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Gathering marks traditional New Year of Khmer, Cambodian people
Gathering marks traditional New Year of Khmer, Cambodian people
A gathering was held on April 1 for Khmer ethnic members of the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association in Can Tho and Cambodian students of universities in this Mekong Delta city to mark Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional New Year festival of Khmer people.
Nguyen Van Can, Chairman of the friendship association, said 2022 is a special year for the two countries as they will celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties (June 24, 1967 - 2022).
A wide range of activities will be organised throughout this year to mark the anniversary, including gatherings, culinary - cultural - sports exchanges between Cambodian and Can Tho students, a seminar on the countries’ friendship, and contests exploring bilateral relations.
Those activities will help not only maintain and develop the neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia but also educate people, especially the young, on the importance of nurturing the countries’ ties in the new context, according to Can.
The association will also boost people-to-people exchange and social activities in Cambodia, he went on, adding that it will work to help develop Can Tho’s twin relations with Kompong Chhnang and Battampang provinces of Cambodia and increase its membership, thereby contributing to the Vietnam - Cambodia friendship, solidarity, and all-round cooperation.
Addressing the event, Cambodian Consul General in HCM City Sok Dareth highly valued the Can Tho association’s active contributions to people-to-people diplomacy, noting that during COVID-19 outbreaks, many humanitarian organisations have donated medical supplies to frontlines forces while assisting low-income earners and disadvantaged students in Cambodia.
He affirmed that the Cambodian Consulate General in HCM City will exert more efforts to bring the relationship with Can Tho to a new height in order to help intensify the two countries’ relations.
The diplomat also expressed his hope that the connections between Can Tho and Phnom Penh capital, Battambang, and other localities and agencies of Cambodia will be increasingly reinforced in the time ahead./.
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Vietnam has 1.3 million Khmer people living in the southern provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Kien Giang, An Giang, Bac Lieu, Can Tho, and Vinh Long.
The Khmer do farm work, fish, and produce handicraft products
The Khmer had a rich culture of folk songs, folk tales, festivals, temples, and pagodas.
Vietnam is a common house of 54 ethnics, we're united to develop and protect the country
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.
The Party and State acknowledges the great contributions made by the Khmer people and religious dignitaries to the country’s development achievements
the Khmer community will continue to uphold traditions, solidarity and patriotism, surmount obstacles and challenges
The Party and Government leaders wished the Khmer community a happy, safe and joyous Chol Chnam Thmay festival.
Chol Chnam Thmay is one of the most important festivals for Khmer people.
The festival usually lasts three days and is celebrated mostly in pagodas.
The festival is a demonstration of Khmer people’s aspirations, like many other ethnic groups, to move on from the previous year’s misfortunes and look forward to a promising new year
The Khmer language is a branch of the Mon-Khmer language group. Although the Khmer live in the same provinces as Kinh and Chinese people, they congregate in their own villages.
The Khmer earn a living from fishing, weaving cloth and mats, producing palm sugar, or making pottery. They produce various kinds of fermented fish, shrimp sauces, and pastes, selling whatever they don’t use themselves.
Khmer young men and women wear silk sarongs while older people wear loose fitting blouses.
The Khmer celebrate many festivals during the year
Almost every Khmer practices Theravada Buddhism. Khmer children stay at a pagoda for several years to study Buddhism before entering adulthood.
The Khmer live harmoniously with other ethnic groups in the Mekong Delta, while maintaining their unique culture and lifestyle.
The living standards of Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta provinces have been improved in recent years thanks to the Party and State’s investment policies to develop the region.
Nearly 100% of Khmer households now have access to hygienic water and electricity.
the quick reduction of poor Khmer households was attributed to the implementation of the Party and State’s policies to support investment in building infrastructure, transferring technology and helping locals develop animal husbandry
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