(VOVWORLD) - Thousands of people attended a grand ritual on Saturday dedicated to Caodaism’s Duc Chi Ton (Supreme Being) in Hoa Thanh town of the southern province of Tay Ninh.
 The annual ritual attracts thousands of Cao Dai followers. |
The ritual, held annually on the eighth day of the first lunar month, is one of the two biggest religious services of the year for followers of the Cao Dai Church.
Devotees worship heaven and earth and pray for good weather and bumper crops for the religious community.
 Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang delivers his congratulatory remarks at the event. |
Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said that the Cao Dai Church has contributed to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of Vietnam, upheld national solidarity, and rallied dignitaries and followers in national construction. He reiterated the State’s consistent policy of respecting the freedom of belief and religion.
Founded in 1926 in Tay Ninh province, Caodaism is one of the major religions in Vietnam with over 2.5 million followers, 10,000 dignitaries and 1,000 places of worship.
The religion worships the Divine Eye, known as the eye of heaven and a symbol of its supreme being. Caodaism’s doctrine honors the Divine and the miraculous quality of supreme spirits, and considers them a means for humans to unify with God.