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Vietnamese people in Cambodia celebrate Chol Chnam Thmay

The General Association of Vietnamese-Cambodian People (GAVCP) in Cambodia hosted a ceremony in Phnom Penh on April 7 to celebrate Cambodia’s traditional New Year festival - Chol Chnam Thmay.
 
Vietnamese people in Cambodia celebrate Chol Chnam Thmay ảnh 1Monks celebrate Chol Chnam Thmay at pagoda- Illustrative image (Source: http://dulichcampuchia123.net)

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The General Association ofVietnamese-Cambodian People (GAVCP) in Cambodia hosted a ceremony inPhnom Penh on April 7 to celebrate Cambodia’s traditional New Yearfestival - Chol Chnam Thmay.

The event was attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh, Secretary of State atthe Cambodian Ministry of Cults and Religions Nhem Valy, representatives of Vietnamese enterprisesinvesting in Cambodia, and over 200 Vietnamese-Cambodian people.

In his speech at the ceremony, Nhem Valy wished Vietnamese-Cambodian people a lucky, successful and happy NewYear. He hoped the traditional friendship between Vietnam and Cambodia would befurther reinforced and developed.

Ambassador Minh extended Chol Chnam Thmay New Year greetings to the Cambodian peopleand the Vietnamese Cambodian people community, while expressing his joy towitness the strong development of Cambodia in recent time.

Hestressed that the Vietnamese Party and State always consider overseas Vietnamese,including those in Cambodian, an indispensable part of the Vietnamese nation.

Minh thanked Cambodian relevant agencies for their close coordination with theembassy and the GAVCP as well as their creation of favourable conditions for Vietnamese peopleand enterprises in the country.

Participants at the event had a chance to enjoy unique food of the two nations,and an art performance show spotlighting the Vietnam-Cambodia friendship.

Chol Chnam Thmay is one of the most importantfestivals for Khmer people in Cambodia. It usually lasts three days and iscelebrated mostly in pagodas. The festival is a demonstration of Khmer people’saspirations, like many other ethnic groups, to move on from the previous year’smisfortunes and look forward to a promising new year. This year’s event willtake place from April 14-16.-VNA
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