Hanging paintings at home for worship or decoration has long been a cultural tradition of the Khmer ethnic people. From this practice, glass painting has emerged and evolved into a unique traditional craft within the Khmer community.
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.
The Party Committee and People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on October 10 organised 15 delegations to visit policy beneficiary families, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, and retired officials from the Khmer ethnic group, as well as Buddhist dignitaries in some Khmer pagodas on the occasion of Sene Dolta festival.
A Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the Khmer ethnic minority people opened on the evening of November 6 in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent greetings to Khmer ethnic people on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival, which falls on April 14-16 this year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to the Khmer ethnic people, congratulating them on the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent greetings to Khmer ethnic people on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival, which falls on April 14-16 this year.
Ok Om Bok (moon worship) Festival of the Khmer ethnic people, part of national intangible cultural heritage, was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on November 22.
The living standards of Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have been improved in recent years thanks to the Party and State’s investment policies to develop the region.
The seventh Khmer Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu from November 11-19, according to the organising board.
Khmer ethnic people in southern Vietnam are set to benefit from more support in educational, training, cultural, medical and religious affairs in the future.
Hon Chuoi island in the southernmost province of Ca Mau is home to a group of Khmer ethnic people, who do not receive education and eke out a living through fishing all year round.
Clubs of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh have stepped up their operations in several areas like economics, culture and social affairs.
“I never imagined myself teaching, as I was not trained to be a teacher,” said Senior Lieutenant Tran Binh Phuc, who has taught children on Hon Chuoi island to read and write for the last six years.
