CANH THÂN

Notes on Vietnamese history and culture

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6. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: ROMANTIC VIETNAMESE MESSAGES TO ENGRAVE ON YOUR WEDDING AND/OR ENGAGEMENT RING

This post continues a short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago. In the last two posts, I suggested a couple of ways that Vietnamese...

5. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: 4 MORE WAYS TO HONOR YOUR VIETNAMESE HERITAGE ON YOUR WEDDING DAY

This post continues a short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago. In my first two posts, I identified a few defining characteristics...

4. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: 5 WAYS TO HONOR YOUR VIETNAMESE HERITAGE ON YOUR WEDDING DAY

This post continues a short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago. In my first two posts, I identified a few defining characteristics...

3. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: MARRIAGE RITUALS IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY VIETNAM… AND TODAY?

This post continues a short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago. In the first and second post, I identified a few defining characteristics...

2. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: WHAT IS TRADITION ANYWAYS? (PART 2)

This post continues a short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago. In this post and the previous, I identify a few defining characteristics...

1. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: WHAT IS TRADITION ANYWAYS? (PART 1)

Wedding season is just around the corner in the US, and every wedding season makes me think of my own wedding years ago. I wanted my wedding to reflect Vietnamese tradition, but as...