FROM THE WORSHIP OF MOTHER TO MOTHER GODDESSES OF THREE

Abstract

The ancient society of Vietnamese people is matriarchal society, so in the minds of Vietnamese people, the “mother” is symbolized by the largest, most encompassing objects in the natural world: Mother Earth, Mother Mountain, and Mother River...

From honoring the mother leads to the custom of goddess worship. From the custom of worshiping the goddess developed into a worship of Mother and Mother Goddesses of Three. People often have the concept that Mother Goddess Lieu Hanh is the reincarnation of Supreme Mother Goddess, the master god in the worship of Mother Goddesses of Three. Creating worship of Mother Goddesses of Three is the consequence of the Mother ideology, demonstrating the beautiful traditional morality "drinking water to remember the source" of our people. The rituals of practicing the worship of Mother Goddesses of Three such as Hat Van and Hau Dong are extremely unique and special art forms with invaluable intangible values imbued with national cultural identity