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Hội Yến Diêu Trì (Holy Banquet for Great Mother and the Nine Goddesses), a great religious ceremony of
Cao Dai Caodaism (; ; ; ) or Cao Đài is a Vietnamese monotheistic syncretic religion that retains many elements from Vietnamese folk religion such as ancestor worship, as well as "ethical precepts from Confucianism, occult practices from Taoism, theo ...
, is annually held in
Tây Ninh Tây Ninh () is a provincial city in Southeastern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tây Ninh Province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland. Tây Ninh is one of nine provinces and cities in the ''Southern Key Economic R ...
Holy See The Holy See (, ; ), also called the See of Rome, the Petrine See or the Apostolic See, is the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City. It encompasses the office of the pope as the Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop ...
on the 15th of the eighth lunar month.Tạp chí dân tộc học - Issue 102 1999 - Page 37 "Xen Xét các Sinh hoạt lễ hội của đạo Cao Đài (như hội Yến Diêu Trì cúng vào dịp rằm tháng 8 âm lịch hàng năm tại Tòa thánh Tây Ninh chẳng hạn...), người ta thấy Ỗ đấy đậm đà những màu Sắc LHDG .." This coincides with the
Tết Trung Thu Tết Trung Thu ( vi-hantu, 節中秋) is a traditional Vietnamese festival held from the night of the 14th to the end of the 15th of the 8th lunar month (, ). Despite its Chinese origin, the festival has recently evolved into a children's festi ...
in
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. Most Caodaiists choose to go on a pilgrimage to Tay Ninh Holy Land on this day.


Origin

Hội Yến Diêu Trì originated in an event in 1925 when
Cao Quỳnh Cư Cao Quỳnh Cư (1888–1929) was one of the founder figures of the Vietnamese religion Cao Đài, participating with Phạm Công Tắc Phạm Công Tắc (1890–1959) was a Vietnamese leader in the establishment and development of the Caodai ...
,
Phạm Công Tắc Phạm Công Tắc (1890–1959) was a Vietnamese leader in the establishment and development of the Caodaism religion, founded in 1926. He was the head spirit medium and chief administrator of Cadaoism in Tây Ninh. He became the most influentia ...
and
Cao Hoài Sang Cao Hoài Sang (1901–1971) was one of the founder figures of the Vietnamese religion Cao Đài, participating in the first Hội Yến Diêu Trì with Phạm Công Tắc and Cao Quỳnh Cư Cao Quỳnh Cư (1888–1929) was one of the founder ...
, through spirit communications, could contact with many spirit entities. First, they got messages from their deceased relatives, then the
Goddesses A goddess is a female deity. In some faiths, a sacred female figure holds a central place in religious prayer and worship. For example, Shaktism (one of the three major Hindu sects), holds that the ultimate deity, the source of all reality, is ...
, and eventually
God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...
. Instructed by God, they had a vegetarian meal to entertain Great Mother (Mẫu) and the Nine Goddesses. At present, a great annual religious ceremony is held to commemorate it.


Ceremony

The ceremony is held in The Temple of Acknowledgment, which has been temporarily used as The Temple of Great Mother. There are many religious activities on this occasion in Tay Ninh Holy See. * There is a procession of carriages decorated with flowers, traditional lion dances and Caodaiists in the area of the Holy See. * This is also a festival for women with vegetarian cooking competitions. * Children, too, attend a lantern competition and receive moon cakes, for this day coincides with the Tết Trung Thu. * Especially and solemnly, the service to worship Great Mother and the Nine Goddesses takes place at midnight.


Religious significance

Cao Dai believers are taught that Hội Yến Diêu Trì contains an esoteric practice that helps them to achieve their goal – to liberate themselves from the cycle of birth and death.


References

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