DAO - THE DOG-DRAGON GOD AND HERBS The worshipping ceremony is the Dao way to express gratitude toward Ban Vuong, the patriarch of the 12 Dao clans, and also a ceremony praying for prosperity. Legend has it that Ban Vuong was originally a dragon dog named Ban Ho. Thanks to his great skill in killing Cao Vuong (who invaded Binh Vuong country), he was generously rewarded by King Binh Vong and married the king’s daughter. Ban Ho’s wife, the princess, gave birth to 6 boys and 6 girls. King Binh Vuong gave them different surnames, which later became the 12 earliest surnames of the Dao. When King Binh Vuong died, Ban Ho became king and took the name Ban Vuong.
