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Whale worship still thrives

The exclusively Vietnamese custom of people in certain fishing villages worshipping whales is certainly not a thing of the past.
The exclusively Vietnamese custom of people in certain fishing villagesworshipping whales is certainly not a thing of the past.

Indeed, in several villages from north to south Vietnam, temples areset aside to seek blessing from the whales and to invite them to helpprovide a bountiful catch for the year.

On Jan.30,about 10,000 fishermen gathered in the southern province of Bac Lieu'sHoa Binh district to join the first whale worship festival to be held inthe region.

The event has been popular in coastalprovinces from central Quang Binh southward because of a belief that thelarge sea mammals rescue people in danger and accompany them to shore.

At Jan.30's celebrations, residents with flags,drums and trumpets set out to sea in dozens of motor-boats in the earlymorning as a new temple, Duyen Hai drew crowds of visitors.

At the junction of the sea and river, the fishermen's orchestrareached a crescendo to invite passing whales to become official deitiesat the temple.

The fishermen also prayed that the whales would help them catch fish and bring prosperity.

The three-day festival also hosted various artistic performances and folk games to entertain festival goers.

Timing for the festival is different from province to province. /.

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