- Ritual
- Lễ cấp sắc 12 đèn
- Region and community
- ベトナム・Lào Cai省／Dao Đỏ
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Religious initiation / Community initiation / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Viet Nam18 yearsViet Nam · Calendar unspecified · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among Dao Đỏ communities in northern Vietnam, Cấp Sắc gives a man a ritual name and marks his responsibilities to his lineage before ancestors and deities. At Cốc Phương in Hợp Thành commune, Lào Cai Province, a twelve-lamp ceremony—the highest grade—took place from 23 to 25 November 2025.
The rite includes religious ordination and marks the initiate’s entry into adult responsibilities in his family and community. The standing of an adult man and the qualifications of a ritual specialist are distinct.
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