In early September, the Institute of Religious Studies successfully hosted the first annual forum on the worship rituals, and is planning the 2026 edition, with those from China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea taking part.
Organisers hope that this year’s Mother Goddess festival in the Hạ, Thượng and Ỷ La temples will, with unique customs and colourful processions, attract even more visitors to the northern mountainous province of Tuyên Quang this spring.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bắc Giang Province is collaborating with the People''s Committee of Lục Nam District to organise the sixth Open Festival of "Practicing the Belief in Mother Goddesses Tam Phủ of the Vietnamese People" in the...