Respect, Preserve, Protect Promote Cultural Values of Religious Festivals in Vietnam Today

Mai Quang Hien^1,

¹People’s Security Academy, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Mai Quang Hien. Respect, Preserve, Protect Promote Cultural Values of Religious Festivals in Vietnam Today. World Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2020; 6(2):51-55. doi: 10.12691/wjssh-6-2-4

Abstract

In the process of renewing the country, the religious festivals in Vietnam are increasing in terms of quantity and quality. However, the reality of religious beliefs and festivals in Vietnam are complicated by the situation of crowded gathering, even overloading at the places of worship, abusing services under the market mechanism, selling holy gods, taking advantage of the festival of beliefs, religions and anti - religious propaganda. From there, it is necessary to propagate and educate people as the subject of religious festivals, religion to comply with the doctrine, canon law, laws of the State; mobilize dignitaries and religious organizations to uphold the spirit and observe the guiding principles of religion, ensuring safety for religious and religious festivals. This article focuses on 2 topics: 1. Respect and preserve cultural values in Vietnamese religious and ritual festivals; 2. The complex situation of religious festivals today and some suggestions as a contribution to protect and promote cultural values of ritual and religious festivals today.

Keywords:
beliefs religion festivals Vietnam cultural values

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