The 6th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the Khmer ethnic people
in southern Vietnam is to honour, preserve and promote the unique
culture of the Khmer people, contributing to strengthening the great
national unity bloc.
The three-day festival, which will open in
Hau Giang province on November 27 evening, is an important event in the
political, cultural and spiritual life of Khmer people in the south in
general and in the province in particular, said Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee Tran Cong Chanh.
It will offer a
good chance to southern Khmer people to meet and learn living and
production experience from each other while reflecting the Party and
State’s attention to the ethnic communities, especially the Khmer, he
added.
A wide range of activities such as folk games, art
performances, a food fair, and a workshop on tourism potential will be
held during the festival, which sees the participation of 12 southern
cities and provinces.
Vietnam’s Khmer people mainly live in the southwestern region and worship at more than 453 Khmer pagodas.
Hau Giang province is home to over 26,000 Khmer people, accounting for 3 percent of its total population.-VNA