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Monday, September 26, 2022









Nail salon with Catholic icons on 9-26-22--Vung Tau copy




Nail salon. Portrait in the middle is of Father Trương Bửu Diệp, a virtual saint among Vietnamese Catholics.


2 comments:

WayWay said...

There's a Vietnamese bubble tea shop I often frequent that has a picture of that man with a cross on the wall, but on the floor in front of the cash register is an altar with 3 men, maybe immortals or something, to whom they ritually offer incense, fruit, cigarettes and coffee among other things.

From what I can tell Vietnamese religious syncretism is unmatched in how broad and unique it is.

Linh Dinh said...

Hi WayWay,

Speaking of which, you should look into Cao Dai.


Linh