Điều Hậu in Bát Tự: How Does Cùng Thông Bảo Giám Read Winter and Summer Births?
Điều Hậu balances hot and cold in a Bát Tự chart. Cùng Thông Bảo Giám's readings of winter and summer charts, with concrete examples.
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What Festivals and Tet Occasions Are There in Vietnam Throughout the Year?
Vietnam's year of festivals and Tet occasions, from Lunar New Year and the first full moon to Mid-Autumn, plus ethnic Tet traditions.
Vượng tướng hưu tù tử: How Are the Five Elemental States of the Seasons Calculated?
Vượng, tướng, hưu, tù, tử: the five seasonal states of the Five Elements, the rule behind the table, and why books place Earth differently.
International Children's Day June 1: Origin and Meaning
International Children's Day on June 1 began in 1949 to honor children killed by Nazi Germany in Lidice and Oradour, and Vietnam has marked it since 1950.
Heavenly Stem Bing: Yin-Yang and Five Elements Characteristics in the I Ching
Heavenly Stem Bing in the I Ching is Yang Fire, tied to the Li hexagram and the sun, with traits like openness, wisdom, and a risk of impatience.
Tết Đoan Ngọ: The 5th Day of the 5th Lunar Month "Killing Summer Bugs" Festival
Tết Đoan Ngọ falls at noon on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, when folk belief says yang energy peaks. The bug-killing custom and ancestor worship.
When Does Lập Hạ Begin and What Customs Come With It?
Lập Hạ, the 7th solar term, opens summer when the Sun reaches 45 degrees of longitude, usually on 5 or 6 May. How it is calculated and its customs.
What is Tiết khí?
Solar terms are 24 markers dividing the year by the Sun's position on the ecliptic, used in East Asian calendrics to determine seasons and festivals.
What Is Đại Thử (Major Heat), When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Đại Thử, the 12th solar term and mid-term of the sixth lunar month, begins when the Sun reaches 120 degrees, on 22 or 23 July. Start times 2025 to 2030.
What is a Sun Sign? Distinguishing It from the Astronomical Zodiac
A Sun Sign comes from the Sun's position at your birth in the tropical zodiac, which differs from the actual constellation position.
What Is Tiểu Mãn, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Tiểu Mãn, the 8th solar term, begins on 20 or 21 May when the Sun reaches 60 degrees longitude. In 2026 it starts at 07:28 on 21 May, Vietnam time.
What to Offer on the Altar at Tết Đoan Ngọ and Whom to Worship, According to Customs in the Three Regions?
Tết Đoan Ngọ on 5/5 lunar: what to offer, whom to worship, how the three regions' trays differ, plus the kill-insects custom and worship hour.
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms: Why the Solar Calendar Lives Inside the Lunar Almanac, and Why It Ties to Farming
The 24 solar terms are seasonal markers tied to Earth's orbit around the Sun, used as a farming guide in the lunar almanac.
What Are Tướng Quân Tiễn, Diêm Vương Quan and Dạ Đề Quan, and Which Books Record Them?
Tướng quân tiễn, Diêm vương quan, Dạ đề quan: what Tam mệnh thông hội records, how Tử Vi books compute these hours by season, where books differ.
When does Cốc Vũ begin and what customs come with it? Calculation and meaning in the traditional calendar
Cốc Vũ, the sixth solar term beginning 19 or 20 April, marks the rains that feed the rice. Its calculation, meaning and folk customs are explained.
What Is Tiểu Thử (Minor Heat)? When Does It Begin and What Customs Are Associated With It?
Tiểu Thử usually begins on July 7 and opens the Mùi month. Start times for 2025 to 2030, the meaning of its name and what classical books record.
Cardinal Signs in Astrology: Traits and the Signs of the Group
Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are the Cardinal signs. Their shared traits, strengths and weaknesses, and their role as initiators.
Vu Lan Festival: The Season of Filial Piety and the Rose-Pinning Ceremony
Learn about the Buddhist origins of Vu Lan on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, the legend of Mục Kiền Liên, filial piety, and the rose-pinning ceremony.
The Hexagram of the Day According to Quái khí: What Are Six Days and Seven Parts and the Four Cardinal Hexagrams?
Quái khí maps the 60 hexagrams onto 365 days by the method of Mạnh Hỷ and Kinh Phòng, each ruling six days and seven parts.
What Is Mai Hoa Dịch Số, and Did Thiệu Ung Really Write It?
