, tracing back to Ho Chi Minh's 1945 letter to the industrial and commercial sectors.
Updated 21 Jun 2026Culture and belief
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