What is Tứ Hóa?
Tứ Hóa are the four stars Hóa Lộc, Hóa Quyền, Hóa Khoa and Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi astrology, standing for prosperity, power, reputation and adversity.
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What Are Tuần and Triệt on a Tử Vi Chart, How Are They Placed, and What Do They Do to Stars in the Blocked Palaces?
Tuần Không and Triệt Không are two void stars that block between two palaces, placed by the tuần Giáp and the year's heavenly stem.
Longevity Celebration for the Elderly - A Vietnamese Cultural Beauty
The longevity celebration honours grandparents and parents at ages 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100, showing filial piety and respect for old age in Vietnamese culture.
Hexagram Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63, 既濟, ䷾): When the Work Is Done and Why 'Good at First, Chaos at the End'?
Thủy 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.
What Is a Void Life Palace (Mệnh Vô Chính Diệu), How Many Charts Fall Into This Case, and How Do You Read an Empty Mệnh Palace?
Mệnh vô chính diệu means the Mệnh palace holds no major star. Readers borrow stars from Thiên Di, though only 70 to 80 percent carries over.
How do the weekly tuần thất rites, the 49-day rite and the 100-day rite differ?
Tuần thất is seven weekly offerings over 49 days; the 49th day is chung thất; the 100th day is tốt khốc, the end of weeping. Origins and how each is done.
Ky Cung and Ta Phu Temple Festivals in Lang Son: Rituals from the 22nd to the 27th of the First Lunar Month, and Why the Quan Lon Tuan Tranh Palanquin Is Carried to Ta Phu Temple
Lang Son's Ky Cung and Ta Phu Temple Festivals run from the 22nd to the 27th of the first lunar month, when the Quan Lon Tuan Tranh palanquin returns.
What rituals make up a Northern Vietnamese funeral, from wrapping the body to announcing the mourning?
Funeral rites in northern Vietnam, from shrouding and encoffining to thành phục, the burial and the ngu rites that follow, as old ritual books record.
What to Do After a Breakup: Five Stages of Grief, What to Do in the First Week, and How to Close a Relationship
A guide to breakup grief: the emotional stages, what to do in the first week, handling keepsakes, and when to see a therapist.
Prolonged Sadness: Folk Belief Blames Bad Luck, but Feeling Down for More Than Two Weeks Is a Sign to See a Doctor, and How to Recognize It Yourself
Sadness lasting over two weeks with loss of interest, insomnia, and fatigue is a sign to seek medical help. Learn to tell everyday sadness from depression.
Why the Same Hexagram Cast This Month Differs Next Month: Month Leader, Day Spirit, and the Three States of Void in the Decade, Month Breaker, and Hidden Movement in Liu Yao
Month leader and day spirit set each line's strength in a Liu Yao hexagram, covering void in the decade, month breaker, and hidden movement.
What Are Mieu, Vuong, Dac, Binh, Ham and Why Does the Same Star Read Oppositely in Different Palaces?
Mieu, Vuong, Dac, Binh and Ham are the five brightness levels of a star in Tu Vi, and they explain why the same star reads oppositely in different palaces.
What Is Chính Quan in the Ten Gods? Distinguishing It from Thất Sát and When It Forms the Chính Quan Structure
Chính Quan in Bát Tự controls the Day Master with opposite yin-yang polarity, governing reputation, discipline, and the husband in female charts.
After the funeral, what ceremonies remain from the third day to the end of mourning?
The 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.
Five Elements Application: Choosing a Car That Matches Your Destiny
Choose car color and direction by the Five Elements and your destiny, balancing energy through mutual generation and control to support luck while driving.
The Placebo Effect: Why Feeling Lighter After a Ceremony Is Real, Even When the Ritual Changes Nothing About the Condition
The placebo effect explains why feeling lighter after a ritual can be real, though it changes only subjective experience, not the disease itself.
Sun and Moon in Vietnamese Astrology: Thai Duong and Thai Am, How Temple and Fall Positions Decide Meaning and Why Position Matters More Than Star Name
Nhật Nguyệt pairs Thai Duong and Thai Am in Tu Vi, two stars whose meaning shifts with palace position and birth hour. Position decides how they read.
Tarot Cannot Replace Psychotherapy: The Boundary Between a Hobby and a Problem That Needs a Professional, Plus Signs You Should See a Doctor
Tarot is a self-reflection tool, not psychotherapy. This analysis covers the safe boundary, signs of misuse, and when to see a mental health professional.
How to Read a Moving Line Transforming into a Changed Line in Liu Yao: Hoi Dau Sinh, Hoi Dau Khac, Hoa Tien Than, Hoa Thoai Than, Hoa Khong, Hoa Pha, Hoa Mo, Hoa Tuyet, Phuc Ngam and Phan Ngam
In Liu Yao, a moving line and the changed line it turns into are read as a pair, producing hoi dau sinh, hoi dau khac, hoa tien than, hoa thoai than and more.
