Thành Hoàng làng

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Thành Hoàng làng are village tutelary deities in Vietnamese folk belief, regarded as protective spirits who safeguard and oversee the community’s welfare and moral order.

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Thành Hoàng làng canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vietnamese folk religious concept
protective spirit
tutelary deity
village deity
associatedWith local territory
village boundaries
village community
category Vietnamese deities
protective deities
village religion in Vietnam
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
cultCenter northern Vietnam
surface form: Northern Vietnam

Red River Delta
function bless villagers with prosperity
maintain social harmony
oversee villagers’ moral conduct
protect village from disasters
hasAspect historical figure deified
mythical being
nature spirit
warrior hero
hasRole guardian of moral order
protector of community welfare
protector of village
influencedBy Chinese tutelary deity cults
indigenous Vietnamese beliefs
languageOfName Vietnamese
linkedConcept communal solidarity
local identity
village autonomy
literalMeaning village citadel lord
recognizedBy village hương ước (customary code)
religiousTradition Vietnamese ancestor veneration
Vietnamese folk religion
Vietnamese village cults
ritual animal sacrifice (historically)
annual village festival
offering of incense
procession
timePeriodOfFormation pre-modern Vietnam
typeOfDeity local deity
territorial deity
veneratedBy Vietnamese peasants
Vietnamese rural communities
village elders
worshipedAt village communal house
đình làng
worshipedIn Vietnamese villages

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Vietnamese folk religion worships Thành Hoàng làng