According to Nguyen Van Thu, director of the Nam Dinh museum, the folk belief with a long history was closely linked with the nation’s wet rice civilisation.
It reflects great moral values that remind people to respect their origins, with the mother placed at the heart. It is a combination of various aspects of folk culture, including music, language, traditional handicraft, architect, costume, and cuisine.
The exhibition looks towards an UNESCO intangible cultural heritage recognition granted to the folk belief.
Nam Dinh is among Mother Goddess worship centres nationwide, possessing 287 temples and vestiges relating to the belief.
