“POST-WORSHIP FEAST” CUSTOM THROUGH VILLAGE CONVENTION DOCUMENTS IN THE XVIII-XIX CENTURY VIETNAM

Abstract

A ‘Post-worship feast’ custom is traditionally celebrated after every ritual practice in a village is an important custom in Vietnamese culture. For centuries this custom has reflected the cultural life of Vietmamese villages. This article introduces the ‘post-worship feast’ custom and the contents related to this that was written in village convention documents of Vietnam in the 18th to the 19th century. The paper also aims to analyse values and specific mechanisms that help this custom continue to exist in the modern Vietnamese community.