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New Year wishes to Khmer ethnics in Can Tho

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has extended his best wishes to the Khmer community in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee NguyenThien Nhan has extended his best wishes to the Khmer community in theMekong Delta city of Can Tho on the occasion of their traditional CholChnam Thmay (New Year) festival.

Visiting thecity’s Solidarity Association of Patriotic Buddhist Monks and MuniRangsey pagoda on April 16, Nhan presented gifts to monks and Khmerpeople.

He affirmed the State’s policy to helpresidents enjoy free and fair religious practices, calling for funds tobuild religious facilities like pagodas and academies.

Most Venerable Dao Nhu, a member of the VFF Central Committee andPresident of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha – Can Tho branch, said that inrecent years, a number of Party and State policies have been carried outin the locality to help the Khmer ethnic group escape from poverty andimprove their living conditions.

Can Tho is now hometo 5,119 Khmer families, mainly in Thoi Lai and O Mon districts. Bylate 2014, the city lowered the poverty rate among poor Khmer householdsunder two digits to 8.65 percent for the first time.

Chol Chnam Thmay, taking place from April 14-16 this year, is one ofthe most important festivals for the Khmer people. It lasts three days(four days in leap years) and is traditionally held in a pagoda.-VNA
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