Weekly Crash-course on all things Vietnamese myths and legends, from the perspectives of two Vietnamese born and raised.
Week 1: The Duke and The Water God
Week 2: Linh Miêu – Necromancer Cat
Week 2.5: Differences in naming between Western and Asian Cultures
Week 3: Thuồng Luồng – a serpent/dragon-like mythical creature
Week 4: Diêm Vương (Yan Wang, Yanluo, Yama King) – The King of Hell
Week 4.5: Đối (對) – An essential art in Chinese and Vietnamese culture
Week 5: Ma cà rồng – Vietnamese “vampire” and the problem with Dunning Kruger Effect
Week 6: Princess Liễu Hạnh – Mother Heaven
Week 7: Legend of the Tết’s pole, or a story of the war against Demons
Week 8: Cường Bạo đại vương – if Noah were to rebel
Week 9: Mirrors in Vietnamese culture
Week 10: Curse of the Oil Sellers
Week 11: Kim Quy – the Golden Turtle God
Week 12: Ba bị, mẹ mìn, and ngáo ộp – Vietnamese trinity of child kidnapping Bogeymen
Week 13: A small collection of ghosts and malevolent spirits