On the morning of August 16, at the Traditional Art Theater of Khanh Hoa Province, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a seminar on the practice of the Vietnamese belief in the Worship of the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms and the belief in the Worship of Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na. Attending the event were Comrade Nguyen Thanh Ha - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa Province; representatives of the Department of Cultural Heritage, the National Cultural Heritage Council; experts, researchers, artisans, and representatives of the Mother Goddess worship practice community from Khanh Hoa and Ninh Binh provinces.
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Ha and delegates attending the seminar. |
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| The scene of the seminar. |
At the seminar, delegates focused on discussing the practice of the Vietnamese belief in the Worship of the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms and the belief in the Worship of Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na in Khanh Hoa; clarifying the uniqueness of cultural syncretism in the practice of the worship rituals of Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na; the characteristics and beauty of performing arts in the Vietnamese belief in the Worship of the Mother Goddesses and the belief in the Worship of Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na.
Delegates and experts also discussed the Hau Dong ritual, the practice of the Vietnamese belief in the Worship of the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms in Khanh Hoa; shared experiences in protecting and promoting heritage values in Ninh Binh; and experiences in preparing the nomination dossier for the intangible cultural heritage 'Practices of Beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms' to submit to UNESCO. Through this, delegates discussed and contributed ideas on contents that need further research, supplementation, and clarification to serve the construction of the scientific dossier 'Practices of the Worship Rituals of Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na' for UNESCO inscription.
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| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Van Bai - Vice Chairman of the National Cultural Heritage Council speaking at the seminar. |
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| Dr. Pham Thi Thanh Huong - Head of the Culture Department, UNESCO Office in Vietnam speaking at the seminar. |
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| Performance of the 'Co Doi Thuong Ngan' (The Second Mistress of the Mountains and Forests) trance at the seminar program. |
Within the framework of the program, there were also activities to practice and introduce the Vietnamese belief in the Worship of the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms and the belief in the Worship of Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na in Khanh Hoa; performing Hau Dong trances, creating an exchange space between artisans and the heritage practice communities of Khanh Hoa and Ninh Binh.
THANH XUAN
