Greetings to Khmer people on Sene Dolta Festival
A delegation from the Steering Committee for the Southwest region on September 30 visited and presented gifts to monks at a number of Khmer pagodas and families in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, celebrating Sene Dolta Festival.
Lieutenant General Tran Phi Ho, deputy head of the committee, extended greetings to the monks, nuns and Khmer people, wishing them a happy festive season.
He called on them to exert a greater effort to educate the Khmer community on the policies and laws of the Party and Government, promote national solidarity and vigilance against sabotage schemes by hostile forces, while joining the local governments to build a prosperous homeland.
Sene Dolta Festival is one of the largest annual festivals of the Khmer people, alongside Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) and Ooc Oom Bok, a festival to thank the Moon for a good harvest.
During the festival, which lasts from October 1-4 this year, Khmer people gather together to pay tribute to their ancestors and enjoy traditional songs and dances after a hard working year.
The majority of the Khmer population in Vietnam lives in the southwestern region, which has 453 Khmer pagodas.