Mai Hoa Dịch Số builds I Ching hexagrams from numbers, sounds and moments instead of coins. Tradition assigns it to Thiệu Ung, without proof.
What Is Lập Đông, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Lập Đông is the 19th of the 24 solar terms, marking the start of winter and usually falling on 7 or 8 November each year.
Worship of Chúa Thác Bờ: Two Female Generals from the Lê Lợi Era in Hòa Bình
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.
Cancer: Personality, Love, and Career
Explore Cancer (June 21 - July 22): a nurturing, deeply emotional yet sensitive personality, devoted love style, ideal careers, and compatible signs.
What is the 'Useful God' (Yong Shen) in BaZi (Four Pillars)?
The Useful God (Yong Shen) is the element that balances a BaZi chart. See how it is found and how it guides luck cycles, feng shui and career advice.
What Is Hà Lạc Numerology and How Are Hexagrams Cast from Can Chi?
Hà Lạc lý số casts a hexagram from the can chi of a birth date: the number tables, the 25 and 30 reductions, and a worked example from Học Năng's book.
What Is Mang Chủng Solar Term, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Are Observed?
Mang Chủng is the 9th of the 24 solar terms, usually starting around June 5 or 6 as Tiểu Mãn ends. Its meaning, calendar role, and customs explained.
The 15th Day of the Tenth Lunar Month - Tết Hạ Nguyên: The Rice Harvest Thanksgiving Festival Few Still Remember
Tết Hạ Nguyên 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.
What Does Dreaming of Gold and Silver Money Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng?
Dreaming of gold, silver or money in Chu Công giải mộng: the original lines of its gold and silver section, picking up money, sharing wealth, seasons.
What is the meaning of the buffalo celebration on the 6th day of the 6th lunar month among the Tày and Nùng peoples?
The Tày and Nùng buffalo celebration on 6/6 lunar honors the buffalo after transplanting and prays for healthy herds and a bountiful harvest.
Fixed Signs in Astrology: Traits and the Signs Belonging to the Group
Explore the Fixed signs in astrology: personality traits, archetypal meaning, and the four signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius.
The Fire Element in Astrology: Common Personality Traits
Explore the Fire element in astrology: personality traits of Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, strengths, weaknesses, and how they interact with other elements.
Vietnam Family Day (June 28): Origin and Meaning
Vietnam Family Day on June 28 was established by Decision 72/2001/QD-TTg to honor family values and promote warm, equal, and happy households.
What is Đại Trạch Thổ (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
Explore Đại Trạch Thổ (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle: origins, Five Elements characteristics, compatible colors, directions and applications.
Year of the Goat (Mùi): Personality, Five Elements and Destiny
Mùi (Goat) is the 8th sign in the Vietnamese zodiac, tied to the Earth element and known for gentleness, warmth and artistic sensibility.
What is Strong Self (Thân Vượng) and Weak Self (Thân Nhược) in BaZi (Four Pillars)
Strong Self (Thân Vượng) and Weak Self (Thân Nhược) in BaZi measure the Day Master's strength through its links with other elements in the Four Pillars.
Dong Chi and Tết Đông Chi: the shortest day of the year, che troi nuoc, ancestor worship, and why Dong Chi was once the year's starting point
Dong Chi is the 22nd solar term and the shortest day of the year. For the Chinese community it is Tết Đông Chi, a time for che troi nuoc and ancestor worship.
Kun House (West Group) in Ba Zhai Feng Shui: Characteristics and Compatible Directions
Kun House is one of Ba Zhai Feng Shui's West Group, tied to the Kun trigram and southwest, with five-element traits and compatible directions.
Rat - Goat Harm: The Six Harms Pair in the 12 Zodiac Animals
The Rat and Goat harm pair in the Six Harms of the 12 zodiac animals: its Earthly Branches origins, how the conflict shows up, and guidance for work and life.
Mutable Signs in Astrology: Traits and Associated Zodiac Signs
Explore the Mutable signs in astrology: their adaptable traits, and the four signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces.
How Do the Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs Differ? Why Does the Same Birth Date Give Two Different Signs?
The tropical zodiac follows the seasons, the sidereal zodiac the stars. Precession has pushed them about 24 degrees apart, enough to change most Sun signs.
Personality Traits of People Born in the Year of the Goat According to Folk Beliefs
In folk belief, Goat people are calm, creative and emotional, with a strong aesthetic sense, and also shy, peace-loving and quietly resilient.