Lên đồng
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Lên đồng, votive dance, "to mount the medium", or "going into trance") is a ritual practiced in Vietnamese folk religion, in which followers become spirit mediums for various kinds of spirits.
Múa mồi (fire dance) in lên đồng ritual.
A đồng cốt doing the lên đồng ritual in the temple
A thanh đồng is incarnating into god Quan hoàng Bơ
Vietnamese folk religion
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Vietnamese folk religion is a group of spiritual beliefs and practices adhered by the Vietnamese people. About 86% of the population in Vietnam are reported irreligious, but are associated with this tradition.
Religious ceremonial objects used by Vietnamese people during the reign of the Nguyễn dynasty
Ceremonial procession of Thành hoàng, 19th century
Altars to disciples of Confucius at the Temple of Literature of Hanoi