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.
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Where and when is the Trò Trám festival held?
The Trò Trám festival is held on the night of the 11th into the 12th day of the first lunar month each year in Tứ Xã commune, Lâm Thao district (before July 2025), Phú Thọ province. Its central rite symbolically reenacts procreation, praying for bountiful harvests and a thriving village population. It has been recognized as national intangible cultural heritage.
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