What is the Mother Goddess worship of the Three Palaces (Tam phủ) and where does it originate?
The Mother Goddess worship of the Three Palaces is a purely Vietnamese folk belief that worships the Holy Mother and the deities who govern the three realms of the universe: Thiên phủ (the realm of the sky), Nhạc phủ (the realm of forests and mountains) and Thoải phủ (the realm of water). The belief originates from prehistoric times, when the Vietnamese worshipped female nature deities, and later developed over many centuries, with Địa phủ (the realm of the earth) added to form the Four Palaces. By the 16th century, with the emergence of the Holy Mother Liễu Hạnh, this belief took an important step forward and was passed down through many generations.
UNESCO inscribed Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Palaces in 2016, honoring the sky, forest and water Mothers, with Holy Mother Liễu Hạnh at its center.
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