CANH THÂN

Notes on Vietnamese history and culture

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MEMORABLE MUSIC, MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL EDITION: THE JOY OF LANTERNS AND MOONCAKES IN ĐỨC QUỲNH’S “PARADE OF LANTERNS IN THE EIGHTH MONTH”

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Chúc các bạn một mùa Trung Thu vui vẻ! The holiday of Mid-Autumn Festival (Trung Thu, also known as Moon Festival in English) falls on the full moon of the...

9. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: SOURCES AND READINGS

I said that my last post was the conclusion to my short series about marriage traditions and my own adaptation of them for my wedding years ago, but I wanted to share some sources and...

8. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: HISTORICALLY-INSPIRED DRESS, HAIRSTYLE, AND JEWELRY ON MY WEDDING DAY

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

7. WHEN HISTORIANS GET MARRIED: REINTERPRETING AND ADAPTING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE RITUALS FOR MY WEDDING DAY

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

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...