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The Viet Belief in Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms

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Manage No	PI00002437
Country	Vietnam
Year	2014
ICH Domain	Social practices, rituals, festive events

Description	Three Mother Goddesses: Mother Goddess of Heaven (in the middle, red color), Mother Goddess of Forest (on the left, green color), and Mother Goddess of Water (on the right, white color). 2014. Photo by Dương Hồng Đức; ©2014 Viet Nam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies
Photographer	Dương Hồng Đức
Place	The Viet Belief in Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms in which Princess Liễu Hạnh, a leading figure, is practiced in many localities, in particular at Phủ Dầy, Phủ Nấp temples in Nam Định province. There are nearly 400 locations worshiping Princess Liễu Hạnh in Nam Định province. In addition, the element has spread to provinces of Hà Nam, Hưng Yên, Hải Dương, Ninh Bình, Huế, Hồ Chí Minh city and Hanoi as well	File Size	10065 KB
Definition	4752 x 3168	File Format	jpg
Copyright	Viet Nam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies	-

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EE00001172 Practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms
The Viet Belief in Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms is a form of worshiping the Mother Goddesses of the realms of the universe: sky, water, mountains and forests. From the 16th century, this belief became a religious and cultural activity that had a profound effect on the social life of the people. The Princess Liễu Hạnh and other Mother Goddesses governing the sky, water, mountains and forests, together with historical and legendary figures have been worshiped by communities. Daily worship rites are performed by custodians at the temples. Practices related to the Việt belief in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms, known as lên đồng spirit mediumship, in particular at Phủ Dầy temple (Kim Thái commune, Vụ Bản district, Nam Định province) where Princess Liễu Hạnh, a leading figure in the Mother Goddess cult, is venerated. It takes place from the 3rd day to the 10th day of the third lunar month with special folk performances such as arranging letters, procession of Buddhist scriptures. Traditional cultural costumes, music, dance, folk performances of lên đồng spirit mediumship clearly show the unique cultural identity of the Viet people.

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