Deputy Prime Minster Vu Van Ninh and other State officials congratulatedthe Khmer ethnic community in southern Vietnam on their traditionalChol Chnam Thmay New Year festival during a gathering in the MekongDelta city of Can Tho on April 7.
The function brought together 600 people representing 1.3 million Khmer ethnics across 17 southern provinces and cities.
Chol Chnam Thmay, taking place from April 14-16 this year, is one ofthe most important festivals of the year for the Khmer people. It laststhree days (four days in leap years) and is traditionally held in apagoda.
The festival is a demonstration ofKhmer people’s aspirations, like many other ethnic groups, to move onfrom the previous year’s misfortunes and look forward to the promise of anew year.
Hailing the Khmer community’ssocio-economic development efforts and solidarity, Deputy PM Ninh calledon them to uphold their achievements, maintain their cultural identityand raise awareness to prevent hostile forces’ sabotage schemes toensure political security and social order.
He askeddignitaries of the Theravada Buddhism, followed by almost all Khmerpeople, to enhance the practical activities of the SolidarityAssociation of Patriotic Buddhist Monks.
Meanwhile,the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region, State agencies, andlocal authorities need to effectively implement the Party and State’spolicies on ethnic minority, religious, and social welfare issues, headded, highlighting the provision of assistance for low-income Khmerfamilies to help them enjoy a merry Chol Chnam Thmay.
Deputy Standing Chairman of the Steering Committee Nguyen Phong Quangreported the poverty rate among regional Khmer households was reduced to17.98 percent in 2014 from 21.35 percent in the previous year.Traditional customs and cultural identities have also been conserved andupheld.
At the gathering, the Steering Committeepresented 100 million VND (more than 4,700 USD) in house-building aid toKhmer families with members suffering from Agent Orange aftereffects.-VNA
The function brought together 600 people representing 1.3 million Khmer ethnics across 17 southern provinces and cities.
Chol Chnam Thmay, taking place from April 14-16 this year, is one ofthe most important festivals of the year for the Khmer people. It laststhree days (four days in leap years) and is traditionally held in apagoda.
The festival is a demonstration ofKhmer people’s aspirations, like many other ethnic groups, to move onfrom the previous year’s misfortunes and look forward to the promise of anew year.
Hailing the Khmer community’ssocio-economic development efforts and solidarity, Deputy PM Ninh calledon them to uphold their achievements, maintain their cultural identityand raise awareness to prevent hostile forces’ sabotage schemes toensure political security and social order.
He askeddignitaries of the Theravada Buddhism, followed by almost all Khmerpeople, to enhance the practical activities of the SolidarityAssociation of Patriotic Buddhist Monks.
Meanwhile,the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region, State agencies, andlocal authorities need to effectively implement the Party and State’spolicies on ethnic minority, religious, and social welfare issues, headded, highlighting the provision of assistance for low-income Khmerfamilies to help them enjoy a merry Chol Chnam Thmay.
Deputy Standing Chairman of the Steering Committee Nguyen Phong Quangreported the poverty rate among regional Khmer households was reduced to17.98 percent in 2014 from 21.35 percent in the previous year.Traditional customs and cultural identities have also been conserved andupheld.
At the gathering, the Steering Committeepresented 100 million VND (more than 4,700 USD) in house-building aid toKhmer families with members suffering from Agent Orange aftereffects.-VNA
