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Festival honours Khmer traditional culture

The Ooc Om Bok festival to worship the Moon will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on November 25-27, aiming at honouring the traditional cultural traits of local Khmer ethnics.
Festival honours Khmer traditional culture ảnh 1Ghe Ngo race is seen as a way to express solidarity, as well as a traditional ritual to see off the God of Water to the ocean after the growing season. (Photo: VNA)
Soc Trang (VNA) – The Ok Om Bok festival to worship the Moon will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trangon November 25-27, aiming at honouring the traditional cultural traits oflocal Khmer ethnics.

Theevent is also to promote local tourism promotion, mobilise resourcesfor tourism infrastructure development, and raise public awareness of tourismdevelopment.

An array of fascinating activities will be arranged within the framework of thefestival, including ghe ngo (Khmer long boat) race, Moon worshipping ritual, performanceof Loi Protip (water lantern), OCOP fair, street food festival, and artexhibition.

Besides, a ceremony to announce the Guiness Vietnam Record for the largest paintingmade from ST rice in the country will be organised.
 
Ok Om Bok is one of the three mainfestivals along with Sene Dolta and Chol Chnam Thmay that Khmer peoplecelebrate every year. It takes place under the full moon in the 10th lunarmonth annually, when it changes from the rainy season to the dry season, thegrowing season to the harvest season. 

The Khmer believe the Moon is a god who controls the weather and crops throughoutthe year. On this occasion, Khmer people provide offerings of farm products tothank the God’s blessing for favourable weather and their bountiful harvest./.
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