An art performance presented at the debut of the film Vietnamese Mothers on May 13 (Source: Photo courtesy of the organise) Hanoi (VNA) - A 108-episode film on the worship ofMother Goddesses will be showcased to the public this month.
Titled Me Viet (Vietnamese Mothers), thefirst film about the traditional practice of goddess worship made its debut in Hanoion May 19.
The film is a joint venture of Nhat Nguyet CulturalLimited Company and An Vien Television and aims to honour the traditional valuesand belief in goddess worship.
According to Dam Lan, Director of thecompany, the film gives an insight into the worship of Mother Goddesses in Vietnam,role of the four realms in the belief, stories about the deities beingworshipped and measures to preserve and uphold the belief.
“We want to bring to the audience basic,clear and unanimous knowledge of the worship,” she said.
The worship of the Mother Goddess is atraditional practice in Vietnam with a long history and has stood the test ofsocial changes. The belief in this form of worship reflects people’s desire forhealth, wealth and fortune.
“The worship clearly expresses the opinion,perspective, sentiments, morality and intelligence of the Vietnamese people,”Lan said. “Through the practice of worshipping Mother Goddesses, we can realisethe beauty of art, dance and music of the Vietnamese people since old days.”
Director Nguyen Quoc Quan said the film wasshot at many temples across Vietnam under the guidance of a group ofsupervisors and consultants who were experts in the field and devotees ofMother Goddesses themselves.
This form of worship has been practised innumerous northern mountainous provinces in the country since the 16th century.
The belief in the worship of the MotherGoddesses by the Vietnamese was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible culturalheritage of humanity in 2016.-VNA
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