Khmer people prepare for Sene Dolta festival

Ahead of Sene Dolta festival (September 27-29), a major event of the Khmer ethnic group to remember ancestors, local people are busy preparing Tet (cylindrical sticky rice) cakes.

Before the festival, Khmer families clean their houses and prepare ingredients for offerings, which usually include Tet (cylindrical sticky rice) cakes and traditional dishes (Photo: VNA)

The festival is held between the 29th day of the 8th lunar month to the first day of the 9th lunar month, which falls on September 27 to 29 this year (Photo: VNA)

Tet cakes are manually wrapped in order to show sincerity to ancestors (Photo: VNA)

Several days before Sene Dolta festival, family members gather to make Tet cakes (Photo: VNA)

Sene Dolta festival is an occasion for all members of families to gather to pay tribute to ancestors (Photo: VNA)

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