Abstract
Beliefs of Life cycle (or life cycle - related beliefs) of ethnic minorities in the Northwestern region of Vietnam are the beliefs related to the lives of people in this region from birth to death which carried out through basic rituals such as: the rituals in childbirth, marriage, funeral and rituals of treatment, etc. The beliefs of life cycle plays an important role in the cultural life of ethnic minorities: helping people have psychological balance before the steps of birth – old age – sickness – death in the human life; a place that aspires for a peaceful, happy life and maintains the emotional attachment between generations and with the community; a place that preserves many cultural values with humanity, morality, ethic values and unique artistic values, contributing to the cultural nuances of ethnic groups in the Northwestern region. In the current context, the life cycle beliefs of ethnic minorities in the Northwestern region are having a strong recovery, creating conditions for good cultural values of this kind of beliefs to promote the role in cultural life of ethnic minorities. However, the tendency of recovery both prolix and expensive rituals and miscellaneous cultural features, unsound customs as well as outdated habits are posing many challenges, requiring effective solutions to preserve and promote the good cultural values in this kind of beliefs of ethnic minorities in the Northwestern mountainous region of Vietnam in the current context.
Highlights
IntroductionThe Northwestern region of Vietnam covers an area of about 50,810 km, including Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Hoa Binh provinces
Beliefs of Life cycle of ethnic minorities in the Northwestern region of Vietnam are the beliefs related to the lives of people in this region from birth to death which carried out through basic rituals such as: the rituals in childbirth, marriage, funeral and rituals of treatment, etc
The beliefs of life cycle plays an important role in the cultural life of ethnic minorities: helping people have psychological balance before the steps of birth – old age – sickness – death in the human life; a place that aspires for a peaceful, happy life and maintains the emotional attachment between generations and with the community; a place that preserves many cultural values with humanity, morality, ethic values and unique artistic values, contributing to the cultural nuances of ethnic groups in the Northwestern region
Summary
The Northwestern region of Vietnam covers an area of about 50,810 km, including Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Hoa Binh provinces. In Beliefs and Religious culture in Vietnam, the author Ngo Duc Thinh (2001) presents the traditional beliefs of ethnic groups such as worshiping ancestors, life cycle beliefs, mother goddesses, Saint Tran Hung Dao, etc These beliefs are popular in Vietnamese people and preserved in some other ethnic groups such as Muong, Thai, Dao, Tay, Nung, etc.
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