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Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Hanoi character in daily life shows in forms of address, inviting, hosting guests, and a reserve newcomers often misread as coldness.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship What to bring to a giỗ and how to invite guests: gifts for the altar, who is invited, and how customs differ between families and regions of Vietnam.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Choosing a first-foot visitor by age compatibility: folk criteria, offerings, step-by-step practice, common taboos, and the limits to keep in mind.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Kathina, the Khmer Theravada robe offering after the three-month rain retreat, runs from the 16th of the ninth lunar month to the full moon of the tenth.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I Ching The 64 hexagrams divide into eight palaces, from the pure hexagram through the fifth generation to Wandering Soul and Returning Soul.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui The Tam Hợp Trang Sinh water method reads water by direction: receive water at the Trang Sinh palace, discharge it at the Tuyet palace.
Updated 25 Sept 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam Thức Counts in Thái Ất: the host count and guest count, long and short counts, and what Thái Ất kim kính thức kinh calls harmonious and not.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship Cúng giỗ vọng and gửi giỗ: per Toan Ánh, those far from home send offerings to the head of the family and also make an offering from afar.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions A Northern Vietnamese gio tray usually features boiled chicken, sticky rice, bamboo shoot soup, spring rolls, and a bowl of rice with a boiled egg.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Death anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture remember ancestors and bring families together. Organization should suit each family, staying simple and warm.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Hanoi death anniversaries, weddings and funerals run on unspoken rules of hierarchy, invitations and conduct, rooted in the elegant Tràng An character.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional food Tết preserves across Vietnam: lotus-seed and kumquat mứt in Hà Nội, Kim Long ginger mứt in Huế, bánh tổ in Quảng, coconut mứt in the South.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Mừng tuổi and lì xì are one Tết custom with two names: the northern term, the southern Cantonese loanword, and practices recorded in Huế and the old South.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Wear dark, modest clothing, avoid bright colors, make offerings of money, incense, or wreaths by closeness, and keep condolences short and sincere.
Updated 16 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Four traditional Vietnamese house types compared: the northern three-bay house, Hue rường house, Central Highlands rông house and Northwest stilt house.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs The Ede longhouse reflects matriarchy in its structure and carvings, and stands as a cultural symbol of the Central Highlands.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worship The giỗ prayer text: its structure, how to address each generation of ancestors, and the tiên thường and chính kỵ versions, with sources.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief 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.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions How is a death anniversary kept in Central Vietnam? The tiên thường and chính kỵ rites, the joint 7th-month giỗ in Quảng Nam, and Hue dishes on the tray.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites A practical guide to Vietnamese wedding rites: the order of dạm ngõ, ăn hỏi, sính lễ and bride procession, plus a monthly task schedule.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The New Rice Festival is when the Xơ Đăng people of the Central Highlands thank the gods and spirits for a bountiful harvest.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboos Folk belief holds that a funeral brings cold air affecting the living, so the sick stay away. Eastern medicine links this to yin-yang imbalance.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs The wedding customs of the Black Thai in Sơn La include free courtship, a trial groom service, and the Tằng cẩu hair-bunning rite.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs Red Dao weddings in Tả Phìn, Sa Pa, have the bride walk to the groom's house alone, with days of rituals and a horn and drum team.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Discover the unique husband-proposing rituals of the Ê Đê people in the Central Highlands, where women take the lead in marriage.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Katê Festival in Ninh Thuận centers on the ceremony of receiving Goddess Pô Nưgar's attire, kept by the Raglai and brought down to the Chăm.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ethnic minority customs Cham weddings in Southern Vietnam follow Islam through proposal and days of ceremony, with matchmakers, betel offerings, bride price and Quran recitation.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Explore the main rites of a traditional Vietnamese funeral, from encoffining and mourning attire to burial and the 49-day rites, and their cultural meaning.
Updated 4 Aug 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The La Ha people live in Yên Bái and Sơn La, with a 2019 population of 10,157. Their housing, marriage and worship customs are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing arts Bai Choi of Central Vietnam is a Tet game mixing folk singing with card draws, with about 30 cards and witty ho thai calls, inscribed by UNESCO in 2017.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites Explore the detailed sequence of 6 traditional Vietnamese wedding ceremonies: Chạm Ngõ, Ăn Hỏi, Xin Dâu, Đón Dâu, wedding banquet, and Lại Mặt.
Updated 2 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites A step-by-step guide to preparing offerings and arranging full-month and first-birthday trays for your baby, plus the prayer and regional notes.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities Vietnam's Thai ethnic group includes the Black and White branches, speaks the Tay-Thai language, lives in ban-muong villages, and worships ancestors.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle rites The Quan Làng singing ritual in Tay weddings has three stages, Don, Nop and Dua, and is recognized as a national heritage.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Rơ Măm people belong to the Mon-Khmer language group and live mainly in Kon Tum. Learn about their language, worship customs and main festivals.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Phù Lá people include the Phù Lá Lão, Phù Lá Đen and Phù Lá Hán groups, living in Hà Giang, Lào Cai, Yên Bái and Lai Châu.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Basic home feng shui covers the eight mansions, five elements, sofa placement and lighting. Small changes can support a harmonious living space.
Updated 25 Jul 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Feng shui Discover how to apply the Five Elements theory to choose interior colors and clothing that match your destiny, balancing energy and supporting life.
Updated 26 Jun 2026 Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Cúng cơm ba ngày Tết covers the first, second and third day rites: Nguyên đán, Chiêu điện, Tịch điện and the Tạ ceremony, with regional differences.
Updated 11 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communities The Muong ethnic group speaks a Viet-Muong language and lives mainly in Hòa Bình, Thanh Hóa and Phú Thọ, with mo epics, festivals and worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Gầu Tào Festival of the Hmong in Lào Cai gives thanks once prayers for children are fulfilled, with the Neu pole ritual and khen dancing.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional performing arts Hue royal court Nha Nhac is the ceremonial music of the Nguyen dynasty, tied to the Nam Giao sacrifice and court rituals.
Updated 23 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet customs Tết in Huế runs from the twelfth lunar month to the seventh of the first: the Thướng tiêu rite, đạp đất, vegetarian offerings and many cakes and preserves.
Updated 12 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
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