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In Hawaiian religion, Pele (pronounced ) is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.Often referred to as "Madame Pele" or "Tūtū Pele" as a sign of respect, she is a well-known deity within Hawaiian mythology and is notable for her contemporary presence and cultural influence as an enduring figure from ancient Hawaii. [1]
Châu Đốc is a city in An Giang Province, bordering Cambodia, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.As of 2019, the city had a population of 101,765, and cover an area of 105.29 square kilometres (40.65 sq mi).
Định was born from a peasant family in Bến Tre Province, and fought with the Viet Minh forces against the French. She was arrested and incarcerated by the French colonial authority between 1940–43, and helped lead an insurrection in Bến Tre in 1945, and again in 1960 (against the government of Ngô Đình Diệm).
Miss and Mister Supranational Vietnam ( Vietnamese: Hoa hậu và Nam vương Siêu quốc gia Việt Nam) is a beauty pageant in the Vietnam. It was first held in 2018 to look for Vietnamese representatives at the Miss Supranational competition.
Việt Nam sử lược (A Brief history of Vietnam), a history book that was written in the early 20th century by Vietnamese historian Trần Trọng Kim, [14] said the following about Lady Trieu: In this year on Cửu Chân prefecture, there was a woman named Triệu Thị Chinh [ nb 1 ] who organized a revolt against the Ngô [Wu].
South Vietnam: Viet Cong: Commanders and leaders; Lt Col. Gordon D. Rowe Lt Col. John K. Gibler MG Keith L. Ware General Cao Văn Viên: General Trần Độ: Units involved; 716th Military Police Battalion 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment Troop D, 17th Cavalry Regiment 30th Ranger Battalion 33rd Ranger Battalion 38th Ranger Battalion: 6th ...
During the Vietnam War, soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market at Chợ Lớn, trading in various American and especially U.S. Army-issue items. This was the area, near the Quan Âm Pagoda where photojournalist Eddie Adams took his famous execution photograph. [ 8 ]
Bà Chúa Xứ statue in Bình An temple Temple of Bà Chúa Xứ Núi Sam today. Bà Chúa Xứ (chữ Nôm: 婆主處, Vietnamese: [ɓâː cǔə sɨ̌]) or Chúa Xứ Thánh Mẫu (chữ Hán: 主處聖母, Holy Mother of the Realm) is a prosperity goddess worshiped in the Mekong Delta region as part of Vietnamese folk religions.