At the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 1, the "Practices related to the Việt beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms" of Vietnam was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
At the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 1, the “Practices related to the Việt beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms” of Vietnam was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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The beliefs in Mother Goddesses of Three Realms (heaven, water, and mountains and forests) are practiced in many areas and localities throughout Vietnam, such as the Northwest, Northeast, North, North Central, and Ho Chi Minh City.
The practices involving traditional cultural elements (costumes, music, dance, spirit possession ritual and festivals) have become a “living museum” which preserves the history, heritages and cultural characteristics of Vietnamese.
Source: Hanoimoi Newspaper
Translated by H.N
