(Fatherland) - On February 7, 2025 (January 10, At Ty year), at Pho Quang Linh Tu (Mother Temple of Pho Co), Song Cong City, Thai Nguyen, the Cultural Exchange program to welcome Spring 2025 took place with the participation of ambassadors from 6 countries: Ukraine, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Morocco, Spain to learn about "Protecting and promoting the value of the practice of worshiping the Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms of the Vietnamese people".
The program was attended by Mr. Gaman Oleksandr, Ambassador of Ukraine; Mr. Keijo Novarto, Ambassador of Finland; Ms. Joanna Skoczek, Head of the Polish Embassy; Mr. Hynek Kmoniček, Ambassador of the Czech Republic; Mr. Jamale Chouaibi, Ambassador of Morocco; Ms. Carmen Cano de Lasala, Ambassador of Spain. At the program, the ambassadors of the countries visited and learned about the Vietnamese Mother Goddess worship through an introduction to the Three Holy Mothers; experienced the practice of the Hau Dong ritual...
Ambassadors of 6 countries learn and experience the practice of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship
At the program, Meritorious Artist Dang Ngoc Anh, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Mother Goddess Research Institute, shared: The worship of the Three Palaces Mother Goddesses is not only a unique cultural element of the Vietnamese people, but also an indispensable part of the spiritual life of the community. This belief focuses on the worship of deities, including the Mother Goddess - a symbol of protection, shelter and luck for people. In the Mother Goddess worship, each Holy Mother has its own characteristics and is worshiped to pray for health, fortune and peace for the family and the nation.
Mother Goddess Religion is an indigenous belief with long-standing origins, having existed during a long period of feudal history, especially from the 15th to the 19th century, developing strongly in today's society, in both plains, urban areas and mountainous areas, contributing to creating a diverse and rich picture of Vietnamese religions and beliefs.
The Mother Goddess worship is not only a form of religion, but also a unique cultural feature that shows the connection between humans and nature, the earth and the sky, and supernatural forces. It reflects the soul and feelings of the Vietnamese people towards their mother, the earth, the sky, and traditional cultural values. Through legends, historical events, rich rituals and unique festivals, the Mother Goddess religion has become a living museum, reflecting diverse aspects of traditional culture that need to be preserved and promoted for future generations. At the same time, the Mother Goddess worship has always adapted to changes in historical circumstances, blending with many other religions, contributing to embellishing the multi-dimensional cultural picture of the national culture.
Meritorious Artist Dang Ngoc Anh shares about the heritage of practicing the Mother Goddess worship
Hau Dong is the most important ritual in the practice of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship. The Hau Dong ritual has converged a rich system of knowledge and culture, including activities integrating cultural and artistic values that have been accumulated by the people for many generations with a treasure trove of heritages such as festivals, spirit possession, singing, praying and folk cultural elements such as costumes, music and dance. The artistic combination of these elements has created a "living museum" in preserving the historical values and cultural identity of the Vietnamese people in literature, music, dance, fine arts, architecture, folk festivals and performing arts.
In particular, the ritual of Hau bong - Len dong has produced the type of hat van music, one of the two typical folk song genres of the Vietnamese people, contributing to the world's music treasure. Through the process of preservation and development, the mother worship belief has converged the main elements of folk culture such as: folk language art, folk performing art, folk visual art, festivals, customs. Therefore, Hau Dong is considered by international cultural experts to be a "living treasure of Vietnamese cultural heritage". Therefore, in December 2016, UNESCO recognized "The practice of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Ambassadors of 6 countries learn and experience the practice of the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship
Meritorious Artist Dang Ngoc Anh added that this is an opportunity for ambassadors in particular and international friends in general to understand the Mother Goddess worship and Vietnamese culture. Hopefully, the Mother Goddess worship will spread to other countries so that overseas Vietnamese and people in other countries can understand the unique values of Vietnamese culture in general and the Mother Goddess worship in particular.
Meritorious Artist Dang Ngoc Anh practices the ritual of Hau Dong.
Sharing her feelings about the Mother Goddess Worship, Ms. Iryna Gaman, wife of the Ukrainian Ambassador, said: "We are extremely happy to experience a very special belief, an elaborate cultural work of Vietnam. During the practice, the artisans transformed into historical figures, your beliefs and we experienced it with the artisans. This is a cultural heritage of great value and significance of Vietnam, preserved and passed down for more than 500 years. I am very happy to have the opportunity to experience, understand more about the culture of Vietnam and from there love your country more, be closer to your country. The program has opened the door in our hearts to Vietnam".
Finnish Ambassador Keijo Novarto shares at the Program
Ms. Iryna Gaman, wife of the Ambassador of Ukraine, shares her feelings about Mother Goddess worship
Having worked in Vietnam for 4 years, Finnish Ambassador Keijo Novarto said that this was the first time he had learned about and experienced the Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship Heritage. "I cannot express my excitement. Our country also has its own religions and beliefs. But with Mother Goddess Worship, I feel a noble value, which is the bestowal, giving, and protection of the Mother. I know this is spring, the beginning of your festival season and the beginning of a year. By experiencing the rituals of the belief, I have truly received new knowledge, new feelings, and an incredibly wonderful spiritual and cultural beauty. What surprised us is your preservation of culture and the giving of cultural values. You are preserving very well the cultural values and heritages that UNESCO has recognized," the Ambassador shared./.
Source: https://toquoc.vn/dai-su-cac-nuoc-thich-thu-trai-nghiem-bao-ve-va-phat-huy-gia-tri-thuc-hanh-tin-nguong-tho-mau-tam-phu-cua-nguoi-viet-20250207213744139.htm
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