Role of Đồng Khánh King in the Expansion of the Four Palaces of Mother Goddesses Worship

Tóm tắt

The worship of Mother Goddesses has experienced
many historical vicissitudes, it has been associated with many
anecdotes and faith in the Mother Goddesses. Since being
recognized by Đồng Khánh King through the royal order at
Huệ Nam Palace, as well as the supports of the aristocracy,
officials, this folk belief has had a new feature. Since the
reign of Đồng Khánh King, the worship of Mother Goddesses
at the Huệ Nam Palace has lost its original folk purity and it
became a royal ritual. In the process of developing the
worship of Mother Goddesses in Huế, Đồng Khánh King
played a great role, created a premise for Huế to become a
center of Mother worship in the Centre of Vietnam.