Tin tức mới nhất về: The village tutelary deity

Abstract: The worship of the village tutelary deity (Thanh hoang lang) is considered a distinctive cultural belief of the people in the Northern Delta region, strongly reflecting the culture of the inhabitants who traditionally practice wet rice farming. On the one hand, the worship of the village tutelary deity has satisfied spiritual and cultural needs and on the other hand, contributed to preserving traditional national values. The worship of the village tutelary deity has become a symbolic cultural feature of many localities in Northern Vietnam. Currently, under the influence of the market economy and foreign cultures, although preserved and promoted by the people, some aspects and forms of the worship of the village tutelary deity have been distorted and are gradually disappearing. For example, the commercialization of temple and pagoda festivals dilutes cultural values; the restoration of facilities is wasteful and destroys the beauty of ancient architecture; and superstitious practices directly affect the material and spiritual lives of the people... The above situation necessitates that leaders, managers and local people apply solutions to effectively promote the positive aspects and mitigate the negative impacts of the distortions in the current worship of the village tutelary deity.