Cá ōng

This entry has been flagged for re-recording. Read on to discover why. Re-recordings happen on the first of every month.

There is perhaps nothing more majestic in feeling than to be crusing along, in a boat, looking over the Port or Starboard side and seeing a pod of Dolphins swimming along side you. But would you believe it if I told you that to look beside your boat to see the body of a dead dolphin is even better? Not if you're sane you wouldn't, but it's true. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folkore's entry for Cá ōng.

Corrections: In intial research Cá ōng was the spelling most commonly found, but in later texts the spelling Cá ông began to appear (1950s vs 2000s). I have a preference to go with older texts but I may have been wrong to do so here. If the correct spelling is indeed the latter, then this is not Dolphin worship it is Whale worship. Indeed there are far more instances of Cá ông referring to whales than Cá ōng to dolphins. Dolphins do seem to be included in this worship, but whales seem to be the most common. For additional reading on Whale worship among the Vietnamese, please click this link: https://www.haivenu-vietnam.com/vietnam-religion-whale-cult.htm

--

Review this Podcast on Apple Podcasts : https://swiy.co/apple-review

Review this Podcast on Spotify Podcasts : https://swiy.co/spotify-review

Review this Podcast on Podchaser.com : https://swiy.co/podchaser-review

--