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Knowledge articles (40)

Vietnamese Ancestor Worship: Beliefs and Practices

Vietnamese ancestor worship centers on the family altar, death anniversaries and the moral duty of remembering one's roots.

Ancestor worship

Hung Kings Worship - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Hung Kings Worship, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, reflects Vietnam's tradition of remembering the source when drinking water.

Folk belief

Ông Địa and Thần Tài: The Earth God and God of Wealth in Household Worship

Ông Địa and Thần Tài are the household deities most often worshipped together in Vietnam. Their origins, meaning, and altar placement.

Folk belief

Worship of Thổ Công and Thổ Địa: Household Land-Guardian Deities

Thổ Công and Thổ Địa guard the land of a Vietnamese home, distinct from the wealth-focused Thần Tài. Explore the Thổ Công–Thổ Địa–Thổ Kỳ triad and its worship.

Folk belief

Village Guardian Deity Worship (Thành Hoàng) in Vietnamese Culture

Thành Hoàng is the guardian deity believed to protect each Vietnamese village, worshipped at the communal đình. Its origins, deity types and royal decrees.

Traditional festivals

Phu Day Festival: The Center of Mother Lieu Hanh Worship

The Phu Day Festival in Nam Dinh is the center of the Mother Goddess worship of the Three Palaces, honoring Saint Mother Lieu Hanh, with rituals of Chau Van singing, Hau Dong mediumship, and many unique folk cultural activities.

Folk belief

The Worship of Ong Ta in Southern Vietnamese Folk Culture

The worship of Ong Ta, a land-protecting deity in Southern Vietnam, comes from the Khmer Neak Ta and reflects Viet-Khmer cultural exchange.

Folk belief

Whale Worship (Cá Ông) Among Vietnamese Fishing Communities

Cá Ông worship reveres whales as guardian spirits in Vietnamese fishing communities, with roots in the Cham sea god Po Riyak.

Folk belief

The Origins of the Worship of Thần Tài - Ông Địa in Vietnamese Culture

The worship of Thần Tài and Ông Địa in Vietnamese culture blends Chinese influence with ancient Thổ Địa beliefs, tracing a shift from farming to trade.

Historical figures

Worship of Ba Chua Kho and the Year-Opening Custom of Borrowing Luck

Ba Chua Kho of the Ly Dynasty, her legends, the year-opening custom of borrowing luck and the rituals at her temple in Bac Ninh.

Folk belief

The Worship of Ca Ong: The Guardian Deity of Central Vietnamese Fishermen

Ca Ong worship among central Vietnamese fishermen: its origins, rituals, tomb architecture and the maritime beliefs behind a whale seen as a rescuer at sea.

Folk belief

The Mountain and Forest Spirit Worship of the Ruc People (Chut Ethnic Group)

The Ruc, a Chut subgroup in the Truong Son mountains, worship mountain and forest deities and hold that the dead return to the sacred forest.

Folk belief

Đạo Mẫu – Vietnamese Mother Goddess Worship (Tam Phủ / Tứ Phủ)

Đạo Mẫu is Vietnam's indigenous Mother Goddess religion, honoring female deities of Heaven, Earth, Water and Mountains, inscribed by UNESCO in 2016.

Historical figures

The Worship of Ong Hoang Bay - the National Defense General at Bao Ha Temple

Ong Hoang Bay, a Le Dynasty general, is worshipped at Bao Ha Temple in Lao Cai, blending hero veneration with Mother Goddess beliefs.

Traditional festivals

Cau Ngu Festival: The Whale Worship Belief of Central Vietnam Fishermen

Cau Ngu festival honors the Whale God in central Vietnam, with fishermen praying for safe seas and good catches through rituals that bind the community.

Regions

Hue Culture: Rituals, Mother Goddess Worship, and the Life of the Ancient Capital

Hue culture blends Nguyen dynasty court ritual with folk belief, Mother Goddess worship, and festivals like the Am Hon ceremony and Hue Nam Temple festival.

Traditional festivals

The Whale Worship Belief and Nghinh Ong Festival of Coastal Fishermen

Whale worship and the Nghinh Ong Festival of Vietnamese coastal fishermen: origins, burial rituals, taboos and festivals in Nghe An and Can Tho.

Historical figures

Worship of Chua Thac Bo: Two Female Generals from the Le Loi Era in Hoa Binh

Chua Thac Bo in Hoa Binh honours two female generals from the Le Loi era who ferried provisions across the Da River for his army.

Regions

Southern Vietnamese Culture: Village Communal Houses, the Worship of the Lady Goddesses, Dialect and an Open Way of Life

Southern Vietnamese culture blends village communal houses, worship of the Lady goddesses and a vivid dialect shaped by frontier settlement.

Folk belief

Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Palaces: UNESCO Heritage and Harmful Distortions to Distinguish

UNESCO inscribed Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Palaces in 2016, honoring the sky, forest and water Mothers, with Holy Mother Lieu Hanh at its center.

