The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has retraced the Ooc Om Boc festival in order to preserve the beauty traditional values of Khmer people.
During the Ooc Om Boc festival, families clean their houses and prepare a feast of fruit and young sticky rice, and offer incense for the rituals. They pray for health, happiness and bumper crops (Photo:VNA)
On this occasion, they offer farm produce to thank the gods for favourable weather and a bumper harvest (Photo:VNA)
The Moon worshipping ceremony (Photo:VNA)
On this occasion, they offer farm produce to thank the gods for favourable weather and a bumper harvest.(Photo:VNA)
Feeding young sticky rice for children is a beautiful tradition during the festival (Photo:VNA)
An art performance and an ethnic costume show presented by Hoa people in Southern Soc Trang province as part of main activities to mark the Ooc Om Boc festival, concluded on Nov. 1.
Du ke, a style of musical theatre created by Khmer people in southern Vietnam in the early 1920s, is returning to the stage in its native region thanks to a handful of dedicated troupes.
Ooc Om Boc – Ghe Ngo (long boat) race is one of the biggest festivals of ethnic people in Soc Trang province and the whole Mekong Delta region. This year’s festival will be held from November 13-14.