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A musical performance at the Ok Om Bok Festival celebration in Vinh Long province on November 5 (Photo: VNA)

Vinh Long celebrates Ok Om Bok Festival

The Ok Om Bok Festival, a traditional cultural event of the Khmer ethnic community and a recognised national intangible cultural heritage, was held on November 5 at the Ao Ba Om national historical and scenic site in Vinh Long province.

Moon worship ritual of Khmer ethnic group

Moon worship ritual of Khmer ethnic group

The Ok Om Bok Festival, also known as the Moon Worshipping Ceremony, is a traditional festival of the Khmer people. It is held on the full moon night of the tenth lunar month at pagodas, in households, or in open spaces, to express gratitude to the Moon God who, according to Khmer belief, protects crops, ensures favourable weather, and brings fruitfulness and prosperity to villagers.

Tra Vinh moving to make Ok Om Bok festival a unique tourism product

Tra Vinh moving to make Ok Om Bok festival a unique tourism product

Ok Om Bok is a traditional festival of the Khmer ethnic group in the southern region in general and Tra Vinh province in particular. The festival is not only an opportunity for the Khmer people to have fun and preserve their unique cultural identity, it is also an opportunity to attract a large number of tourists.
Festival honours Khmer traditional culture

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.
Khmer people in Tra Vinh celebrate Ok Om Bok Festival

Khmer people in Tra Vinh celebrate Ok Om Bok Festival

A celebration of the traditional Ok Om Bok Festival of the Khmer ethnic group was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh in the evening of November 8, attracting thousands of local people and tourists alike.
Khmer celebrate Ok Om Bok festival

Khmer celebrate Ok Om Bok festival

Ok Om Bok Festival, also called the Festival of Worshipping the Moon, took place in the Ao Ba Om (Ba Om Pond) relic site in the southern province of Tra Vinh.