Folk belief

The Four Dharma Deities (Cloud, Rain, Thunder, Lightning) Worship at Dau Pagoda: Origins and Identity

The Four Dharma Deities at Dau Pagoda in Bac Ninh blend Indian Buddhism with ancient Vietnamese nature worship of Cloud, Rain, Thunder and Lightning.

Folk belief

The Mother Goddess Worship of Tam Phu and the Hau Dong Ritual in Vietnamese Spiritual Life

The Mother Goddess Worship of Tam Phu venerates the Holy Mothers and deities of the universe, guiding people toward a practical life.

Regions

South Central Coast Coastal Culture: Whale Worship, the Cau Ngu Festival, and Fishing Village Life

Whale worship and the Cau Ngu festival form the spiritual core of South Central Coast fishing villages, tied to the sea and fishermen's beliefs.

Historical figures

Saint Mother Lieu Hanh: The Only Female Saint in the Four Immortals and the Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Realms

Saint Mother Lieu Hanh, the only female saint among the Four Immortals, is tied to the three descents to earth and to the Three Realms Mother Goddess worship.

Life-cycle rites

The Cúng Mụ Rite and the Belief in the 12 Midwife Goddesses

Explore the origin and role of the 12 Bà Mụ in Vietnamese folk belief, female deities believed to shape a newborn's body and bestow blessings.

Folk belief

Quan Cong Temples: A Religious Imprint of the Chinese Community in Vietnam

Quan Cong worship among Vietnam's Chinese community, seen through temples in Chau Doc and Ca Mau that serve as places of worship and cultural centers.

Folk belief

What Does Vietnamese Folk Belief Encompass?

Vietnamese folk belief includes ancestor worship, deity worship, Mother Goddess religion, agricultural beliefs, and rituals of many ethnic groups.

Folk belief

The Legend of Sacred Forests in the Beliefs of the Pu Péo People

Explore the sacred forest beliefs of the Pu Péo, an ethnic minority in Hà Giang, to understand their culture, customs, and unique relationship with nature.

Ancestor worship

Why Vietnamese worship on the first day of the lunar month: the meaning of the Sóc day in folk belief

The Sóc day opens the lunar month. Vietnamese worship ancestors and deities for a smooth month, a custom rooted in yin-yang philosophy.

Folk belief

The Animistic Spiritual Life of the Bru-Van Kieu People

The Bru-Van Kieu of the Truong Son mountains follow animism, believing all things have a soul. Shamans link humans to the spirit world in rituals.

Folk belief

Nang Hai Festival (Moon Mother) - Fertility Belief of the Tay People in Cao Bang

The Nang Hai Festival of the Tay people in Cao Bang is a national intangible cultural heritage honoring the Moon Mother and her 12 fairy daughters.

Tet and seasonal rites

Lantern Festival of the Chinese Community in Cho Lon and the Belief in Thien Hau

The Lantern Festival in Cho Lon, a national intangible cultural heritage, centers on the belief in Thien Hau Thanh Mau at ancient assembly halls.

Ethnic minority belief

Beliefs and Festivals of the Cham People

The Cham community comprises three distinct religious streams: Cham Bàlamôn, Cham Bàni and Cham Islam, each with its own festivals and practices, from Katê to Ramưwan.

Folk belief

Fertility Worship in Traditional Vietnamese Culture

Fertility worship in Vietnam, or tín ngưỡng phồn thực, hopes for flourishing life and harvests. It appears in Linga–Yoni symbols and the Trò Trám festival.

Ethnic minority belief

Beliefs and Rituals of the Ê Đê People

The Ê Đê of Đắk Lắk follow a matrilineal system and worship the Yang spirits. Their grave-abandonment rite sends the dead to the ancestors.

Historical figures

Ba Chua Xu of Sam Mountain: From Southern Folk Belief to Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Via Ba Chua Xu festival at Sam Mountain joined UNESCO's heritage list in 2024, blending Kinh, Cham, Khmer and Hoa beliefs.

Ethnic minority belief

Beliefs and Festivals of the Khmer Krom People

Theravada Buddhism sits at the center of Khmer Krom spiritual life, with the village pagoda and major festivals such as Chol Chnam Thmay and Ok Om Bok.

Traditional festivals

Hung Kings Temple Festival (Phu Tho) , Origins and Distinctive Features

Origins, rituals and cultural values of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho, held on the 10th day of the third lunar month to honor the Hung Kings.

Folk belief

How Do Belief and Superstition Differ Under Vietnamese Law?

Vietnam's 2016 Law on Belief and Religion separates protected belief from banned superstition, with fines and criminal penalties.

Historical figures

Nang Han - Legendary Female Heroine in the Beliefs of the White Thai People

Explore the legend of Nang Han, a female heroine who disguised herself as a man to repel foreign invaders among the White Thai people of the Northwest, and understand the festivals, beliefs, and unique spiritual life of this community.