Spreading the value of Mother Goddess Worship from Linh Tu Spring Temple

Inauguration and consecration ceremony for the Mother Goddess of the Nine Heavens worshiping shrine. Photo courtesy of Contributor

Inauguration and consecration ceremony for the Mother Goddess of the Nine Heavens worshiping shrine. (Photo: Contributor)

The event was organized by the People's Committee of Bim Son Ward in coordination with the Center for Historical Research and National Cultural Heritage Conservation, taking place from October 28 to 31, 2025, to contribute to preserving and promoting the value of the Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Realms - a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO in 2016.

Meritorious Artisan Hoang Luong Nguyen - Deputy Director of the Center for Historical Research and National Cultural Heritage Conservation, who has been involved in teaching and researching Mother Goddess rituals for more than 35 years - shared: Currently, in Mother Goddess religion, there is a very fragile boundary between promoting heritage and falling into superstition. Many young mediums and artisans still lack knowledge and perform rituals in an incorrect way, causing the nature of the belief to be misunderstood.

Ms. Nguyen believes that the reason comes from the change of the times and the lack of teaching: Many people perform the ceremony without fully understanding the meaning of each Mother Goddess price and each melody. Therefore, there needs to be teaching programs, performances, and discussions to help practitioners understand and do correctly. Only then can the Mother Goddess religion maintain its inherent humanistic spirit.

Artist, Master Vu Minh Nguyet performs the medium prices at the program. Photo courtesy

Artist, Medium Vu Minh Nguyet performs the medium prices at the program. (Photo courtesy)

Suoi Linh Tu Temple - an ancient temple from the 17th century located at the foot of Tam Diep mountain range, built next to a clear underground stream flowing from the heart of the rocky mountain. This is the place to worship the First Mother Goddess of Heaven Lieu Hanh, a representative Saint in the pantheon of the Mother Goddess Worship of the Three Palaces.

After being restored and embellished at the end of 2024, the Palace is a typical spiritual destination of Thanh land, associated with the Hau Dong ritual - a form of folk performance combining singing, music , sacred dance and costumes, expressing the belief in the incarnation of Saints in the temple.

Gong dance performance within the program framework. Photo by Contributor

Gong dance performance within the program. (Photo courtesy)

The program "Exchange of Practice of Mother Goddess Worship 2025" is not only an occasion to honor the Hau Dong ritual, but also a message about the enduring vitality of Vietnamese folk culture - where traditional spiritual values are still preserved and spread in today's integration flow.

Source: https://baodantoc.vn/lan-toa-gia-tri-tin-nguong-tho-mau-tu-phu-suoi-linh-tu-1761730411693.htm