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Traditional crafts

Van Thang Agarwood Carving Village in Khanh Hoa

Discover Van Thang agarwood carving village (Van Ninh, Khanh Hoa): over 100 years old, home to master artisans crafting ornamental agarwood, bracelets, incense, and essential oil, now emerging as a unique community tourism destination.

Historical figures

Nguyen Trai (1380-1442): World Cultural Celebrity and His Years at Con Son

Explore the life, career, and years spent at Con Son of Nguyen Trai, a world cultural celebrity, author of the Great Proclamation upon the Pacification of Ngo, and the soul of the resistance against the Ming.

Traditional festivals

Long Tong Festival of the Tay People: The First Plowing Ceremony and Cultural Values

Explore the Long Tong Festival of the Tay people, the first plowing ceremony of the new year, wishing for a bountiful harvest, along with its distinctive cultural values and rituals.

Tet and seasonal rites

Ramưwan Festival (Month of Fasting and Contemplation) of the Cham Bàni Community: A Cultural Beauty Toward the Roots

Discover the Ramưwan Festival, the traditional New Year of the Cham Bàni community in Ninh Thuận, with its rituals of grave visiting, ancestral offerings, and a humanistic month of fasting and contemplation.

Life-cycle rites

Longevity Celebration for the Elderly - A Vietnamese Cultural Beauty

Discover the humanistic meaning, origin, and rituals of the longevity celebration, a beautiful custom showing filial piety and respect for the elderly in Vietnamese culture.

Traditional food

Banh Chung and Banh Tet: Origins and Cultural Significance of Tet

Explore the origins, symbolism, and deep cultural significance of Banh Chung and Banh Tet in Vietnam's traditional Tet holiday, from the Lang Lieu legend to the philosophy of yin-yang and five elements.

Ethnic minority belief

The Gong Culture Space of the Central Highlands

The Gong Culture Space of Vietnam's Central Highlands, recognized by UNESCO in 2005, is central to the spiritual life of the Ê Đê, Ba Na, Gia Rai and other ethnic groups.

Life-cycle rites

Coming-of-Age and Longevity Celebrations in Vietnamese Culture

An overview of Vietnamese coming-of-age customs and longevity celebrations at ages 60, 70, 80, and 90, honoring elders and filial devotion within the family.

Traditional crafts

The Quintessence of Ngũ Xã Bronze Casting Village in the Heart of Hanoi

Discover the quintessence of Ngũ Xã bronze casting village, Hanoi, with over 400 years of history: its formation, technical secrets behind exquisite bronze artworks, and the younger generation's efforts to preserve the craft today.

Folk belief

Fertility Worship in Traditional Vietnamese Culture

Fertility worship reflects ancient Vietnamese agricultural culture's hope for abundance and continuity, expressed through Linga–Yoni symbols, the Trò Trám festival, and Central Highlands grave-house carvings.

Traditional festivals

Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival - A Cultural Symbol of the Northwest

Explore the Dien Bien Ban Flower Festival, a unique cultural event recreating traditional rituals of Northwest ethnic groups like Thai, Mong, Dao, and Ha Nhi. The article analyzes the festival's symbolic meaning and special activities.

Vietnamese commemorative days

Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day (April 21)

Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day on April 21: origins from Decision 1862/QD-TTg in 2021, honoring books, readers, and reading culture.

Tet and seasonal rites

Calligraphy for the New Year at the Temple of Literature: the beautiful cultural tradition of the calligrapher during Tet

Discover the meaning, history, and experience of asking for calligraphy at the Temple of Literature, a beautiful cultural tradition honoring knowledge during the Vietnamese New Year.

Festival customs

Rằm Tháng Giêng (Tết Nguyên Tiêu): The First Full Moon and Temple-Going Traditions

Discover the meaning of Rằm Tháng Giêng, the year's first full moon, the saying "a year of offerings can't match this one," and temple-visiting and star-releasing traditions.

Tet and seasonal rites

New Rice Festival - A Unique Cultural Trait of the Cao Lan People

Discover the New Rice Festival of the Cao Lan people in Tuyen Quang: a ritual of gratitude to ancestors and nature after the harvest, featuring unique customs like the neu tree and the exchange of new rice.

Traditional festivals

Giong Festival (Hanoi) , UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Discover Giong Festival at Soc Temple and Phu Dong Temple, Hanoi: its origins, unique rituals, historical values, and the journey to become UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Ethnic minority customs

The Custom of Black Teeth Staining and Unique Cultural Traits of the Lu People

Explore the custom of black teeth staining, once a beauty standard of the Lu people in Lai Chau, along with other unique cultural values being preserved.

