New Year of Khmer people in Mekong Delta - Bon Chol Chnam Thmay Festival

New Year of Khmer people in Mekong Delta - Bon Chol Chnam Thmay Festival

The Khmer New Year's ceremony is called "Bon Chol Chnam Thmay". According to the folk saying from ancient to present that every Khmer people often say: "Khe Chet Chol Chnam" (Chet month in the new year). This year, the Khmer people in Mekong Delta celebrate the new year on the 13th, 14th and 15th day of the Chet month "Chhnam Khal Chath Tva Sac" (ie the year of the Tiger) 2565 Buddhist calendar, on the 14th, 15th and 16th of April of the year. 2022. Because the Khmer New Year falls on a Thursday, the goddess Tevada who takes care of the Khmer people in the new year is named: "Kê Re Ney Te Vi" and welcomes New Year's Eve from the old year to the new year, according to the Khmer calendar. is set at 09:59 on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

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