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  2. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    In China, ancestor veneration (敬祖, pinyin: jìngzǔ) and ancestor worship (拜祖, pinyin: bàizǔ) seek to honour and recollect the actions of the deceased; they represent the ultimate homage to the dead. The importance of paying respect to parents (and elders) lies with the fact that all physical bodily aspects of one's being were created ...

  3. Vietnamese ancestral house - Wikipedia

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    This type of worship place is most commonly seen in northern Vietnam as well as middle Vietnam. [1] After a clan is divided into branches by males of paternal line, the head of the main branch of a clan (trưởng tộc in Vietnamese) would lead the place where all clan members worship the primitive ancestor and store the primary genealogical ...

  4. Culture of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Most Vietnamese, regardless of religious denomination, practice ancestor worship and have an ancestor altar at their home or business. [ 25 ] Đạo Mẫu , or the worship of mother goddesses , was established in Vietnam in the 16th century and draws together various disparate beliefs and practices.

  5. Caodaism - Wikipedia

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    Caodaism (/ ˌ k aʊ ˈ d aɪ z ə m /; Vietnamese: Đạo Cao Đài; chữ Hán: 道高臺, IPA: [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ kaːw˧˧ ʔɗaːj˨˩]) or Cao Đài is a Vietnamese monotheistic syncretic religion that retains many elements from Vietnamese folk religion such as ancestor worship, [citation needed] as well as "ethical precepts from ...

  6. Religion in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Đạo Mẫu is a branch of shamanism of Vietnamese folk religion, it is the worship of mother goddesses in Vietnam. There are distinct beliefs and practices in this religion including the worship of goddesses such as Thiên Y A Na , Bà Chúa Xứ , Bà Chúa Kho and Liễu Hạnh , legendary figures like Âu Cơ , the Trưng Sisters (Hai Bà ...

  7. Vietnam's spirit mediums revive once forbidden ritual - AOL

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    The Hau Dong ritual of blaring noise and vibrant colors is now enjoying a resurgence after once being frowned on by the ruling Communist Party. Vietnam's spirit mediums revive once forbidden ...

  8. Vietnamese folk religion - Wikipedia

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    Vietnamese folk religion (Vietnamese: tín ngưỡng dân gian Việt Nam) or Đạo Lương (道良) is a group of spiritual beliefs and practices adhered by the Vietnamese people. About 86% of the population in Vietnam are reported irreligious , [ 1 ] but are associated with this tradition.

  9. Hòa Hảo - Wikipedia

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    Hòa Hảo is a new religious movement [1] and it was named after the founder Huỳnh Phú Sổ's native village of Hoa Hao [1] (Hòa Hảo; [2] Vietnamese: [hwaː˨˩ haːw˧˩] ⓘ; chữ Hán: 和好; literally "peace and amicability"), [15] in what is now Thốt Nốt District of An Giang Province, Vietnam. [16]