The festival is also held to support local tourism, gather resources for developing tourism infrastructure, and raise public awareness of tourism development.
The festival will feature various activities, including the Khmer long boat race, Moon worshipping ritual, performance of water lanterns, OCOP fair, street food festival, and art exhibition.
Moreover, there will be a ceremony to announce the Guinness Vietnam Record for the largest painting made from ST rice in the country.
Ok Om Bok is one of the three major festivals celebrated annually by the Khmer people, along with Sene Dolta and Chol Chnam Thmay. It occurs on the full moon of the 10th lunar month, marking the transition from the rainy season to the dry season and from the growing season to the harvest season.
The Khmer believe that the Moon is a deity who controls the weather and crop growth throughout the year. During Ok Om Bok, the Khmer people offer agricultural products as a gratitude for the blessings of favorable weather and bountiful harvests.
Tra Vinh province to go vibrant with Sene Dolta festival
A thrill of excitement has overwhelmed the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh these days as the Khmer people are celebrating their traditional Sene Dolta festival, which falls on September 27-29 this year.
Khmer people’s Ok Om Bok festival opens in Tra Vinh
NDO/VNA – The traditional Ok Om Bok festival of the Khmer ethnic group was opened in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on October 25.
Each Khmer festival tells unique story with deep religious and human relevance
The Khmer people have a lengthy history. As a result of these deeply rooted rituals and ideas, even if traditional festivals have moved to many different locales, they have not lost touch with their original awareness.
Khmer boat race excites crowds in southern Vietnam
The traditional Ngo (Khmer boat) race kicked off on November 7 in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, bringing together 54 teams from seven localities and attracting thousands of local residents and tourists.
