Vietnam’s Mother Goddess worship introduced in India
A festival highlighting the worship of Mother Goddess in Vietnam was held on February 22 at India Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in New Delhi, India.
Performance of Mother Goddess ritual at the event (Source: VNA)
New Delhi (VNA) – A festivalhighlighting the worship of Mother Goddess in Vietnam was held on February 22 atIndia Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in New Delhi, India.
It waspart of a series of activities jointly held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Indiaand ICCR to celebratethe 45th anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties (January 7, 1972 – 2017),10 years of the two countries’ strategic partnership (July 2007 – 2017) and oneyear of their comprehensive strategic partnership (September 2016 – 2017).
The worship of Mother Goddess can beconsidered a live museum which preserves the history and culture of the Vietnamesepeople, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh said at the openingceremony.
He expressed his hope that Indian andinternational audiences will gain a deeper insight into the Vietnamese culturethrough the rituals of the worship, which are performances combiningtraditional costumes and folk music.
The festival will travel to the ExhibitionCenter and Shopping Mall Dilli Haat INA in Guwahati city on February 23, AssamState in Northeastern India on February 25 and Kolkata city in Western Bengal State,Eastern India on February 27.
The practice related to the Vietnamese beliefin Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms was recognised by UNESCO as part of theintangible cultural heritage of humanity on December 1, 2016.
The belief in Mother Goddess worship reflectspeople’s desire for health, wealth and fortune.
The practitioners are comprised of templeguardians, ritual priests, spirit mediums, mediums’ assistants, musicians whoperform the songs for the spirits, disciples and lay adherents who share thesame beliefs in the spiritual power, supernatural strength and protection ofthe Mother Goddess spirit pantheon. All of these practitioners form groups whoworship together, take part in traditional festivals and perform spiritpossession rituals at temples and palaces dedicated to Mother Goddesses.
Vietnam is already home to several culturalpractices inscribed as world intangible cultural heritages, including Nha Nhac(royal court music), the Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands, QuanHo (love duet singing), Ca tru (ceremonial singing), Giong Festival, Xoansinging and Hung King worshipping rituals, among others./.
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Performance of Mother Goddess ritual at the event (Source: VNA) 
