The festival gathered the participation of temple’s guardians, shamans, mediums, vocalists, and practitioners, who share a common belief in the Goddesses, from Hanoi, Hai Phong City, and Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh Provinces.
They brought to the festival dance and folk performances in ‘hau dong’ (spirit mediumship) rituals, aiming to pray for good health, luck and happiness, as well as express the people’s aspirations in daily life and direct them to a harmonious and integrated living attitude.
The beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms - Heaven, Water, Mountains and Forests – were recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2016.
Considered a “live museum” which preserves the history, heritage and cultural identity of Vietnamese people, the worship artistically combines folklore elements, such as costumes, music, ‘chau van’ (spiritual singing), dance and folk performances in ‘hau dong’ rituals and festivals.
