Traditional systemsCouple compatibility: marriage & partnership
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Start Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesWhen to burn the mourning scarf in Vietnamese custom: the 49-day, 100-day and death anniversaries, plus the rites of removing mourning.
Updated 23 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk taboosVietnamese folk taboos for groundbreaking, construction and housewarming cover dates, directions and rituals, rooted in yin-yang and five elements.
Updated 16 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipAncestor worship is a long-standing Vietnamese custom, a moral standard, and a key part of spiritual life, with altars, death anniversaries, and Tet rituals.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 29 Kan (Tập Khảm, 坎, ䷜) stacks Kan over Kan, danger upon danger. The Judgement, Image, and six line texts, plus how to pass through peril.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingTong Ren (Union of Men), Hexagram 13 of the I Ching, joins Heaven and Fire. Its structure speaks of harmony, openness and shared purpose in cooperation.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipGiỗ đầu (tiểu tường) is the first death anniversary, with a tray of cơm úp, boiled egg, chicken, xôi and vàng mã, more solemn than an ordinary giỗ.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingA Kinh Dịch hexagram stacks several layers of text: name, hexagram text, six line texts, then the Thoán, Great Image, Small Image, and Văn Ngôn.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Tay Thien Festival runs from the 15th to the 17th of the second lunar month in Dai Dinh Commune, Phu Tho Province, honoring National Mother Lang Thi Tieu.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsRằm Tháng Giêng, the lunar year's first full moon, brings temple visits and star-releasing rites, with the saying "a year of offerings cannot match this one.
Updated 20 Jun 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Wind Heaven Xiao Xu hexagram (Hexagram 9) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, meaning, and lessons on patience and gradual accumulation.
Updated 15 Jul 2026Traditional systems
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 › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 62, Lei Shan Xiao Guo: small matters succeed, great matters do not. The Judgment, the Image and the six lines on a time to yield.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcLuc Nham is an ancient divination method in the Tam Thuc group. Learn how Dai Luc Nham builds a chart: Thien Ban, Tu Khoa, Tam Truyen, and Thien Tuong.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesThe rites after a Vietnamese funeral: the ngu rites, the 49th and 100th days, tiểu tường, đại tường and the end of mourning, as old ritual books record.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Tet and seasonal ritesThe Lantern Festival in Cho Lon, a national intangible cultural heritage, centers on the belief in Thien Hau Thanh Mau at ancient assembly halls.
Updated 20 Aug 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › PhysiognomyExplore the origins of Eastern physiognomy, its facial and palm feature systems, and the place of face reading in Vietnamese culture through The Tale of Kieu.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Ancestor worshipGiỗ hết đại tường marks the end of two years of mourning. It covers the offering tray, how to arrange it, and the sequence for xả tang in Vietnamese custom.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Festival customsVietnamese customs and traditions are habits and rituals passed down through generations. Here is their definition, origins, and key Tet practices.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotExplore the deep symbolism and meaning of the Knight of Swords Tarot card, from its imagery and personality to the advice it offers when it appears.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyĐẩu Quân, also called Nguyệt Tướng, is placed from the Thái Tuế palace, counting backward to the birth month then forward to the birth hour.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesExplore 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 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › Philosophy of scienceNo single test identifies pseudoscience. Philosophy of science uses a cluster of criteria, applied here to 'energy', 'vibration' and 'quantum'.
Updated 28 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › PsychologyTarot is a self-reflection tool, not psychotherapy. This analysis covers the safe boundary, signs of misuse, and when to see a mental health professional.
Updated 22 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Western › NumerologyChallenge Number 0 in numerology symbolizes freedom and infinite potential, not a specific obstacle. See how to overcome stagnation and lack of direction.
Updated 16 Jul 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Eastern › Tam ThứcDa Liu Ren builds the heaven plate from twelve Monthly Generals that shift with mid-qi, then places twelve Heavenly Generals from the Nobleman.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 46 Địa Phong Thăng in the I Ching describes gradual ascent and small efforts accumulating into something great.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesHow long is mourning, and which mourning dress goes with each degree of kinship? The rules in three old Vietnamese ritual books, up to trừ phục.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Traditional festivalsThe Lam Chay Festival in Tam Vu, Tay Ninh runs on the 15th and 16th of the first lunar month, with rituals welcoming Ong Tieu and more.
Updated 27 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesWhat to do when a family member dies: the order of a traditional Vietnamese funeral, from shrouding and mourning dress to burial and the later rites.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram Phong Son Tiem No. 53 in the I Ching speaks of gradual advance in proper order, shown through the wild goose passing six stages.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyThe Bac Si ring holds twelve minor stars, from Loc Ton through Quan Phu, placed forward or backward by yin yang and gender.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
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 › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 44 Thiên Phong Cấu, one newly born yin line beneath five yang lines, speaks of sudden encounters and how to spot a new shoot while it is still small.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Xun trigram (☴) symbolizes Wind, penetration and flexibility in the I Ching, and it also stands for the eldest daughter and the Southeast.
Updated 1 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyRead love and marriage on a Tử Vi chart starting from the Phu Thê palace, then Quan Lộc, Thiên Di, Phúc Đức and Tài Bạch, with the love stars read in context.
Updated 25 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingHexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), covers the judgment, image, and six lines on how groups form and why shared ground and trust hold them.
Updated 26 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › I ChingThe Water Thunder Hexagram Zhun is the 3rd hexagram of the I Ching, marking a hard and turbulent beginning, with its origins and meaning.
Updated 11 Jul 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Eastern › Vietnamese astrologyPhi Liêm, sao thứ bảy của vòng Bác Sỹ trong tử vi, chủ về cô độc và thị phi. Bài này phân tích cách an, ý nghĩa và cách luận giải sao này.
Updated 1 Oct 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesFuneral rites in northern Vietnam, from shrouding and encoffining to thành phục, the burial and the ngu rites that follow, as old ritual books record.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief