Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal rites A guide to the Thăng Long Tu Tran spring pilgrimage: the order of the four temples, what to pray at each, and mistakes first-timers often make.
Updated 22 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Philip Taylor links the Sam Mountain pilgrimage boom to the Đổi Mới market economy, where traders borrow fortune from Bà Chúa Xứ as sacred capital.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures The legend of Linh Sơn Thánh Mẫu centers on Lý Thị Thiên Hương, canonized under the Nguyen dynasty, and the festivals at Bà Đen Mountain.
Updated 25 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Discover the distinctive features of Huong Pagoda Festival: the pilgrimage journey through Yen Stream, the cave pagoda complex and offering rituals.
Updated 28 Jun 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief The Huong Pagoda Festival is Northern Vietnam's largest Buddhist festival, tied to the legend of Quan Âm Thị Kính at Hương Tích Cave.
Updated 24 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals The Yên Tử Festival honours Emperor-Buddha Trần Nhân Tông, founder of the Trúc Lâm Zen sect, with its rituals and spiritual meaning.
Updated 13 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals An overview of traditional Vietnamese festivals: agricultural, religious, commemorative, and ethnic festivals. Classification, meaning, and cultural value.
Updated 10 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Regions Hue culture blends Nguyen dynasty court ritual with folk belief, Mother Goddess worship, and festivals like the Am Hon ceremony and Huệ Nam Temple festival.
Updated 19 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Worship of Thần Tài has Chinese roots but surged with Vietnam's market economy. Researchers show traders are the main group seeking gods of fortune.
Updated 27 Sept 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivals Bái Đính Pagoda's mùng Sáu Tết opening features incense and lục cúng offerings, a palanquin procession to the ancient pagoda and spring festivities.
Updated 2 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk belief Year-start star offerings follow Cửu Diệu annual stars, not Buddhist doctrine; a 2019 Sangha directive limits pagodas to cầu an.
Updated 3 Nov 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Historical figures Chúa Thác Bờ in Hòa Bình honours two female generals from the Lê Lợi era who ferried provisions across the Da River for his army.
Updated 25 Jul 2026 Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customs Buying salt and carrying water at Tết are luck-seeking customs: lucky salt on the first morning in the north, hired carriers bringing water like money.
Updated 13 Oct 2026 Culture and belief
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