While commercial Vietnam uses the secular calendar, holidays and festivals are often scheduled on the lunar calendar instead, and among ethnic minority communities, the lunar calendar is commonly used ...more
Vietnam’s climate is classified as “tropical monsoon,” which roughly translates to a lot of rainfall, a lot of the time. In the south, temperatures stay roughly consistent; seasons ...more
Vietnamese is a tonal language; the meaning of a word is determined by the pitch at which it’s said. Each vowel assumes one of six different tones, which are indicated by the diacritical over the vowel ...more
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