Ethnic minority customs

The Rong House in the Cultural Life of the Central Highlands Ethnic Groups

Explore the central role of the Rong house in the spiritual life, community governance, and production of Central Highlands ethnic groups such as Gia Rai, Ba Na, and Xo Dang.

Folk belief

The Worship of Ong Ta in Southern Vietnamese Folk Culture

Explore the origins, meanings, and rituals of worshipping Ong Ta, a familiar land-protecting deity in Southern Vietnamese folk beliefs, rooted in Khmer culture.

Zodiac animals

The Chinese Zodiac , Meanings of the 12 Animals in Eastern Culture

Explore the symbolic meanings, origins in the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and characteristic personalities of the 12 zodiac animals in Eastern culture, from Rat to Pig.

Numerology

Van Hon Star in the Nine Luminaries: Meaning and Remedies in Folk Belief

Explore the Van Hon (Van Han) star in the Nine Luminaries: characteristics, auspicious and inauspicious meanings, impacts on men and women, and proper rituals for mitigation.

Traditional dress

Vietnamese Ao Dai , History and Cultural Significance

Explore the history of the Vietnamese ao dai from the 17th century, the clothing reforms under the Nguyen Lords and Nguyen Dynasty, and the deep cultural significance of this traditional garment.

Glossary

What is Tứ Hóa?

Four Transformations (Tứ Hóa) are the four stars Hóa Lộc, Hóa Quyền, Hóa Khoa, and Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi astrology, representing four directions of prosperity, power, reputation, and adversity.

Traditional food

Traditional Cuisine in the Cultural Festivals of the Cho Ro People

Explore the role of traditional cuisine in Cho Ro cultural festivals, from canh boi, com lam to five-color sticky rice, along with its significance for preservation and community tourism development.

Life-cycle rites

The Cúng Mụ Rite and the Belief in the 12 Midwife Goddesses

Explore the origin and role of the 12 Bà Mụ in Vietnamese folk belief, female deities believed to shape a newborn's body and bestow blessings.

Folk belief

The Animistic Spiritual Life of the Bru-Van Kieu People

Explore the distinctive animistic spiritual life of the Bru-Van Kieu people through the research of Hungarian ethnologist Vargyas Gábor, from the role of shamans to reburial and spirit worship rituals.

Ethnic minority customs

The Grain Bin Binding Ritual - A Traditional Cultural Feature of the Nung People

Discover the grain bin binding ritual (le lam dao) of the Nung people in Bac Kan: a unique longevity celebration within the Ky Yen ceremony, expressing filial piety and wishes for long life.

Life-cycle rites

Death Anniversary Rituals in Vietnamese Culture: Meaning and How to Organize Properly

Explore the profound meaning of death anniversary rituals in Vietnamese culture, and modern organizational principles that preserve tradition while expressing filial piety in a suitable, cozy, and unpretentious manner.

Historical figures

Via Ba Chua Xu Nui Sam Festival - A Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Explore the Via Ba Chua Xu Nui Sam Festival in detail: its historical origins, distinctive rituals, cultural values, and journey to becoming an intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO.

Traditional crafts

Dong Ho Folk Paintings: From Woodcut Blocks to an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Tet

Discover the craft of Dong Ho painting, from woodblock printing and natural color-making to its UNESCO recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

Traditional food

Five-Colored Sticky Rice and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Philosophy in Tay Culture

Explore the philosophical meaning of Yin-Yang and Five Elements hidden in each color of five-colored sticky rice, a unique culinary heritage of the Tay people in the northern mountains of Vietnam.

Tet and seasonal rites

How to Prepare the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month (Tet Nguyen Tieu) Offering Tray

A detailed guide on preparing and arranging the offering tray for the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month (Tet Nguyen Tieu), covering both meat offerings for ancestors and vegetarian offerings for Buddha, with safety notes and regional variations.

Traditional festivals

National Mong Ethnic Culture Festival: Highland Colors Converge

Discover the National Mong Ethnic Culture Festival in detail: its purpose, scale, unique activities, and significance in preserving the Mong ethnic cultural identity in Vietnam.

Folk belief

Rain Prayer Ceremony and Village Cleansing Ritual in the Lo Lo Cultural Festival

Explore the meaning and reenactment of the Rain Prayer and Village Cleansing rituals of the Lo Lo people in Meo Vac, Ha Giang at the 2024 Lo Lo Cultural Festival.

Glossary

What is Lục Thập Hoa Giáp?

The Sixty Jiazi is a cycle of 60 sexagenary combinations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches used to number years, months, days and hours in traditional East Asian calendrics, each combination paired with a Na Yin Five Element.