Knowledge › Western › PsychologyContagious magic rests on two laws: contact transfers properties, and similarity means shared essence. Rozin's 1986 experiments show they still shape us.
Updated 27 Sept 2026
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefTrấn yểm in Vietnamese folklore through the Cao Biền story: legends of suppressing royal graves, burial charms, and the perspective of historical research.
Updated 11 Oct 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Western › TarotDiscover the in-depth meaning of the King of Wands tarot card: its symbolism, personality traits, love, career, and advice when it appears.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Knowledge › Western › TarotThe Page of Wands in Tarot signals new beginnings, curiosity and a passion for exploration. Its Fire energy stirs self-discovery and inner calling.
Updated 10 Sept 2026Modern system
Dictionary › Tử Vi (Zi Wei Dou Shu)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.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Muong ethnic group speaks a Viet-Muong language and lives mainly in Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa and Phu Tho, with mo epics, festivals and worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Folk beliefVietnam's 2016 Law on Belief and Religion separates protected belief from banned superstition, with fines and criminal penalties.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Dao are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. Where they live, their Hmong-Dao language, ancestor and Ban Vuong worship, and cap sac rites.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Mong ethnic group (Meo, H'Mong) had 1,393,547 people in the 2019 census, including White, Flowered, Red, Black, and Green Mong subgroups.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesThe Dao people in Tuyen Quang see wedding date selection as vital for marital happiness, matching ages by yin-yang and five elements.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Mang are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, living mainly in Lai Chau and speaking a Mon-Khmer language. Their worship customs and festivals are covered.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe San Chay people include the Cao Lan and San Chi groups of northeast Vietnam. Their languages, stilt houses, altars and festivals are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesExplore the deep cultural significance of traditional Vietnamese funerals, common burial forms, and trends of change in modern society.
Updated 13 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe Kinh (Viet) are 86.83% of Vietnam's population and speak Vietnamese of the Viet Muong group. Their villages and ancestor worship are covered here.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Vietnam › Life-cycle ritesTrùng tang, the hour of coffining and avoided burial days are folk beliefs from Bắc Kỳ; anthropology reads them as easing unease when someone dies.
Updated 28 Sept 2026Culture and belief
Knowledge › Eastern › Folk divinationYoung people turn to fortune telling, tarot or astrology amid study and work pressure and uncertainty about the future, not from full belief in the occult.
Updated 12 Sept 2026Traditional systems
Knowledge › Vietnam › Vietnam's ethnic communitiesThe San Diu are one of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, speaking a Guangdong Chinese dialect in the northern midlands, with distinctive worship customs.
Updated 19 Sept 2026Culture and belief