The Parent Spirit in Liu Yao (Six Lines): The Element That Generates the Palace, Parents, Documents, Property, and the Enemy of the Descendant
The Parent Spirit is the line whose element generates the palace element, standing for parents, documents, property, and news.
What offerings go on the đại tường memorial tray and how is mourning ended?
Giỗ 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.
Hexagram 57 Thuần Tốn (巽): Yielding That Seeps In Like Wind Through Every Gap, with the Judgment and the Six Line Texts
Hexagram 57 Thuần Tốn in the I Ching: wind over wind, the Judgment, the Image, and the six line texts with interpretation.
What Are the Heavenly Stem Five Combinations? The Five Pairs, Their Transformed Elements, and When Transformation Is Real
The five Heavenly Stem combinations are Giáp Kỷ, Ất Canh, Bính Tân, Đinh Nhâm and Mậu Quý, plus each pair's transformed element.
What Is the Ten Wings? The Ten Commentaries on the I Ching, What Each One Does, and Who Wrote Them
The Ten Wings (Thập Dực) are ten commentaries on the I Ching: Thoán, Tượng, Hệ Từ, Văn Ngôn, Tự Quái, Thuyết Quái, Tạp Quái.
The Pure Kun Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins and Meaning
Explore the Pure Kun hexagram (hexagram 2) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, philosophical meaning, and practical applications in life.
Con Son - Kiep Bac Festival: A Convergence and Spread of Heritage Values of Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Trai
The Con Son - Kiep Bac Festival honors Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Trai, two figures tied to this land, at a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site.
Tran Hung Dao - Duc Thanh Tran: From Anti-Mongol General to Nationwide Worshipped Saint
Tran Hung Dao, the general who led Dai Viet against the Mongols three times, became Duc Thanh Tran, a worshipped saint honoured at temples such as Kiep Bac.
What Is Loc Ton, Why Does Every Chart Have It, and Why Is It Always Flanked by Kinh Duong and Da La?
Loc Ton is the Yin Earth wealth star heading the 12-star Loc Ton cycle, always flanked by Kinh Duong and Da La. Here is how it is placed by birth stem.
Is Mother Goddess Worship a Folk Belief or a Religion? The Debate Among Researchers and the Definition in Vietnam's 2016 Law on Belief and Religion
Vietnam's 2016 Law on Belief and Religion separates belief from religion, yet researchers still debate whether Mother Goddess Worship is a religion.
What Does Hexagram 55, Lei Huo Feng (豐), Say About Times of Great Prosperity, and Why Does the Sun Decline Once It Reaches Its Peak?
Hexagram 55, Lei Huo Feng (豐), speaks of great prosperity and success, like the sun at noon, with a warning that once the sun peaks it will decline.
Decoding Hexagram Shan Feng Gu (Mountain over Wind) in the I Ching - Structure and Lessons
Hexagram Shan Feng Gu (18) in the I Ching symbolizes decay and the need for repair, with lessons on staying calm and reforming with tact.
Worship Practices in Northern Vietnam: Forms, Rituals and Their Meaning in Vietnamese Life
Northern Vietnam worship includes ancestor veneration, Thành hoàng, Mother Goddess and folk rites, reflecting uống nước nhớ nguồn and the wish for peace.
The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Structure and Basic Interpretation
Explore the structure of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching: from trigrams, lines, judgments to basic interpretation methods.
Bai Choi of Central Vietnam: A Tet Game and Folk Performance, How to Play, the Cards and the Ho Thai Calls
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.
What Does Đại Hao Star Mean in Tử Vi: Good or Bad? Correct Understanding and Common Misconceptions
Đại Hao in Tử Vi is not merely a malefic star. This analysis explains its dissipating nature, how it acts by palace, and when it forms a good configuration.
What goes on the first death anniversary (tiểu tường) offering tray and how does it differ from an ordinary death anniversary?
Giỗ 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.
Tuấn Hưng
Light music and lyrical singer, former member of the group Quả Dưa Hấu
Phạm Tuân
Pilot, cosmonaut, the first Vietnamese and the first Asian to fly into space (in 1980)
Hà Anh Tuấn
Singer with the Fragile liveshow series and music projects
Kiều Minh Tuấn
Vietnamese film actor, known for films such as 'Em chưa 18' and 'Phí Phông: Quỷ máu rừng thiêng'.
Thạch Kim Tuấn
Vietnamese weightlifter, gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games
Vietnamese festivals mapped to solar dates, 2026 to 2030
The actual solar date of each festival across five years, with the weekday. Lunar festivals land on a different solar date every year, and this table works that out in advance.
