Keywords
folk beliefs
Southern Khmer people
Tra Vinh province
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Abstract
The Khmer ethnic is one of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, they live mainly in the Mekong Delta, most concentrated in Tra Vinh and Sóc Trang provinces. The Southern Khmer in Tra Vinh province has a life of folk belief that is vibrant and diverse. The diversity and richness in folk belief life have created a philosophy of life that is very different from other ethnic groups in Tra Vinh province. The purpose of this study is to find out the characteristics of folk beliefs, the basic content of the philosophy of life in folk beliefs and the influences of the philosophy of life on the life of the Southern Khmer in Tra Vinh province. Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, and semi-structured interviews with 15 people from 20 to 70 years old, this study shows that the diversity in the philosophy of life of the Southern Khmer originates from ethnic factors, natural conditions, socio-economic conditions and the impacts of changes in current sóciety. With the obtained results, this study contributes to clarifying the values of the philosophy of life in the folk beliefs of the Khmer people, thereby having impacts to promote good values, fostering the positive aspects of the philosophy of life in the folk beliefs of the Southern Khmer people in Tra Vinh province.
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